Today’s Walk in the Word

Love each other as brothers and sisters.                 —Romans 12:10 You didn’t choose me. I didn’t choose you. But God chose us both, so we are family. Do we have differences? Sure. Differences can lead to divisiveness—but don’t have to. There are some to the “right” and some […]

The Lord bless you and keep you.               —Numbers 6:24 Some churches close their services reciting the benediction of Numbers 6:24-26. The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and […]

“I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord.    —Jeremiah 29:11 “Your prayer has been heard,” angel Gabriel told Zechariah—“Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son” (Lk 1:13). The old couple had given up that dream long ago—hadn’t prayed that prayer in years. But it had been heard back then and […]

This man is my chosen instrument. —Acts 9:15 Deceiver Cheater Adulterer Denier Persecuter Match these names with the word above that describes them: David, Paul, Jacob, Abraham, Peter. These single-word epitaphs could have been chiseled on their gravestones, but weren’t, because each was forgiven and used. Jacob was on the lam, running away from the […]

Go with the strength you have. —Judges 6:14 The greeting to Gideon was laughable: “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior” (Jgs 6:12). Mighty warrior? “My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe,” Gideon protested, “and I am the least in my entire family.” “Go with the strength you have,” the Lord said, “I […]

First I prayed to the God of heaven.             —Nehemiah 2:4 Nehemiah had a good job as the king’s cupbearer, but he was depressed. Jerusalem, where his ancestors were buried, was in shambles: its wall flattened, its gates burned, its citizens dejected. He wanted to go to Jerusalem and rebuild, […]

Happy are those . . . who don’t go where sinners go.         —Psalm 1:1 Maybe it’s because I live in Houston, Texas, where flooding isn’t a matter of “if” but “when,” that I found the name of a street in Santa Barbara, California, intriguing. The street name is “Salsipuedes”—Spanish for “leave […]

You will call out, and the Lord will answer. You will cry out, and he will say, “Here I am.”                               —Isaiah 58:9 Thirty-three-year-old Dr. Mark Ashton Smith, a lecturer from Cambridge University, capsized his kayak in treacherous waters off the […]

Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance.    —2 Corinthians 2:14 Sitting on the outside deck of a café in Dover, England, author Rita Snowden was suddenly aware of a delightful smell. She asked her waiter where it was coming from. He said it was from some of the people walking by, who […]

If you are thirsty, come!   —Revelation 22:17 It’s deceptively easy to convince ourselves that God is number one in our life when the way we spend our time and resources says he isn’t. When we stray from him, he continually calls us back. If you’re feeling a spiritual hunger and thirst, here’s God’s invitation: […]