Every Word is a one-minute, Bible-based devotional presented by John Bradshaw, designed to provide a daily dose of spiritual reflection in the midst of a busy schedule.

Don't wait until it's too late. “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you.” - Ezekiel 36:26 (KJV)

Fifty thousand lives were lost. “Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.” - Ephesians 4:32 (KJV)

He was a contradiction. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” - Romans 8:1 (KJV)

That's unthinkable. “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” - John 8:36 (KJV)

What are you building on? “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” - 1 Corinthians 3:11 (KJV)

95 million people might have wondered. “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” - John 7:24 (KJV)

The reason many people struggle… “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” - Matthew 22:37 (NKJV)

Real reform! “[King Josiah] read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.” - 2 Kings 23:2 (KJV)

It's hard to convince anyone… “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” - Psalm 133:1 (KJV)

When God speaks, things happen. “...upholding all things by the word of His power.” - Hebrews 1:3 (KJV)

Astonishing! “He who has the Son has life.” - 1 John 5:12 (NKJV)

Some things remain mysteries. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” - Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)

God does more than promise to forgive you. “Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling…” - Jude 24 (KJV)

Eleven days underground! “Christ died for our sins.” - 1 Corinthians 15:3 (KJV)

You could just tell the truth. “Thou shalt not bear false witness.” - Exodus 20:16 (KJV)

Wouldn't it be better? “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” - John 12:32 (KJV)

It's never too late. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” - 1 John 1:9 (KJV)

All questions will be answered. “We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” - 1 John 2:1 (KJV)

They didn't hear it. “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” - Isaiah 40:8 (NKJV)

That took bravery! “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” - 1 Corinthians 16:13 (NKJV)

Desperate times call for desperate measures. “How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!” - Romans 10:15 (KJV)

God doesn't give up on you. “A righteous person falls seven times and rises again.” - Proverbs 24:16 (NASB)

There's little time for Planet Earth. “Fear God, and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.” - Revelation 14:7 (KJV)

Even religious people act like devils. “And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.” - Revelation 13:15 (KJV)

Life is about serving. “The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.” - Matthew 20:28 (KJV)

The question always is… “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 4:19 (KJV)

You can't earn it. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” - Ephesians 2:8 (KJV)

You'll actually be happier. “The borrower is servant to the lender.” - Proverbs 22:7 (NKJV)

He refused to compromise. “We ought to obey God rather than men.” - Acts 5:29 (KJV)

Don't let tech get the better of you. “What hath God wrought!” - Numbers 23:23 (KJV)

You never know when you'll need them. “...exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature.” - 2 Peter 1:4 (NKJV)

It's a better world when we remember that… “He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth.” - Acts 17:26 (NKJV)

When it matters most… “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” - 2 Corinthians 4:17 (NKJV)

People of principle! “He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.” - Proverbs 15:27 (NKJV)

God wants you to know. “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.” - Matthew 24:29 (NKJV)

There's never a good reason… “For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.” - Psalm 86:5 (NKJV)

The biggest shootout in history! “Choose you this day whom ye will serve.” - Joshua 24:15 (KJV)

No one has ever done more. “Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.” - Romans 5:9 (KJV)

Sin is nothing to celebrate. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap.” - Galatians 6:7 (NASB)

He almost fell 2,000 feet! “God created man in His own image.” - Genesis 1:27 (KJV)

The entire trove of antiquities was lost. “I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure.” - Psalm 119:162 (NKJV)

Start small if you must. “...the day of small things.” - Zechariah 4:10 (KJV)

He makes everything new. “And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.” - Genesis 2:15 (KJV)

Two billion people haven't heard. “How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!” - Romans 10:15 (KJV)

That's no way to live. “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” - Romans 5:20 (KJV)

God is faithful anyway. “God is faithful.” - 1 Corinthians 1:9 (KJV)