Holy Bible Online Word For Today
A daily word for you to receive inspiration and make your day better.
Today's Word
The best way to live
What do we need to do to have a good life? That’s something we can learn from the greatest teacher: the Son of God! Jesus gave us many valuable, practical teachings that help us live in a way that pleases God. When we study the life and teachings of Jesus, we discover a better way to live.
The decision to live with Jesus and for Him will bring immense peace to your heart. Knowing that you are loved by the Almighty God will transform your heart so deeply that you’ll long to know Him more and live according to His will.
Read the Scriptures, study God’s Word, learn more about the life of Jesus, and let His life and teachings inspire you in your daily walk. Ask God to show you the changes you need to make in your life so that the way you live reflects who your Lord and Savior truly is.
As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 2:4–5
Yesterday's Word
Perfect love drives out fear
Fear is one of humanity’s greatest enemies. It is a thief that steals our peace and keeps us from moving forward in life. Feeling afraid from time to time is not the problem, but living dominated by fear is like living in a prison.
Love drives out fear. Even when situations arise that could cause fear, God’s love calms us and fills us with security.
“This is how love is made complete among us, so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”
- 1 John 4:17-18
Do you feel that fear is taking control of you? Take some time to experience God’s love. Talk to Him, meditate on His Word, spend meaningful moments in His presence, and listen to what He is speaking to your heart. Just as a frightened child calms down in a mother’s embrace, you too will be filled with peace and tranquility as you feel the presence of the Lord.
When we allow our hearts and souls to be filled with God’s love, we can live each day full of hope, calm, joy, and peace.
“Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. Our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your love be upon us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.”
- Psalm 33:20-22
See also: Words of Motivation From the Bible
Day Before Yesterday's Word
Do you know the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
God reveals Himself to us in three different persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is God’s will, God’s heart. All plans come from the Father. The Son is Jesus, God appearing as a man to save us. The Holy Spirit is God entering the heart of the one who believes, transforming their life.
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
- 2 Corinthians 13:14
The presence of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in your life fills your heart with joy and hope and enables you to live the life He desires for you. Without God in our hearts, there is an emptiness in our spirit that we constantly try to fill.
But when we receive God and allow Him to reign in our hearts, everything changes. Our lives find a good direction, our spirit is calmed by knowing it has been redeemed, and our hearts leap with joy when we feel the movement of God’s Spirit. Let us worship the Triune God, who has given eternal meaning to our lives.
There was a time when we too were foolish and disobedient, living in deception and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hateful and hating one another.
At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
- Titus 3:3-7
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