Today’s Walk in the Word

Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past.             —Deuteronomy 32:7 In the eleventh chapter of Hebrews the writer reels off a memory-jogging list of names whose work on earth had ended. Chapter 12 begins, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses … […]

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.         —Proverbs 16:3 Do you make resolutions? Sure you do. You resolve to stop doing something you’re doing, or start doing something you’re not doing. You want to be better and do better. How do you pull that off? Paul […]

We are more than conquerors through him who loved us.          —Romans 8:37 Need a spiritual boost? Here are four questions and answers in Romans 8 that should do the trick … Question:If God is for you, who can be against you? Answer: No one, because God did not spare his own […]

If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone.                            —John 8:7 “Adulteress!” they shrieked. “We caught her. The law says to stone her. What do you say?” “The guy that’s never sinned should throw […]

I who speak to you am he.           —John 4:26 For those who eagerly anticipated the coming of Messiah the good life didn’t begin with once upon a time, but with there will come a time. Misery was made bearable by belief that when Messiah came things would get better. Those […]

I am the light of the world.                  —John 8:12 If your hair has gone gray you’re old enough to remember Carson Robison’s song, Life Gets Teejus, Don’t It? Sun comes up and the sun goes down. The hands on the clock keep goin’ around. I just get […]

One has this gift, another has that.              —1 Corinthians 7:7 Today consciously commit your gift to God: Father, you have given me the gift you have chosen for me. I now commit myself and my gift to you to use when you please, where you please, as you please. […]

We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.                    —Romans 12:6 Moses had a staff. Rahab had a rope. David had a sling. Dorcas had a needle. And then there was the guy that had a donkey that Jesus rode into Jerusalem, and into the […]

Look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.                —Philippians 2:4 Her grocery cart was packed with enough junk food to clog the arteries of half the population of Chicago. Seeing the shopper behind her eyeballing her heart-attack-waiting-to-happen grub, she laughed and said, […]

Be quick to listen, slow to speak.                  —James 1:19 The bumper sticker caught my eye: “My wife says I never listen to her—or something like that.” Are you a good listener? It’s easy to get in the habit of tuning out when we should be tuning in. […]