In March we asked you to share the Bible verse to which you constantly return on your walk of faith here on earth. Thanks to all who responded. Here are some of your favorites.

The following Bible verse is one of my favorites because it is etched in my parents' tombstone: "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21). (My father was a pastor for 50 years.)—Evelyn Becker

This Bible verse is on my lips as soon as I wake up in the morning, often when I'm driving in my car, and at other times during the day because it fulfills my need and my thanks to our Lord. I also have it in large letters on a plain sheet of white paper on my door as I go out of my apartment: "This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."—Marilyn Lohman, Lake Mills, Wisconsin

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5,6).

In the article "Biblical word pictures" by Mark J. Lenz (March 2011), a statistic was provided from a recent Pew Forum Survey which revealed that 52 percent of the 35,000+ people surveyed rely primarily on practical experience and common sense for guidance regarding right and wrong. What a sad statistic.

What Would Jesus Do (WWJD) may have just been a passing fad for some folks, but for Christians it should be the litmus test for every thought, word, and action. Proverbs 3:5,6 reminds us where our focus needs to be when facing life's biggest crossroads as well as little everyday mundane decisions.

God's thoughts and ways are infinitely higher than ours. Christians need to daily spend time studying and meditating on God's Word and praying for his wisdom and understanding in all matters.

Then when we are faced with uncertainty, the Holy Spirit leads us to trust in the Lord with all our heart and not lean on our own understanding. When we acknowledge the Lord by obeying his Word, then he illuminates the straight path for us to follow as we run the race set before us and fight the good fight with clean hands and a pure heart until the day we cross that finish line.—Tom Beran, West Allis, Wisconsin

As I walk in the faith my Savior has given me, I find great comfort and strength in the visual picture of salvation recorded by Zechariah. In this vision, Zechariah sees Satan beside Joshua the high priest. Satan is accusing Joshua before God of Joshua's uncleanness as Joshua is dressed in filthy clothes. Our Savior rebukes Satan and calls Joshua a "burning stick snatched from the fire." Our Lord then orders Joshua's clothing removed and proclaims, "See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you" (Zechariah 3:1-4). It is such a comfort to know that I was snatched from the fire of hell and clothed in the righteousness of Jesus.