Today’s Walk in the Word

Renew a right spirit within me.                   —Psalm 51:10 I RESOLVE to stop dwelling on the past (Isaiah 43:18) I RESOLVE to cultivate the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22–23) I RESOLVE to do to others as […]

[God’s] peace will control the way you think and feel.       —Philippians 4:7 I RESOLVE to be kind and pleasant, regardless of the words or actions of others. I RESOLVE to remember that nothing that troubles me is too small for God’s concern and nothing is too large for him to handle. I […]

The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear.                  —Psalm 27:1 I RESOLVE that no matter how difficult today may be, I will have the courage to try again tomorrow. I RESOLVE to control my attitude as well as my action. I RESOLVE to live […]

[God] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.                  —Ephesians 3:20 I RESOLVE to remember that God is in control. I RESOLVE to remember that God isn’t done with me—that I am a work in progress, not a finished product. I RESOLVE to […]

As we approach a New Year, let’s spend this week exploring Resolutions.   Trust in the Lord with all your heart.                       —Proverbs 3:5 I RESOLVE to be grateful for the Giver, not just for the gifts. I RESOLVE to remain faithful when God doesn’t […]

We have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.             —Matthew 2:2 Charles Schulz’s A Charlie Brown Christmas made its television debut on December 9, 1965. Fearing that quoting the Bible would offend viewers, network officials asked Schulz to omit the “Christmas story.” Schulz refused. […]

Give up your old way of life with all its bad habits.    —Ephesians 4:22 Charles Dickens’ novella, A Christmas Carol, is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, described as “a tight-fisted, wrenching, grasping, scraping, covetous, old sinner!” “Merry Christmas, uncle!” shouts his nephew. “Bah! Humbug!” growls Scrooge. “Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ […]

What do you have that God hasn’t given you?                             —1 Corinthians 4:7 Nativity scenes commonly display a gaggle of shepherds staring at the manger and three wise men presenting gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. There’s a French production that is […]

Give him your [body] as a living sacrifice.                          —Romans 12:1 The Little Drummer Boy is a seasonal favorite, with its oft-repeated drumbeat, “pa rum pum pum pum.” It’s the fictitious tale of a young boy being summoned by the Magi to the scene […]

[God] did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us.     —Romans 8:32 O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi is the love story of Jim and Della, each wanting to give the other a special Christmas gift—but they had no money. Jim’s prized possession is a gold pocket watch; Della’s […]