Today’s Walk in the Word

Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.        —Mark 13:33 Jesus is coming again. That is certain. Nobody knows when. That is equally certain. “You do not know on what day your Lord will come” (Mt. 24:42). That hasn’t deterred date-setters. There’s a long list of self-declared prophets who […]

Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God.    —Deuteronomy 8:11 When Moses delivered his valedictory to Israel he charged them to remember how God had blessed them; then gave them fair warning that when they became prosperous, built ritzy houses, and wined and dined in luxury, they would be in danger […]

Do this … in remembrance of me.        —1 Corinthians 11:25 In preparation for their exodus from Egypt, Moses ordered each Israelite family to kill a lamb, brush its blood on the doorframe of their house, then roast the lamb and eat it with bitter herbs and bread made without yeast—the Passover meal. […]

When the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman.                —Galatians 4:4 Only a few were aware of Jesus’ birth—just a cluster of shepherds and a clan of stargazers. But what a night it was. It was the night the world had been waiting […]

So that you may know that you have eternal life.       —1 John 5:13 General Motors worked for years to build a Safecar that would insure occupant-safety in a 100 mph crash. They never got there. In a final report, GM engineer William Larson said if the car crashed into a solid barrier […]

The Lord is near to all who call on him.                  —Psalm 145:18 When the gas gauge warns that you’re dangerously low on fuel, you stop and fill the tank . . . or pay the price. Sometimes we get spiritually stranded on the side of the road […]

Blessed are the peacemakers.          —Matthew 5:9 Rodney King’s name is etched in memory; his brutal beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 sparked one of the most violent race riots in US history. Rodney was awarded $3.8 million, but within a few years was broke. He couldn’t beat the demons of […]

For this I came into the world.                 —John 18:37 Scottish runner Eric Liddell withdrew from his favored-to-win 100 meter race in the 1924 Paris Olympics because it was scheduled for Sunday; his religious convictions prohibited him from running on Sunday. He switched to the Friday 400 meter […]

When we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.        —Romans 5:6  “When we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly . . . While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:6, 8). This text has our names scribbled in the margin. Maybe we could make sense of […]

Righteousness and peace kiss each other.                        —Psalm 85:10 Inner peace sometimes seems elusive, and is often pursued by counterproductive conduct. Some seek peace in escape. The escape of choice may be drugs, alcohol, an affair; even a hobby or work. The pursuit of peace […]