Today’s Walk in the Word

His heart was not fully devoted to the Lord.                                         —1 Kings 11:4 “They can’t finish!” is a frequent beef when a sports team is on a losing streak. They start strong, but sputter to a […]

You are the man! —2 Samuel 12:7 David was livid. Nathan had just told him about the despicable act of a rich rancher. Instead of butchering one of his hundreds of head of livestock, when it came time to set the table for a visiting friend he climbed the fence and stole the only lamb […]

The battle is the Lord’s. —1 Samuel 17:47 Once upon a time a shepherd boy with a sling and five rocks faced-off with a giant. You’re not jumping to the end of this entry to see what happened, because you already know. It’s a well-known story about a nearly-unarmed, nearly-naked kid taking on a nine-foot, […]

This day the Lord will hand you over to me.                                  —1 Samuel 17:46 If David had known that for thousands of years he would be praised as a hero for his skirmish with Goliath, he would have protested—because the […]

I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty.                                                    —1 Samuel 17:45 Eighty times—every morning and every evening for 40 days—the giant Goliath strutted into the valley and […]

Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.              —1 Samuel 16:7 Physical beauty isn’t a vice, but it is a danger—to both the one who has it and to the one who observes it. The one who has it is susceptible to arrogance and […]

She found herself working in a field belonging to Boaz.                                                              —Ruth 2:3 You do what you have to do. For Ruth that meant scavenging the […]

In those days … everyone did as he saw fit.                                    —Judges 17:6 Micah was less than a son should be and his mother less than a mother should be. She hired a silversmith to cast an idol for […]

Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.                                                 —Joshua 23:14 Have you ever boarded an airplane without knowing the pilot? Climbed into the back seat of a taxi without knowing […]

How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land?                        —Joshua 18:3 Two things must be done to achieve success and happiness. You must let go of the past. There is nothing you can do to change it. You may […]