Verse of the day

Opening your eyes every morning is a blessing. Lately it is accompanied by a lot of anxiety.

meditate on the good things, cast fear out of your heart,It will imprison yourself from yourself. 

Thank God for amother opportunity to right my wrongs and be a better person than I was yesterday. Imperfection is not easy. You are constantly at odds with judging and prescribing to others because you yourself fall short. 

I fall so short it's humbling. Over the years it has become the invisible tape over my mouth. 

One dreams of going on a pilgrimage. One envisions a temple of praise and silence. A place where one is so still, they can hear the voice of God.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

—Ephesians 6:12

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

The battle we face is not a physical one. Instead, it is a spiritual battle with powers that we do not easily see and which are very powerful. We shouldn't dismiss this as an imaginary battle or as an irrelevant struggle. Just as clearly as Satan was crouching at Cain's door, desiring to have him, so he crouches at our door (Genesis 4:7). He will use his forces of evil to do all he can to defeat, destroy, or corrupt us. We must take this war seriously and recognize the spiritual power of our foe.

My Prayer...

Father, forgive me for the times I have not taken the threat of evil seriously. Give me a holy revulsion for anything that is tied to what is unholy and opposed to your work and will. Let me not be deceived by temptation and deliver me from the power of the evil one in all of his forms. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware. You can email questions or comments to phil@verseoftheday.com.