Today’s Walk in the Word

Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.                         —Romans 4:7 In my youth, I pictured God toting a legal-size yellow pad, writing a list of my sins and stumbles. It was terrifying. And it was the wrong view. My Father […]

We have left everything to follow you.                  —Matthew 19:21 How much does it cost? What is it worth? Ask a salesperson either of those questions, and the answer will be the same: they’ll give you the price of the item. But there’s a big difference between the […]

Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness.                                           —John 8:12 Many in Isaiah’s day, as in our own, were walking in darkness. But the prophet saw an approaching light: “The people walking in darkness […]

[God] determines the course of world events.    —Daniel 2:21 New Living Translation “Comfort my people,” God said to Isaiah. So, Isaiah reminds us of God’s power over the powerful. “God brings down rulers and turns them into nothing. They are like flowers freshly sprung up and starting to grow. But when God blows on […]

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.                   —Psalm 121:2 God told Isaiah to “Comfort my people.” So, Isaiah pointed to creation: “Look up to the skies, who created all these stars?” (Is 40:26) Psalm 104 declares that all creation is God’s […]

Before him all the nations are as nothing.                                 —Isaiah 40:17 God commissioned Isaiah: “Comfort my people.” So, Isaiah told them, “The nations are like a drop in a bucket; . . . Before God all the nations are as […]

The Sovereign Lord comes with power.                             —Isaiah 40:10 Current events in Judah were horrifying and depressing. “Comfort my people,” God said to Isaiah. “Lift up your voice with a shout,” he told the prophet. “Say to the towns of Judah, ‘Here […]

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.                                —Isaiah 40:1 God’s people in Isaiah’s day were a lot like us—distressed and depressed about their nation. Their sins had caught up with them, and they were about to pay a high price […]

I thank my God every time I remember you.                                 —Philippians 1:3 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” We’re seeing things that trouble us: unblushing vulgarity, offensive speech, merciless treatment of fellow humans, class […]

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”       —Ecclesiastes 7:10 Are we living in the worst of times? In 64 AD, a fire broke out in Rome that lasted nine days and destroyed three-quarters of the city. It was widely believed that the Roman emperor, Nero, had set the […]