Bible Verse of the Day: Scripture quotes to inspire your faith in God today.

Now when Jesus had finished saying these words, the crowds were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as their scribes.

And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”

The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall because it had been founded on rock.

Everyone, then, who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.

Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you who behave lawlessly.’

On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. **Please check out the poll on this episode to help choose the next book we focus on. You can also comment if you have any particular book/chapter/verse upon which you'd like me to offer a reflection. THANK YOU for your support

Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will know them by their fruits.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns or figs from thistles?

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Galatians 5:22-23 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. **Continuing with the notes from the previous days, many people came and claimed to be the Messiah. There were a ha...

For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it. **In a follow-up to verse 13, we see that Jesus is urging his crowds to NOT follow the path of war which leads to destruction. Instead, he's calling them to the path of forgiveness and peace...humility and service...compassion and grace. Giving up national pride when faced with such oppression was a...

Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. **Historical note: Jesus was to have said this in the third decade of the first century. This was written down about 85-90 CE. In 67 CE Israelite revolutionaries attacked Rome in what is known as "The Jewish Revolt." Rome returned in 70 CE and destroyed ever...

In everything do to others as you would have them do to you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Is there anyone among you who, if your child asked for bread, would give a stone? Or if the child asked for a fish, would give a snake? If you, then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor’s eye.

Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while the log is in your own eye?

Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For the judgment you give will be the judgment you get, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.

So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

But seek first the kingdom of God and God's righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the gentiles who seek all these things, and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?