This is pretty neat. Punch in the month and date of your birthday and find out what your “birth verse” is: http://www.birthverse.com/mybirthverse.cfm

My birth verse is Matthew 6:30:

If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Ouch. My birth verse is a rebuke! From the Lord Himself!

I decided to look for a more upbeat verse, but I’m not having much luck. My birthdate is June 30. Here are a couple of other choices:

* Judges 6:30: “The men of the town demanded of Joash, ‘Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.'” No, that’s not lifting my spirits.

* Jeremiah 6:30: “They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.” Oh boy, another zinger.

I guess I’m going to have to go with 2 Chronicles 6:30:

“Hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive, and deal with each man according to all he does, since you know his heart (for you alone know the hearts of men).”

That’s from Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple. It’s a powerful prayer. But I don’t understand Solomon’s plea. Yes, God knows my heart. He knows how worldly and foolish and selfish I am. Absolutely, I join Solomon in praying: “Forgive! Forgive!” However, I’m pretty sure I don’t want God to deal with me “according to all I have done.”

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Thanks to my old friend, oops, good friend Vieni Sisson King for pointing this out. What’s your birth verse?