Today’s Walk in the Word

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.                  —Jeremiah 1:5 Are you being too hard on yourself? Or too easy? “I’m worthless. I can’t do anything right.” That’s being too hard on yourself. “I messed up. So […]

[B]y his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours.    —2 Thessalonians 1:11 How are you coming on those New Year’s Resolutions? The year is almost half gone, so this might be a good time for a checkup. Regina Brett made ten resolutions, printed each on an index card and tossed them into […]

And now what are you waiting for?                  —Acts 22:16 The late Paul Harvey spun a tale that ran something like this . . . Satan dispatched three of his minions to earth. Their assignment was to talk people out of giving their lives to God. He asked […]

I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.     —Psalm 119:60 Satan sighs: “This one’s a tough customer. She’s doggedly determined to obey God. I don’t think I can win with her . . . unless . . . unless I can get her to put it off.” If Satan can’t get […]

He jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.   —Mark 10:50 As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (that is, the Son of Timaeus), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, […]

He came down at once and welcomed him gladly.           —Luke 19:6 Zacchaeus was perched on a branch in a sycamore tree, hoping to get a look at Jesus, the man everyone was talking about. Jesus spotted him and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your […]

I will follow you wherever you go.                       —Luke 9:57 “Follow me,” Jesus said to two fellows. The first agreed—but wanted to wait until his father’s death (Lk 9:59). The second said, “Yes, Lord, I will come, but first let me ask permission of those […]

Don’t be afraid; just believe.                 —Mark 5:36 Mark 5 reports three miracles that reveal Jesus as hope for the hopeless. They involved a demoniac who was hopelessly insane, a woman who was hopelessly ill, and a father who was hopelessly heartbroken. Neighbors were unable to restrain the […]

One thing you lack.    —Mark 10:21 For over two decades (1980–2001) the jingle “Be all that you can be” hit a psychological bulls-eye as a recruitment tool, appealing to young people to join the Army and become the best they could be. It brings to mind a young man who breathlessly asked Jesus, “What […]

Send her away. —Matthew 15:23  “Tell the woman to go away,” they beseeched Jesus. She had come begging for help for her tormented daughter. She’s a Gentile; get her out of here! “We saw a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us” […]