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UCB Word For Today
With daily readings based on Scripture, articles, and things to pray about, the UCB Word For Today is designed to help you get into the habit of spending time with God every day.
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Trust your covenant with God
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Trust your covenant with God’, with the key scripture coming from 1 Samuel 17:26 NKJV: ‘Who is this uncircumcised…
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Jesus is in your corner (2)
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Jesus is in your corner (2)’, with the key scripture coming from Hebrews 9:24 NKJV: 'Christ…entered…into heaven…to…
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Jesus is in your corner (1)
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Jesus is in your corner (1)’, with the key scripture coming from 1 John 2:1 NKJV: ‘If anyone sins, we have an…
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Think good thoughts
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Think good thoughts’, with the key scripture coming from Philippians 4:8 NKJV: ‘Whatever things are…praiseworthy –…
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‘Grab it, and throw it in the trash’
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Grab it, and throw it in the trash’, with the key scripture coming from 2 Corinthians 10:5 NKJV: ‘Bringing every…
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Prayer makes all the difference
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Prayer makes all the difference’, with the key scripture coming from James 5:16 NKJV: ‘Pray for one another, that…
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Set financial boundaries
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Set financial boundaries’, with the key scripture coming from Amos 3:3 NKJV: ‘Can two walk together, unless they…
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History is His story
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘History is His story’, with the key scripture coming from Matthew 28:19-20 NKJV: ‘Go…teaching them to observe all…
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Pray for wisdom
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Pray for wisdom’, with the key scripture coming from Proverbs 2:6 NCV: 'Only the LORD gives wisdom.' Listen along…
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The greatest moment in your life is now
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘The greatest moment in your life is now’, with the key scripture coming from Psalm 118:24 NKJV: “This is the day…
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Your reaction time matters
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Your reaction time matters’, with the key scripture coming from Isaiah 6:8 NKJV: ‘“Whom shall I send, and who will…
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You can conquer your hang-ups
Today’s problem is not necessarily tomorrow’s problem. Don’t incarcerate yourself by assuming it is. Resist self-labelling: ‘I’m just a worrier.’ ‘Gossip is my…
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Pray and believe God for healing
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Pray and believe God for healing’, with the key scripture coming from Jeremiah 17:14 NKJV: “Heal me, O LORD, and I…
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Have a cooperative spirit
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Have a cooperative spirit’, with the key scripture coming from 1 Corinthians 3:9 NCV: “We are God’s workers…
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Understanding the kingdom of God
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Understanding the kingdom of God’, with the key scripture coming from Luke 17:21 NKJV: “The kingdom of God is…
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Money: how you get it, and give it
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Money: how you get it, and give it’, with the key scripture coming from 1 Chronicles 29:14 NKJV: “All things come…
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Let’s tell the whole world about Jesus
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Let’s tell the whole world about Jesus’, with the key scripture coming from BOOK VERSE: CHAPTER (NIV): 'Then I…
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Evaluate your expectations
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Evaluate your expectations’, with the key scripture coming from Psalm 62:5 KJV: “My soul, wait thou only upon God…
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Keys to spiritual growth
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Keys to spiritual growth’, with the key scripture coming from 2 Peter 3:18 NKJV: “Grow in the grace and knowledge…
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Overcome evil with good
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘Overcome evil with good’, with the key scripture coming from Romans 12:21 NKJV: “Do not be overcome by evil, but…
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God has given you seed to sow
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, ‘God has given you seed to sow’, with the key scripture coming from Matthew 13:31 NIV: “The kingdom of heaven is…
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Tell the truth
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, “Tell the truth”, with the key scripture coming from Proverbs 12:22 NKJV: “Lying lips are an abomination to the…
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Have Realistic Expectations (2)
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, “Have Realistic Expectations (2)”, with the key scripture coming from John 2:25 NIV: “He knew what was in each…
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Have Realistic Expectations (1)
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, “Have Realistic Expectations (1)”, with the key scripture coming from John 2:25 (NIV): “‘He knew what was in each…
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How to make anger work for you (1)
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, “How to make anger work for you (1)”, with the key scripture coming from James 1:19 (NLT): “Be quick to listen…
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The quickening of the Holy Spirit
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, “The quickening of the Holy Spirit”, with the key scripture coming from Psalm 119:25 (KJV): “‘Quicken thou me…
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You’re not alone, God is with you!
The title of today’s UCB Word For Today is, “You’re not alone, God is with you!”, with the key scripture coming from Joshua 5:14 (NIV): “As commander of the…
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Learn to be led by God’s Spirit
If you are a redeemed child of God, then the Holy Spirit lives within you. And He will guide you towards God’s blessings for your own life and towards…
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What you have is good
Let’s look at four liberating truths in this Scripture: 1) ‘She perceives that her merchandise is good.’ She is not looking for validation or approval of her…
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Experiencing God’s presence each day
Nicholas Herman was a cook in a monastery. He worried about whether or not he was truly saved. One day while looking at a tree, he realised the truth of the…
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What, whose, why, when?
When it comes to Christ’s return, five questions arise: 1) What is the Lord’s coming? It’s the fulfilment of His promise: ‘In My Father’s house are many…
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Confidence-building Scriptures
Here are some confidence-building Scriptures you should read, memorise, pray, and stand on each day: 1) ‘His divine power has given us everything we need for a…
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Act and react like a Christian
Around the turn of the nineteenth century, a Russian physician named Ivan Pavlov won a Nobel Prize for his experiments with dogs. All of them had one thing in…
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Healing in the New Testament
Do you find yourself wondering if Jesus is willing to heal you? Let’s look at the ministry of Jesus Christ, whom the Bible says is ‘the same yesterday, today…
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You must know who you are
A farmer once caught a young eagle in the forest, brought it home, and raised it among his chickens and turkeys. Five years later, a naturalist came to visit…
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Be an ‘I can’ person
Consider these examples of resistance to inventions that we now consider commonplace and enjoy every day. In Germany, ‘experts’ said that if trains went as…
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God has different ways to get you there
Marian wanted to become a concert singer, a challenge that was doubly difficult because of the colour of her skin. Her mother, however, had a patient trust in…
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You need more of the Holy Spirit (2)
The Holy Spirit gives us wisdom beyond our knowledge, power beyond our strength, and gifting beyond our ability. With His help, we become better than our best…
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You need more of the Holy Spirit (1)
Jesus said: ‘The Helper, the Holy Spirit…will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.’ When you need to make a…
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Step out and do it!
When God told Joshua, ‘Be strong and courageous,’ the word be really means become. It’s not like a computer in which you enter a password and ‘hey, presto!’…
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Walk in fear, or walk in love
Research showing that love mindsets are the norm while fear mindsets are learned is revolutionary for scientists. But it’s not new if you look at Scripture…
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Don’t allow yourself to be distracted
In March 1987, Eamon Coughlan was running in the qualifying heat at the World Indoor Track Championships in Indianapolis. He was the reigning world record…
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Blessings beyond your imagination
Prayer Pastor Heidi Scanlon said: ‘God has blessings for us in categories we don’t even know exist.’ That means God can create something out of nothing. He can…
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Be steadfast
Back in the days of the great western cattle ranches in America, a little donkey would sometimes be harnessed to a wild horse and then turned loose onto the…
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You will conquer your Jericho (2)
In late January 1956, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr received a threatening telephone call at his house. It was not the first foreboding message he’d received. But…
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You will conquer your Jericho (1)
Here’s what you need to know about the walls of Jericho: they were immense. They wrapped around the city like a suit of armour, forty feet above the ground…
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Acquire a taste for God’s Word
In ancient Jewish culture, formal education began at six years of age. Jewish boys enrolled in the local synagogue school called bet sefer, which means ‘house…
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Rest in your redemption
As the Jordan River swelled to a mile in width, crossing it was no small task. Especially with millions of people! God said, ‘Go over this Jordan, you and all…
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The importance of daily prayer
Dr George Washington Carver overcame racial prejudice and became an educator, scientist, and inventor who was honoured by the U.S. Congress. He was also a…
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Be a team player
Solomon wrote: ‘One standing alone can be…defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer.’ What Solomon is saying is this: ‘Be a team player.’…
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Start your day with God
How do you start your day with God? If you’re not a ‘morning person’, don’t put pressure on yourself to have an extended time of reading Scripture and praying…
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Look back and be encouraged
James wrote: ‘My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. Indeed we count them blessed who…
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Holy Communion
Here are three reasons you need to partake of Holy Communion: 1) To make you grace-minded. No one will ever stand in heaven and say, ‘Look what Jesus and I…
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Reprogramme and renew your mind
Neuroscientists tell us that every sound, every experience, every conscious thought, and every subconscious dream is recorded and literally engraved on our…
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God loves and accepts you
Jimmy Wayne never knew his father, and his mother spent more time in prison than out. When Jimmy was twelve, his mother was released from jail and took up with…
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More responsibility calls for more prayer
In the early days of America, a stranger asked how he might identify George Washington among those present at Congress. He was told, ‘You can easily…
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Have you prayed about it?
From the beginning of the Bible to its conclusion we see absolute evidence that God answers prayer. Things that we think are impossible, God does when people…
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How to have a good day
In Western culture, we think of a day beginning when the sun comes up. But the creation account says: ‘The evening and the morning were the first day’ (Genesis…
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Exercise patience
Patience, from the biblical perspective, embodies these four things: 1) Confidence in God’s unfailing love and faithfulness to us: ‘His compassions fail not…
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Before you get married
Here are three things you should be clear about before you commit to a lifetime relationship in marriage (if you’re not in this situation yourself, perhaps you…