Holy Bible Online Word For Today
A daily word for you to receive inspiration and make your day better.
Today's Word
Celebrate your freedom!
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dreamed.
Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.
- Psalm 126:1–3
Psalm 126 is a psalm of celebration and joy. The people of Israel had been in captivity in Babylon, but now they were free. God, in His infinite mercy, had delivered them and they were rejoicing.
Laughter, songs of joy, shouts proclaiming God's work: everyone around them noticed and acknowledged what God had done. The people’s joy testified that their deliverance was a miraculous act of God.
Do you celebrate what God has done and is doing for you? He has set you free from the power of sin, from eternal death, and from a life of oppression under the devil’s rule. Thanks to the redeeming power of Jesus on the cross, you now have the hope of forgiveness, eternal life, and the freedom to live outside the grip of the evil one. Is your life a song of celebration and gratitude to God?
Remember today all that God has done for you and celebrate with joy, with laughter, songs, and shouts, the work He has done in your life. Inspire others to say: “God has done great things in your life.”
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
- Colossians 1:13–14
For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9
Yesterday's Word
Times of refreshing
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
- Acts 3:19
At times, the heavy physical, emotional, and spiritual burdens we feel are the result of a lack of repentance. We want to be free from that weight, yet we insist on keeping the right to do whatever we want, whenever and however we please.
However, when we draw near to God with repentant hearts and humbly acknowledge our wrongs, we receive deliverance from the burden of sin. Life takes on a new meaning when we live in the freedom God gives, freed, forgiven, and seeking to walk in His will.
Do not delay in going before the Lord. Talk to Him and ask for His help to overcome sin. The Lord always forgives those who come to Him with a repentant heart and strengthens those who desire to live in obedience to Him.
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave
the guilt of my sin.
- Psalm 32:5
Bring your burdens and your sins before the Lord today. Repent sincerely and receive His peace and presence. Walk hand in hand with the Lord every day. Embrace His forgiveness and the moments of renewal that His loving presence will bring to your life.
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Day Before Yesterday's Word
Receive a gift from God!
5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
- Romans 5:1-5
Do you like receiving gifts? God is generous and likes to give us good things. He offers us many gifts, in the passage above we see some of the gifts he offers us:
- Through the action of Jesus, we have been reunited with God: this relationship we can have with God is a source of peace.
- Through the struggles and challenges we may face, we are given perseverance. Perseverance is character-building and ultimately provides us with the gift of hope. We have hope because of God's perfect plan!
- Love has been poured into our hearts because of the gift of The Holy Spirit
- All of this should be a source of Joy to us. We can rejoice since we are a part of God's perfect plan.
But the greatest gift of all is Jesus. Through Jesus, we receive salvation, eternal life, and God's constant presence in our lives.
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