function verse() { theDate= new Date(); var day = theDate.getDate(); var year = theDate.getYear(); year = (year < 2000) ? year + 1900 : year; var textdate = (theDate.getMonth() + 1) + '/' + theDate.getDate() + '/' + year; var numquotes = 31; q=new Array(numquotes+1); q[1]="Our Lord, in all generations you have been our home. You have always been God - long before the birth of the mountains, even before you created the earth and the world. ... a thousand years mean nothing to you! (Psalm 90.1-4, CEV)"; q[2]="Dear friends, don't forget that for the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years is the same as one day. The Lord isn't slow about keeping his promises, as some people think he is. In fact, God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost. (2 Peter 3.8-9, CEV)"; q[3]="On that same day, some leaders were appointed to be responsible for the safekeeping of gifts for the temple and to be in charge of receiving the first part of the harvest and the ten percent of the crops and livestock that was offered to God. (Nehemiah 12.44, CEV)"; q[4]="You Pharisees and teachers are show-offs, and you're in for trouble! You give God a tenth of the spices from your garden, such as mint, dill, and cummin. Yet you neglect the more important matters of the Law, such as justice, mercy and faithfulness. (Matthew 23.23, CEV)"; q[5]="We don't have the right to claim that we have done anything on our own. God gives us what it takes to do all that we do. He makes us worthy to be servants of his new agreement that comes from the Holy Spirit and not from a written Law. After all, the Law brings death, but the Spirit brings life. (2 Corinthians 3.5-6, CEV)"; q[6]="(God said) I promise every living creature that the earth and those living on it will never again be destroyed by a flood. The rainbow that I have put in the sky will be my sign to you and to every living creature on earth. It will remind you that I will keep this promise forever. (Genesis 9.11-13, CEV)"; q[7]="In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, who was the captain of a group of soldiers called "The Italian Unit." Cornelius was a very religious man. He worshiped God, and so did everyone else who lived in his house. He had given a lot of money to the poor and was always praying to God. (Acts 10.1-2, CEV)"; q[8]="Jeremiah, I will never break my agreement with the day and the night or let the sky and the earth stop obeying my commands. In the same way, I will never reject the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or break my promise that they will always have a descendant of David as their king. (Jeremiah 33.25-26, CEV)"; q[9]="Jesus was truly human, and he gave himself to rescue all of us. God showed us this at the right time. This is why God chose me to be an apostle of the good news. I am telling the truth. I am not lying. God sent me to teach the Gentiles about faith and truth. (1 Timothy 2.5-7, CEV)"; q[10]="Elihu ... became irritated when they could not answer Job, and he said to them: I am much younger than you, so I have shown respect by keeping silent. I once believed age was the source of wisdom; Now I truly realize wisdom comes from God. (Job 32.4-8, CEV)"; q[11]="After Jesus had gone without eating for forty days and nights, he was very hungry. Then the devil came to him and said, "If you are God's Son, tell these stones to turn into bread." Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say, 'No one can live only on food. People need every word that God has spoken.'" (Matthew 4.2-4, CEV)"; q[12]="Finally, all of you should agree and have concern and love for each other. You should also be kind and humble. Don't be hateful and insult people just because they are hateful and insult you. Instead, treat everyone with kindness. You are God's chosen ones, and he will bless you. (1 Peter 3.8-9, CEV)"; q[13]="I was ashamed to ask the king to send soldiers and cavalry to protect us against enemies along the way. After all, we had told the king that our God takes care of everyone who truly worships him, but that he gets very angry and punishes anyone who refuses to obey. So we ... asked God himself to protect us, and he answered our prayers. (Ezra 8.22-23, CEV)"; q[14]="An expert in the Law of Moses stood up and asked Jesus a question to see what he would say. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to have eternal life?" Jesus answered, "What is written in the Scriptures? How do you understand them?" (Luke 10.25-26, CEV)"; q[15]="I praise the LORD for answering my prayers and saving me. The stone that the builders tossed aside has now become the most important stone. The LORD has done this, and it is amazing to us. This day belongs to the LORD! (Psalm 118.21-24, CEV)"; q[16]="Adam brought death to all of us, and Christ will bring life to all of us. But we must each wait our turn. Christ was the first to be raised to life, and his people will be raised to life when he returns. Then after Christ has destroyed all powers and forces, the end will come, and he will give the kingdom to God the Father. (1 Corinthians 15.22-24, CEV)"; q[17]="Eliphaz from Teman said: Job, if you had any sense, you would stop spreading all of this hot air. Your words are enough to make others turn from God and lead them to doubt. And your sinful, scheming mind is the source of all you say. (Job 15.1-5, CEV)"; q[18]="God proved that he sent Jesus to you by having him work miracles, wonders and signs. All of you know this. God had already planned that Jes us would be handed over to you. So you took him and had evil men put him to death on a cross. But God set him free from death and raised him to life. Death could not hold him in its power. (Acts 2.22-24, CEV)"; q[19]="Here is the great mystery of our religion: Christ came as a human. The Spirit proved that he pleased God, and he was seen by angels. Christ was preached to the nations. People in this world put their faith in him, and he was taken up to glory. (1 Timothy 3.16, CEV)"; q[20]="Moses returned to the LORD and said, "The people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a gold idol to be their god. But I beg you to forgive them. If you don't, please wipe my name out of your book." The LORD replied, "I will wipe out of my book the name of everyone who has sinned against me." (Exodus 32.31-34, CEV)"; q[21]="(Jesus said) When a woman is about to give birth, she is in great pain. But after it is all over, she forgets the pain and is happy, because she has brought a child into the world. You are now very sad. But later I will see you, and you will be so happy that no one will be able to change the way you feel. (John 16.21-22, CEV)"; q[22]="Jehoshaphat followed his father's example and obeyed and worshiped the LORD. And so the LORD blessed Jehoshaphat and helped him keep control of his kingdom. The people of Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, but even after he became very rich and respected, he remained completely faithful to the LORD. (2 Chronicles 17.4-6, CEV)"; q[23]="The promise to enter the place of rest is still good, and we must take care that none of you miss out. We have heard the message, just as they did. But they failed to believe what they heard, and the message did not do them any good. Only people who have faith will enter the place of rest. (Hebrews 4.1-3, CEV)"; q[24]="From out of a storm, the LORD said to Job: Why do you talk so much when you know so little? Now get ready to face me! Can you answer the questions I ask? How did I lay the foundation for the earth? Were you there? (Job 38.1-4, CEV)"; q[25]="When God raises people to life, they won't marry. They will be like the angels in heaven. And as for people being raised to life, God was speaking to you when he said, "I am the God worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." He isn't the God of the dead, but of the living. The crowds were surprised to hear what Jesus was teaching. (Matthew 22.30-33, CEV)"; q[26]="Don't be immoral in matters of sex. That is a sin against your own body in a way that no other sin is. You surely know that your body is a temple where the Holy Spirit lives. The Spirit is in you and is a gift from God. You are no longer your own. God paid a great price for you. So use your body to honor God. (1 Corinthians 6.18-20, CEV)"; q[27]="But I, the LORD, won't destroy any of your people who are truly humble and turn to me for safety. The people of Israel who survive will live right and refuse to tell lies. They will eat and rest with nothing to fear. (Zephaniah 3.12-13, CEV)"; q[28]="On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, "If you are thirsty, come to me and drink! Have faith in me, and you will have life-giving water flowing from deep inside you, just as the Scriptures say." Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone who had faith in him. (John 7:37-39, CEV)"; q[29]="The LORD is good. He protects those who trust him in times of trouble. But like a roaring flood, the LORD chases his enemies into dark places and destroys them. So don't plot against the LORD! (Nahum 1.7-9, CEV)"; q[30]="If you are a wife, you must put your husband first. Even if he opposes our message, you will win him over by what you do. No one else will have to say anything to him ... If you are a husband, you should be thoughtful of your wife. Treat her with honor ... then nothing will stand in the way of your prayers. (1 Peter 3.1-7, CEV)"; q[31]="Come, my children, listen as I teach you to respect the LORD. Do you want to live and enjoy a long life? Then don't say cruel things and don't tell lies. Do good instead of evil and try to live at peace. (Psalm 34.11-14, CEV)"; document.write('Today's Scripture ' + textdate + ' '); document.write(' — ' + q[day]); }