Today’s Walk in the Word

Do to others what you would have them do to you.         —Matthew 7:12 Confucius put the Golden Rule in negative form: “Do not to others what you would not wish done to yourself.” So did Rabbi Hillel. Asked by a prospective convert to state the whole law while he stood on […]

Let your light shine.    —Matthew 5:16 Every time you walk out the door you leave an impression behind. Is it a care-less impression that says, “I couldn’t care less about your day”? Or a care-more impression that says, “I care more for you than you’ll ever know”? The impression you leave on the other […]

You are the light of the world.              —Matthew 5:14 Every person you encounter today will be different as a result of hobnobbing with you. She will leave up in the clouds or down in the dumps; he will leave pumped-up or pushed-down; they will leave encouraged or discouraged, blessed […]

Guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.    —Proverbs 4:23 Today won’t leave you as it found you. It will leave you better or worse—more congenial or more cantankerous, more caring or more insensitive, more judgmental or more tolerant. It will leave you with faith, hope, and love enlarged or diminished. What […]

This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.             —Psalm 118:24 The first half of today’s text belongs to God. He did the heavy lifting; birthed this brand new day, gift-wrapped it, and delivered it to your door. The second half of […]

Set a guard over my mouth.                 —Psalm 141:3 Gossip insinuates that we are a cut above the person we’re trashing. It may make us feel superior, but it doesn’t make us superior. Jesus charged us to extract the two-by-four from our own eye before presumptuously reaching to […]

Do not slander one another.      —James 4:11 Henry Ward Beecher received an anonymous letter consisting of one word: “Fool!” “I’ve received quite a few letters from people who forgot to sign their name,” Beecher said, “but this is the first one I ever got from someone who signed his name and forgot the […]

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us.               —1 John 3:1 Infancy. Childhood. Adolescence. Through it all your parents loved you. Not because you were good. Not because you were obedient. Not because you were beautiful. Not because you were brilliant. But because you were […]

Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you.           —Psalm 50:15 You say: I can’t go on. God says: My grace is sufficient for you (2 Cor. 12:9). You say; I’m tired. God says: I will give you rest (Matt. 11:28). You say: I can’t do it. […]

Do not judge, and you will not be judged.                               —Luke 6:37 Here are five resolutions that will cue you to make a U-turn when you catch yourself sloshing around in judgmental mud … 1. I resolve to remember that I […]