Today’s Walk in the Word

Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought. —Romans 12:3 I’m writing this as political campaigns are at full bore (pun intended). Getting to the top doesn’t live up to its promises: contentment, fulfillment, and satisfaction aren’t achieved by being the big cheese. Nevertheless, exaggerated need to seem important is often addictive and […]

Stand up and lift up your heads. —Luke 21:28 Without heaven, history is in the hands of humanity. Unless there is a heavenly home beyond this earthly habitation, life on this planet is the final word. The feeling that the world is in a sorry state creates a heavenly longing. The gospel implants hope for […]

Let us not neglect our church meetings.                        —Hebrews 10:25 “There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be . . . boastful, proud, abusive . . . ungrateful, unholy . . . unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the […]

I will not forget you.    —Isaiah 49:15 The prophet Isaiah asked, “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?” A Pennsylvania mom did. She dropped her two children off at school, drove away, and disappeared for eleven years. She made no effort to […]

Act justly . . . love mercy . . . walk humbly.                              —Micah 6:8 Lots of Lists: Top sports teams list. Academy Award winners list. New York Times best-seller list. Fortune 500 list. If you’re like me, you have list fatigue. […]

It is finished. —John 19:30 When I was asked, “What word describes your most exhilarating feeling?” several words came to mind. I finally chose “accomplishment.” I love the feeling of crossing out an item on my to-do list. And it’s especially satisfying if it’s the last item on the list at the end of the […]

Put off falsehood and speak truthfully. —Ephesians 4:25 Last night I leafed through The Day America Told the Truth by James Patterson and Peter Kim. The book was based on a national survey regarding private morals. Here’s a sampling of one area of responses: Ninety-one percent said they repeatedly lie, both at work and at […]

The Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. —Isaiah 49:13 Hymn writer Thomas Dorsey was singing at a revival in St. Louis when his wife, Nettie, died in childbirth. Within hours, the baby died too. Crushed with grief and feeling abandoned by God, Dorsey vowed to write no more hymns. […]

Let us come before him with thanksgiving.                                —Psalm 95:2 On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower, carrying 102 passengers, sailed from Plymouth, England. On November 11, it dropped anchor on the New England coast at what is now Provincetown, Massachusetts In […]

When he heard this, he became very sad.—Luke 18:23 He came to Jesus with this question: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” “You know the commandments,” Jesus said: “You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.” “All […]