Today’s Walk in the Word

He is not here; he has risen.          —Matthew 28:6 Jesus began his ministry “to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah . . . the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned” (Mt […]

Let God save him, if he wants to.            —Matthew 27:43 The religious leaders mocked Jesus as he hung on the cross (Mt. 27:41–43). “He trusted God,” they said, “so let God save him if he wants to.” Heaven stayed silent. Jesus said he could ask his Father, and he would […]

Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!     —Matthew 27:40 “Those who passed by hurled insults at [Jesus], shaking their heads and saying, ‘You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son […]

Christ died for sins . . . the righteous for the unrighteous.                 —1 Peter 3:18 Turning his bruised and bloody face toward Jesus, the robber asked, “Are you doing this for me?” “Yes. And for that soldier with the club hanging from his belt—the club he’s going […]

Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.                   —1 John 3:16 Many Bible exegetes contend that the cross on which Jesus died was intended for Barabbas, a notorious terrorist who was in custody. It was Pilate’s custom at Passover to free one prisoner, of the people’s […]

You are worth more than many sparrows.                                   —Luke 12:7 Looking out my window on an uncommonly cold morning, I watched a sparrow waging a wing-flapping war with the wind. Life isn’t a continuous succession of fair weather days. […]

Be happy that your names are written in heaven.       —Luke 10:20 Laura Brooks feels fine—but she’s dead: digitally dead, that is. Someone at the Social Security Administration accidentally hit the delete key and zapped her. Laura is dead as a hammer according to the S.S.A. She has company among the tombstones in […]

By grace you have been saved.              —Ephesians 2:5 Do you know the difference between mercy and grace? Mercy abstains from giving us the condemnation that we deserve; grace gives us the salvation that we don’t deserve. God delights to show mercy (Mi 7:18). “He does not treat us as […]

Don’t talk too much.   —Proverbs 10:19 There’s someone you dread talking to face-to-face or on the phone because there’s no way to shut them up. Benjamin Franklin told a story about a hatter who wrote this sentence for a signboard outside his shop: JOHN BROWN MAKES AND SELLS HATS FOR READY MONEY. “Eliminate ‘MAKES […]

It is more blessed to give than to receive                         —Acts 20:35 British historian and author, Paul Johnson, asked a wealthy colleague the reason for his obvious misery. “In the last two years,” said his depressed friend, “the value of my assets has fallen […]