52 Bible Verses You Should Have in Your Heart
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In a world where time is limited and people are running from one thing to another, this devotional gives the reader permission to pause and spend time considering and meditating on one verse each week. In 52 Bible Verses You Should Have In Your Heart, you'll find Scripture that teaches, encourages, challenges, and points you to Christ—the giver of all things in every season. This year, for a change, instead of bracing for quiet time at a read-through-the-Bible pace, bask inside this choice selection of verses, handpicked for marinating and memorizing.
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119:11
Matthew 11:28
Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Endurance • Stress • Worry
Where Is It?
This verse comes at the end of a section where Jesus is describing who He is and the relationship between the Father and the Son. It comes at the end of a chapter where the followers of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked if Jesus was the Messiah they had been waiting for. John and his followers are not the only ones who were wondering. There had been four hundred years of silence since the prophets of the Old Testament. The Jewish people were expecting a Messiah and waiting for God to save them, but they did not know the time or what the Messiah would look like. Jesus was speaking to crowds of people who had become desperate in their waiting for the Messiah to save them and who were looking to see if Jesus had the answers to their questions and concerns.
What Does It Mean?
Jesus explained in this chapter that when people are given the answers and shown the truth, they still fail in understanding and obeying. Just before this key verse, Jesus points out that God has revealed truths to infants that even the wise cannot understand. Verse 28 gives freedom! Jesus’ words here would have brought to mind, to His audience, a Jewish document that personified Wisdom. Jesus not only has all the answers—is not only wise—He is wisdom. Jesus gives rest to the weary because He allows them to release the responsibility of knowing the answers. They only need to know Him. They do not need to push to have all the answers. The only answer they need is Jesus. The burdened can lay down everything they are carrying and all they have to do is allow Jesus to guide them.
Why Does It Matter?
Jesus is wisdom. He is knowledge. He is understanding. Jesus understood that sin, Satan, stresses, and the worries of life weigh us down. The longer we carry them, mulling over their presence, grip, and incessant impact, the heavier they become. Every one of our worries and questions is a rock in the backpack we’re wearing, and Jesus tenderly invites us to come to [Him],
and let Him carry it for us. When we come, He gives rest—a rest no one else can give. Even when we do not understand the answers to our deepest fears, we have the freedom to set down our anxiety because we have faith that we do not need to understand when we trust the one who does. But this freedom is not always easy for us. We have to be willing to let go of the idea that we are going to understand everything. We have to be able to pass our burdens to Jesus and say, I don’t need to know everything, because I trust that You do.
Additional Verses
Psalm 46:1; Psalm 55:22; Nahum 1:7
Philippians 4:6
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Prayer • Stress • Worry
Where Is It?
The book of Philippians is a letter written by Paul to the church in Philippi. It is Paul’s warmest letter, to a group of people he dearly loved, who were a strong support system for him. And he wrote it while in prison in Rome—can you imagine writing a letter encouraging others while you are in prison? In the letter Paul teaches about genuine Christianity. Here, in the final chapter he gives practical advice and encouragement for how the people should live as Christ followers and how they can have peace in a world of rejection.
What Does It Mean?
Paul is telling a flourishing church not to worry. Paul understood worry. He was in prison! But he also knew the peace that can only be had through Jesus Christ. Paul knew that prayer was the only antidote for the worry that plagues humanity. In this verse Paul separates prayer, petition, and request and says they all need to be shaped by thanksgiving and given over to God. One way of seeing the difference between these three is a request for circumstance, a request for action, and a request for resources. In situations of anxiety, these are the three areas that Christians are called to trust God for provision. Paul encourages the people to be thankful for where God has placed them, how He acted for them, and what He has given them.
Why Does It Matter?
Life can easily be full of worry. Will I do well on my test? Will I get married? Will we have kids? Will our kids know Jesus? Will I lose someone I love? Will I be rejected? Will my favorite team win the championship? One of Satan’s favorite traps that we so easily fall into is the idea that worrying about the future will help change the outcome. Ultimately, the only one that has control of the future is God, and if you trust Romans 8:28, that all things work together for the good of those who love God,
then you have no reason to worry because no matter how it turns out, it is ultimately for your good. This does not mean that God expects us to never have any concerns; but when we do, we can give them to Him and—then the difficult part—let Him have them. God knows what is in your heart and He wants you to talk about it with Him. Pray through your struggles, your stresses, your fears, and let Him leave you with the perfect peace that is only available through Him.
Additional Verses
2 Chronicles 7:14; Matthew 6:25–34; Ephesians 6:18
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Thanksgiving • God’s Will
Where Is It?
Paul spent only a short time in Thessalonica, but long enough to start a church. This young church still had questions after Paul