Today’s Walk in the Word

Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you.                —Psalm 50:15 The promise of presence. When you feel alone, friendless, and forsaken, you’re not. You may be isolated by geography, circumstance, or sin—but he is near. He invites you to call upon him, and promises deliverance […]

Do not be overawed when a man grows rich.                                         —Psalm 49:16 Satan hasn’t encountered much resistance in enticing humans to focus on money—even conning us into using it as our standard of judgment. “What’s he […]

Man, despite his riches, does not endure.                            —Psalm 49:12 Death is the great equalizer: it treats rich and poor the same. Psalm 49 highlights the short-lived glory of fame and fortune. To paraphrase its points: All the money in the world cannot […]

Let me know how fleeting is my life.                              —Psalm 39:4 Would a review of your schedule reveal chunks of time that could be better used? Americans, on average, spend four hours a day watching TV—half as much time as they spend […]

I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin.                  —Psalm 39:1 Bullying is not harmless; it is brutal. The number one cause of teen suicide is bullying by speech. “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Prov. 18:21). “Sticks and stones may break […]

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.                                                  —Psalm 37:7 Try these “wait” verses on for size. You’ll find one that fits. Wait for the Lord, and he will […]

Trust in the Lord.     —Psalm 37:3 “Martha, Martha,” Jesus gently chided, “you are worried and upset about many things” (Lk. 10:41). Psalm 37 opens with these words: “Do not fret.” John Wesley said, “I dare no more fret than curse.” How do you free yourself from fretting? Here is the short answer: keep […]

From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind.                —Psalm 33:13 Watching a Little League game is fun. Watching the parents at a Little League game is even more fun. Their eyes are focused on one thing—their kid. They love that child. He drops a fly ball, […]

Be strong and take heart.            —Psalm 31:24 We are perplexed because we don’t know why things happen as they do, but we don’t give up and quit … We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going … we never give up (2 Cor. 4:8-9, 16 TLB). […]

O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.          —Psalm 30:12 Today let’s think deliverance. Deliverance from frightening times that had good endings. Your biopsy revealed malignancy. But they caught it in time. Your child was in a serious accident. But she survived. Your spouse was wheeled into the operating room […]