Today’s Walk in the Word

Great and Precious Promises (4)

By Joe Barnett / September 8, 2016 / Comments Off on Great and Precious Promises (4)

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.                    —Jeremiah 29:13 Day 4 Peace Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you … do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid (Jn. 14:27). You […]

Great and Precious Promises (3)

By Joe Barnett / September 7, 2016 / Comments Off on Great and Precious Promises (3)

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.           —Hebrews 10:23 Day 3 Forgiveness Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget how kind he is. He forgives all my sins … As far as the east is from the west, so far […]

Great and Precious Promises (2)

By Joe Barnett / September 6, 2016 / Comments Off on Great and Precious Promises (2)

Does he promise and not fulfill?              —Numbers 23:19 Day 2 Assurance God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble (Ps. 46:1). Trust me in your times of trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory (Ps. 50:15 NLT). Though I walk in […]

Great and Precious Promises (1)

By Joe Barnett / September 5, 2016 / Comments Off on Great and Precious Promises (1)

He has given us his very great and precious promises.                —2 Peter 1:4 For the next five days let’s take a peek at God’s great and precious promises under five headings. Day 1 Guidance Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths (Prov. […]

You Have Been Chosen

By Joe Barnett / September 2, 2016 / Comments Off on You Have Been Chosen

He chose us in him before the creation of the world.      —Ephesians 1:4 John tells us that Jesus was with God in the beginning and had his hand in creation: “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.” Paul tells what happened before creation: “He chose […]

And the Winner Is …

By Joe Barnett / September 1, 2016 / Comments Off on And the Winner Is …

Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.                            —Proverbs 19:21 Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities, was about an era that included the French Revolution. Some terribly bad things happened in those […]

The Final Score

By Joe Barnett / August 31, 2016 / Comments Off on The Final Score

This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.                        —1 John 5:4 Woodrow Wilson said, “I would rather fail in a cause that I know some day will triumph, than win in a cause that I know some day will fail.” […]

One Giant Leap

By Joe Barnett / August 30, 2016 / Comments Off on One Giant Leap

The true light … was coming into the world.                                      —John 1:9 July 20, 1969, is etched in history: the day Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon. More than 600 million people watched as Neil Armstrong became […]

Empty Graves

By Joe Barnett / August 29, 2016 / Comments Off on Empty Graves

He has risen! He is not here.               —Mark 16:6 It was in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel classifieds … “Used tombstone for sale: real bargain for someone named Dingo.” OK, my curiosity piqued … I would really like to know who Dingo was and why the tombstone where they […]

Being Judgmental Bites Back

By Joe Barnett / August 26, 2016 / Comments Off on Being Judgmental Bites Back

In the same way you judge others, you will be judged.        —Matthew 7:1 On boarding the cruise ship he was given the location of his cabin and the name of his cabin mate. After checking out both, he went to the purser’s quarters and asked if he could leave his watch and […]

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