Today’s Walk in the Word

When morning came, there was Leah!                        —Genesis 29:25 If there is a Women’s Hall of Fame, Sarah is in it. So is Rebecca. Rachel, too. But Leah isn’t. Leah, the unremarkable, unloved, unwanted woman. Leah was the patsy in Laban’s wedlock deception of Jacob. […]

The Lord knows those who are his.                  —2 Timothy 2:19 God knows everything about you. But he doesn’t just know about you; he knows you: “Now that you know God—or rather are known by God” (Gal 4:9). There’s a difference between knowing about a person and really […]

Do not repay anyone evil for evil.                 —Romans 12:17 One of the hardest things you will ever do is forgive someone who has intentionally hurt you. The human impulse is to retaliate, even the score, get revenge. But revenge is too hot for humans to handle. Drop […]

In due season we will reap, if we do not give up.                                    —Galatians 6:9 In your King James Bible, there is this two-word description of a man: “he endured.” The New International Version has it: “he persevered.” The […]

[I have] plans to give you hope and a future.                              —Jeremiah 29:11 While waiting to get my flu and COVID shots, I got to thinking about how thankful I am for those who have developed vaccines that have stopped numerous diseases […]

As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him.                 —2 Corinthians 3:18 You slipped up. Said something you shouldn’t have said. Did something you shouldn’t have done. Thought something you shouldn’t have thought. You’re discouraged, ashamed. Why did I say […]

[Jesus] loved me and gave himself for me.                            —Galatians 2:20 “Christ lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Commenting on […]

Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up.       —Acts 3:7 One afternoon Peter and John went to the temple, where they encountered a cripple who asked them for money. Peter told him, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of […]

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.                            —Mark 4:7 Jesus told a story about a farmer scattering seed in his field. Same seed. Different soil. Different results. He said the seed is the word, and the soils […]

Do not remove the ancient landmark which your fathers have set.            —Proverbs 22:28 I’m looking at a portrait of my father. In many ways, my world is very different from his. Fashions and fads have changed. Ways of communication have changed. But I’m thinking of the problems and poverty he […]