Today’s Walk in the Word

Greetings, you who are highly favored!                         —Luke 1:28 Angel Gabriel showed up at Mary’s door and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored!” He told the mystified teenager that she would give birth to a son and that he would be great and […]

Noah . . . found favor in the sight of the Lord.                               —Genesis 6:8 Fed up with human corruption, God decided to wipe out the whole rotten bunch. “Noah, however, found favor in the sight of the Lord” (Gn 6:8). […]

[Y]ou are worried and upset about many things.                               —Luke 10:41 Marv pointed to stacks of papers, magazines, and books on his desk, and a mountain of more of the same on his credenza. “I have way too much going on,” […]

[W]ith the measure you use, it will be measured to you.        —Matthew 7:2 Today’s text is a statement that appears three times in three different contexts in your New Testament. Matthew uses it concerning the way you judge others: “[I]n the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with […]

He has also set eternity in the hearts of men.                           —Ecclesiastes 3:11 “[God] has made everything beautiful in its time,” wrote Solomon. Then added: “He has also set eternity in the hearts of men.” Eternity is in our DNA. We want life […]

What do you have that you did not receive?                      —1 Corinthians 4:7 God gave Moses detailed instructions regarding the tabernacle and the priests’ vestments. He told him, “I have filled [Bezalel] with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of […]

God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.           —James 4:6 British New Testament scholar N.T. Wright once opened a lecture saying that he was sure he would say something in his sermon that was wrong. He just had no idea, he said, what it would be. That’s a […]

Come, follow me.  —Matthew 4:19 Your journey with Jesus has its ups and downs. Sometimes you laugh. Sometimes you cry. Sometimes you smile. Sometimes you frown. Sometimes you shout praise. Sometimes you beg for mercy. Sometimes your faith is strong. Sometimes it isn’t. Sometimes you feel his presence. Sometimes you feel all alone. The journey […]

[M]y servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering.                —Matthew 8:6 Your intercession for others moves God to get into the act. We don’t know the name of the centurion who came to Jesus on behalf of his suffering slave. A sidelined slave was considered worthless in […]

[T]ake captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.     —2 Corinthians 10:5 I live in an apartment complex that has trash pickup. There are rules: trash must be in a tied garbage bag, placed inside a specified receptacle, and left outside the front door between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. Ignore the rules […]