A Word From Joe Barnett
This site is about words.
First, about God’s authoritative, inspired Word.
Second, about my non-authoritative, non-inspired words—nevertheless, written in hope that they will encourage those who read them, and above all that they will point the reader to God’s Word.
Here are the regular features you will find here.
- Today’s Walk in the Word. A brief devotional that appears Monday through Friday. Each entry is based on a single verse of Scripture, followed by my comments related to it, and ending with a summary aphorism. To access the latest devotional click on "Today’s Walk in the Word" below. To access previous messages click on "Archives/A Walk in the Word" in the top menu.
- On My Mind. Messages on varied topics that appear on this site occasionally. To access the latest entry click on "On My Mind" below. To access previous messages click on "Archives/On My Mind" in the top menu.
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If you find anything here that brings you, or those with whom you share these messages, into a closer relationship with the Lord, I praise God and thank him for permitting our paths to cross.
Thanks for dropping by. I hope you will do so often.
Today's Walk in the Word
Get Rid of the Garbage
By Joe Barnett |
Rid yourselves of all malice. —1 Peter 2:1 “Rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander” (1 Pt 2:1). If you want a good starting place for removing the garbage from your life, take malice to the dumpster. Malice indicates a desire to hurt […]
Be Holy
By Joe Barnett |
Be holy, for I am holy. —1 Peter 1:16 Justin Martyr’s First Apology (his defense of Christianity) was addressed to Emperor Antoninus Pius, challenging the emperor to examine the exemplary purity of Christians. “As He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is […]
Three Questions
By Joe Barnett |
Set a guard over my mouth. —Psalm 141:3 Gossip insinuates that we are a cut above the person we’re trashing. It may make us feel superior, but it doesn’t make us superior. Jesus charged us to remove the two-by-four from our own eye before presumptuously reaching to flick a […]
Seize the Day
By Joe Barnett |
You do not know what will happen tomorrow. —James 4:14 When blind Bartimaeus rolled out of bed that morning, he had no idea that this would be the day that changed his life. It was just another […]
Do You Need a Reset?
By Joe Barnett |
Put yourselves to the test. —2 Corinthians 13:5 TEV “God, change me!” is too generic. If you need to change, be specific. Tell God what you want to change. Nothing becomes transformative until it becomes specific. You can’t solve a problem until you identify it. Where do you need a reset? Where do you want […]
Two Things Jesus Does for You When You Fail
By Joe Barnett |
He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion. —Philippians 1:6 Peter denied knowing Jesus. Suddenly, as guards herded Jesus through the courtyard, he “turned and looked straight at Peter” (Lk 22:61). Devastating! As he did for Peter, Jesus does two things for you when you fail. He prays for […]
