Today’s Walk in the Word

He will wipe away every tear … and death shall be no more.      —Revelation 21:4 You sidestepped it as long as you could. You knew it had to come someday, but avoided talking about it, or even thinking about it. The calendar was running out of pages. You knew that, but didn’t think […]

God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.     —1 Thessalonians 4:14 Saying goodbye is never easy. You cry. You smile. Cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. The story of your life wouldn’t have unfolded so beautifully if that special person hadn’t stepped into it and helped write […]

As I have loved you, so you must love one another.             —John 13:34 Love for family and friends: spouse for spouse, parent for child, child for parent, friend for friend. Easy. And lovely. Love for the less fortunate: the poor, the sick, the sorrowing, the suffering, the down-and-out.  Compassionate. […]

We are convinced that one died for all.                  —2 Corinthians 5:14 Caiaphas was a savvy politician; knew how to read the polls and run the numbers. The Sanhedrin was in a stew. Jesus was drawing a crowd, and that had the court shaking in their sandals, fearing […]

He was called God’s friend.          —James 2:23 “The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend” (Exo. 33:11). In Jehoshaphat’s Temple prayer, he said that Abraham was God’s friend (2 Chron. 20:7). In Isaiah God said it himself, calling him “Abraham my friend,” (Isa. […]

To whom will you compare me?                   —Isaiah 46:5 Here is a graphic comparison between God and gods. Pay special attention to the “carry” words. Listen to me … you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth. Even to your […]

Appoint a king to lead us.       —1 Samuel 8:5 “Appoint a king to lead us,” Israel demanded. Samuel was plenty put out by that, but God told him to go ahead and do it, saying it was Him they were rejecting, not Samuel. The people put their kings in place. God put […]

By faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.      —Hebrews 11:4 Punch the pause button and stare into space just long enough to name three people who have had a major role in shaping your life. They may have joined the ranks of the dear departed, but death has not ended your […]

Get rid of all bitterness.     —Ephesians 4:31 If you’ve been around a spell, you have been mistreated … by a spouse, a parent, a child, a teacher, an employer, a co-worker, a friend. And you’ve probably been waylaid by an agonizing chapter in your life: divorce, failure, betrayal, illness, loss. The natural reaction […]

By this gospel you are saved.      —1 Corinthians 15:2 Gospel means “Good News.” But before there is good news there is bad news. The bad news is that we are sinners: transgressors and trespassers; derelicts and deadbeats; reprobates and renegades; frauds and phonies. You can’t make us good by giving us a good […]