Today’s Walk in the Word

The Changing and the Changeless

By Joe Barnett / November 9, 2023 / Comments Off on The Changing and the Changeless

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.               —Hebrews 13:8 You live in a place of constant change. Marriage changes, for better or for worse. Children change. In Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye sings: “Is this the little girl I carried, Is this the little boy […]

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Are You Satisfied with Who You Are?

By Joe Barnett / November 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Are You Satisfied with Who You Are?

We are all the work of your hand.                  —Isaiah 64:8 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart” (Jer 1:5). “God has made us what we are.” (Eph 2:10 GW). One of the most difficult things in […]

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This I Call to Mind

By Joe Barnett / November 7, 2023 / Comments Off on This I Call to Mind

This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope.                          —Lamentations 3:21 Whatever your go-to source for news, you’re seeing and hearing things you never wanted to see and hear—things that leave you feeling helpless and hopeless. Lamentations is a horrific account of […]

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The End of the Story

By Joe Barnett / November 6, 2023 / Comments Off on The End of the Story

There was a man who had two sons.                              —Luke 15:11 The novel drew me in with a captivating beginning and continued with a riveting story. As I turned the pages, my curiosity heightened: “How will it end?” The ending was a […]

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At the End of Your Rope?

By Joe Barnett / November 3, 2023 / Comments Off on At the End of Your Rope?

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak                 —Isaiah 40:29 Are you at the end of your rope—slogging through a rough patch with no relief in sight, so exhausted that you’re about ready to throw in the towel? If so, you have […]

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Living by Faith

By Joe Barnett / November 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Living by Faith

We live by faith, not by sight.          —2 Corinthians 5:7 Chronic complainers seem to think they could run the world better than God. Living in this chaotic rat race, we must constantly remind ourselves that God is sovereign—creator and controller of the universe. From a limited human perspective, it sometimes seems […]

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Trusting Jesus with Your Weakness

By Joe Barnett / October 31, 2023 / Comments Off on Trusting Jesus with Your Weakness

Come and stand here where everyone can see.                                          —Luke 6:8 Jesus interrupted his synagogue sermon, saying to a man with a deformed hand, “Come and stand here where everyone can see.” I bet the poor […]

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You Are Invited

By Joe Barnett / October 30, 2023 / Comments Off on You Are Invited

Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb.               —Revelation 19:9 The wedding banquet had been scheduled. The invitations had gone out. The RSVP returns were coming in. Some of the invited guests sent their regrets. One had bought a piece of property and […]

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Be a Winner

By Joe Barnett / October 27, 2023 / Comments Off on Be a Winner

Run in such a way as to get the prize.              —1 Corinthians 9:24 Ours is a winner-oriented world. In sports, business, and politics, it’s winning that counts—and winners that count. It filters down even to the trivial. I received an email from a lady who told me she had […]

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Live within the Boundaries of Today

By Joe Barnett / October 26, 2023 / Comments Off on Live within the Boundaries of Today

Do not worry about tomorrow.              —Matthew 6:34 Peter wrote that with the Lord “a thousand years are like a day” (2 Pt 3:8). I confess that I can’t get my head wrapped around that. My life is measured by the calendar: years, months, weeks, and days. God is timeless, […]

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