NIV, Once-A-Day Quotes

“7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools[3] despise wisdom and instruction.”
― Zondervan Publishing, NIV, Once-A-Day: 31 Days of Wisdom

“Yet the same God who sustained Job’s faith sustains ours. God, not the strength of our faith, is our hope.”
― Zondervan Publishing, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition

“Healing becomes the opportunity to pass off to another human being what I have received from the Lord Jesus; namely his unconditional acceptance of me as I am, not as I should be.”
― Zondervan, NIV, Ragamuffin Bible: Meditations for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Brokenhearted

“Reflection on Exodus 2:15—3:10 The culture and wisdom of Egypt gave Moses much of the background he needed, but it didn’t prepare his character or spirit for his role as God’s prophet and Israel’s deliverer. A seemingly pointless 40 years in Midian did (see Acts 7:23–30). There God seasoned his servant, just as Abraham, Joseph, David, Paul and many others were seasoned as they spent long years in preparation for their calling.”
― Zondervan, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition

“9But Esau said, “I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.” 10“No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably. 11Please accept the present that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it.”
― Zondervan, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition

“8Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?” “To find favor in your eyes, my lord,” he said.”
― Zondervan, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition

“Isaiah prophesied that those living in the land of deep darkness would see a dawning light (see Isaiah 9:2). We need to remember that promise whenever we live with a painful sense of discouragement, despair, anxiety or fear. We can be sure that these things have nothing to do with the dawning light of God’s kingdom. As he did with Job, God will eventually bring us out of the darkest places of our lives.”
― Zondervan, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition

“Yet he is over individual and nation alike, 30to keep the godless from ruling, from laying snares for the people.”
― Zondervan, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition

“for they are all the work of his hands?”
― Zondervan, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition

“God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it. 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds, 16he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings, 17to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride, 18to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.[55]”
― Zondervan, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition

“it is the spirit[52] in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding. 9It is not only the old[53] who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.”
― Zondervan, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition

“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
― Zondervan, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition

“Job was devoted to God’s Word—or at least whatever truth of God he knew, since none of the Scriptures had been written yet when he spoke. His dedication to truth didn’t insulate him from trouble, but it certainly helped him through it. Had Job’s life not been anchored in God, he would not have survived the trials he endured nor kept his faith intact. If we don’t treasure the words of God as if they are our daily bread, we won’t be able to deal with life’s hardships. Suffering tends to either drive people away from God or draw them to him. Filling our hearts with his Word will keep us spiritually strong no matter what we go through.”
― Zondervan, NIV, Once-A-Day: Bible: Chronological Edition