Today’s Walk in the Word

You have heard that it was said.                 —Matthew 5:21 Six times in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said . . .” followed by, “But I tell you . . .” Most of those to whom Jesus spoke could not […]

When he came to Jerusalem, [Paul] tried to join the disciples.                        —Acts 9:26 Paul wasn’t welcomed by Christians in Jerusalem. They were scared of him, suspecting that his reported conversion was a hoax. Barnabas, the only person who believed his story, went to bat […]

God is our refuge and strength.                 —Psalm 46:1 An old country preacher said, “I may tremble on the rock, but the rock don’t tremble under me.” We have our times of fragility and vulnerability, but as Christians, our foundation is solid no matter what. Psalm 46 has […]

Encourage one another and build up each other.  —1 Thessalonians 5:11 Paul packs so much in some of his sentences that our eyes glaze over. For example, 1 Thessalonians 5:13–22. I’ll wait while you turn to it and read it. Whew! That’s a lot to chew on, right? Maybe it will help to put those […]

Why do you call me, “Lord, Lord,” and do not do what I say?            —Luke 6:46 Mark had blatantly disobeyed his mother. When she came to his room, he expected her to confront him, shame him, and punish him. Instead, she told him how much she loved him and said […]

Walk worthy of the calling to which you were called.       —Ephesians 4:1 A proud grandma showed me a phone video of her grandchild’s wobbly first steps. Fall. Try again. Fall. Try again. In Acts 3, Peter grasped a lame beggar’s hand, helped him up, and said, “In the name of Jesus, walk.” […]

[Jesus] loved me and gave himself for me.                          —Galatians 2:20 Read the following slowly. “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in […]

We must obey God rather than men!                             —Acts 5:29 In an age of confusion, compromise, and vacillating commitment, life needs clear definition. Movements, campaigns, and agendas rise and fall. But God “has planted eternity in the human heart” (Eccl 3:11). “For […]

Enter through the narrow gate.               —Matthew 7:13 “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” So goes a Yogi Berra “Yogiism.” In Matthew 7:13, as Jesus winds down his Sermon on the Mount, we’re at a fork in the road. “Wide is the gate and […]

What can anyone give in exchange for their soul?                              —Matthew 16:26 Renowned coach Tom Landry once said, “My job is not very complicated, but it’s often very difficult. You see, my job is to get a group of men to do […]