Holy Bible Online Word For Today
A daily word for you to receive inspiration and make your day better.
Today's Word
Listen to others
Speaking too much is a common mistake of many people. But only those who know how to be silent and listen truly know how to speak. Nowadays people struggle to communicate well because they don’t listen well and talk too much. Maybe that’s why God gave us 2 ears and only 1 mouth… Think about it and reflect to evaluate whether you are someone who talks too much without allowing others to express their ideas. Make it a point to listen more and meditate first, always seeking to speak with wisdom.
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
- James 1:19
Instead of rushing to speak and give your opinion on every subject, pause for a moment to think and ask yourself how you can please God with your words. Evaluate your interactions with your family and friends. Pray that God will help you to listen attentively and provide words that encourage and bless, words that draw people closer to God.
By listening carefully, you may even be surprised. You can learn a lot when you listen attentively. Therefore, listen with respect and humility. It is not only a demonstration of wisdom, but you may even learn something important.
Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
- Proverbs 13:10
See also: Bible Verses With Explanation, Meaning And Reflections
Yesterday's Word
Comforted to comfort
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3–4
What a wonderful feeling it is when we receive the Lord’s comfort! In moments when we think we cannot endure anymore, God comes to our aid and brings relief to our pain. It’s true that we would prefer not to go through hardships, but we can count on the faithful presence and help of our Lord.
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
- Psalm 147:3
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
- Psalm 34:18
God comforts us: His Holy Spirit is the great Comforter. But God also sends brothers and sisters in Christ to walk alongside us, people who have gone through similar situations and have experienced victory in the hands of Jesus. In the same way, in the future you too will be able to bring blessing and comfort to others who are going through difficulties. What a beautiful chain of blessing! We are comforted so that we may comfort.
Strengthen yourself today with God’s comfort and get ready to comfort others. See also:
Day Before Yesterday's Word
Lord, save me!
It’s a common belief that problems or difficulties come in groups of three. And yes, sometimes it can feel like we’re surrounded by a whirlwind of troubles. Health issues arise, financial struggles appear, misunderstandings with loved ones happen, all at once and without warning!
Instead of giving up and letting the weight of our problems crush us, let’s learn from the psalmist: cry out to the Lord in those difficult moments.
Reach down your hand from on high;
deliver me and rescue me
from the mighty waters,
from the hands of foreigners
- Psalm 144:7
Answer me when I call to you,
my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
- Psalm 4:1
Whatever storm may surround you, hold on to God today and cry out to Him. Remember Job, who went through great tribulations yet never turned his back on God. He lost his possessions, his family, and his health. He didn’t understand what was happening to him, but he remained faithful and declared:
I know that my redeemerlives,
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet in my flesh I will see God;
I myself will see him
with my own eyes—I, and not another.
How my heart yearns within me!
- Job 19:25–27
Trust that God will work on your behalf and that you will see His hand move in the midst of your difficulties. Cry out to Him and wait, He will not disappoint you.
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