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.

The spiritual war is raging. “Your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” - 1 Peter 5:8 (KJV)

You can know what eternity will bring. “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” - Proverbs 18:10 (NKJV)

Don't worry about what you don't have. “Unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability.” - Matthew 25:15 (KJV)

God and you together can do big things. “I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.” - Psalm 119:99 (NKJV)

It still happens. “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you.” - Romans 2:24 (KJV)

It's too often squandered. “Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.” - Luke 17:36 (KJV)

Life is short. “Death passed upon all.” - Romans 5:12 (KJV)

God is looking. “The righteous are bold as a lion.” - Proverbs 28:1 (KJV)

People need to learn to hate it. “The wages of sin is death.” - Romans 6:23 (KJV)

The Good Friday Agreement… “By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” - John 13:35 (NKJV)

God's grace is powerful. “My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” - 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV)

You can face every new day with hope. “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” - 1 John 4:4 (NKJV)

He wasn't the kind of man you'd expect would hijack a plane. “The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them.” - Psalm 34:7 (NKJV)

There's no downside. “I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich.” - Revelation 3:18 (NKJV)

YOUR God! “When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?” - Psalm 8:3-4 (NKJV)

Know God's version of the story. “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” - 2 Corinthians 11:14 (KJV)

The good news has to get through. “I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people.” - Revelation 14:6 (NKJV)

Don't let it escalate. “A soft answer turns away wrath.” - Proverbs 15:1 (NKJV)

They searched the Bible. “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” - Acts 17:11 (KJV)

Ghosts, spirits, and séances… “The living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing.” - Ecclesiastes 9:5 (KJV)

You'll never regret them. “Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers.” - 2 Corinthians 11:25-26 (NKJV)

You don't have to do anything drastic. “Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?” - Romans 6:16 (NKJV)

You're better off serving. “...came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.” - Matthew 20:28 (KJV)

Science shows God is your Creator. “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God.” - Hebrews 11:3 (KJV)

Lost for half a millennium! “How are the mighty fallen!” - 2 Samuel 1:27 (KJV)

We're just getting started. “It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'” - Matthew 4:4 (NKJV)

A mess can be hard to clean up. “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” - 1 John 1:7 (NKJV)

People were not enthusiastic. “The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.” - Revelation 11:15 (KJV)

Thirty-nine people would not have died. “Our friend Lazarus sleeps.” - John 11:11 (NKJV)

He had a brain tumor at 10 years old. “All things work together for good to them that love God.” - Romans 8:28 (KJV)

There's a preparation taking place. “All the world wondered after [or followed] the beast.” - Revelation 13:3 (KJV)

War no more! “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” - Isaiah 2:4 (KJV)

Forty-six million dollars a year guaranteed! “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” - Matthew 6:21 (KJV)

Maybe more Christians could dare a little. “...that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel.” - Ephesians 6:19 (NKJV)

You might wonder. “For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.” - John 3:17 (KJV)

Some things don't change. “I am the Lord, I change not.” - Malachi 3:6 (KJV)

Have real courage today. “...slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.” - 2 Samuel 23:20 (KJV)

“I knew this would catch up with me someday.” “The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” - Romans 6:23 (KJV)

You may be a saint. “The just shall live by faith.” - Romans 1:17 (KJV)

Nuclear energy is being reconsidered. “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” - Romans 7:24 (KJV)

It's a sign of the times. “Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” - Daniel 12:4 (KJV)

God will give you peace when you most need it. “Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you?” - James 4:1 (NET)

The airliner that disappeared… “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them.” - Revelation 20:4 (KJV)

God's work is going to get done. “The things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel.” - Philippians 1:12 (KJV)

People matter. “And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all.” - 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (NKJV)

He does, and He will. “When you pray, say: ‘Our Father in heaven.'” - Luke 11:2 (NKJV)