Today’s Walk in the Word
When David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. —Acts 13:36 If there had been just one different husband-wife match-up in your genealogical tree, you wouldn’t be here. But here you are at this specific time, in this specific […]
If you are willing, you can make me clean. —Matthew 8:2 Leprosy! Dreaded. Terrifying. Incurable. The leper approached Jesus reverently, kneeling before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Doubtless, he fervently hoped Jesus would heal […]
[God] made us alive together with Christ. —Ephesians 2:5 You know that when Christ comes you will be resurrected. But did you know that you have already been resurrected once? “God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with […]
All the disciples deserted him and fled. —Matthew 26:56 On their trek to Gethsemane, Jesus told his disciples, “Tonight all of you will desert me” (Mt 26:31). Peter insisted that he wouldn’t—“And all the other disciples said the same” (Mt. 26:35). But when the […]
Let someone else praise you. —Proverbs 27:2 “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked […]
We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. —Romans 5:1 The verdict? Guilty! (Rom 3:23). The sentence? Death! (Rom 6:23). But Jesus came down, stepped up, and died in your place. You walked away: Justified. You have been “justified freely by his grace” (Rom […]
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? —Psalm 13:1 God is always on time: never early, never late. His calendar for our salvation was heavenly timed: “When the set time had fully come, God sent his Son” (Gal 4:4). “At just the right time . […]
By faith the walls of Jericho fell. —Hebrews 11:30 Jericho was bulletproof: “The gates of Jericho were securely barred . . . No one went out and no one came in” (Josh 6:1). But God told Joshua, “I have delivered Jericho into your hands.” The process […]
Brethren, pray for us. —1 Thessalonians 5:25 Does prayer change things? Paul thought so. He was the primary personality in the last sixteen chapters of Acts: the most productive missionary in history. Yet, as the curtain falls on Acts, Paul is in prison: a depressing ending. But Paul didn’t see it that way. During his […]
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. —Psalm 119:105 In Allen Isbell’s weekly blog to his congregation, he always ends: Come to Church; Bring your Bible. Only in the last few centuries has a minister been able to say to the assembly, “Please turn in your Bible to […]
