Today’s Walk in the Word

We are more than conquerors through him who loved us.        —Romans 8:37 According to a well-worn story, a member of Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet said at the beginning of the Civil War, “I hope, Mr. President that the Lord is on our side.” Lincoln allegedly replied, “My concern is to make sure that […]

Who is he that condemns?       —Romans 8:34 The first and last verses of Romans 8 bracket the chapter with two breath-taking promises: 1) there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ; 2) nothing can separate us from the love of God. No condemnation! No separation! The chapter peppers its reader […]

If God is for us, who can be against us?                       —Romans 8:31 The battleground where the War Between Good and Evil is fought isn’t a place, it’s a person. On this battleground Paul identifies two forces … The enemy. This terrorist’s weapons are trouble, […]

In all things God works for the good of those who love him.           —Romans 8:28 Many of us first learned this verse in King James language: “all things work together for good to them that love God.” That’s quite a statement coming from a man who had been frequently and […]

The mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.                                  —Romans 8:6 Your financial circumstances may be bleak, your schedule demanding, and your health dubious. Even so, you may be at peace. On the other hand, you may have […]

There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.                  —Romans 8:1 You are a sinner, but you won’t be convicted because Jesus assumed your guilt and took your punishment. Justice demands that you pay the price for your transgressions. But in an act of […]

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.                                —Romans 5:8  Canadian drilling company employee Edward Leonard was kidnapped by ransom-seeking Colombian Marxist guerrillas in 1998. Norbert Reinhart, Leonard’s boss—whom he had never met—paid his ransom. Then he did something […]

Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.                               —Romans 5:4 From the standpoint of human injustice, the day that Jesus died could easily be labeled the worst day in history. Yet it was the day God’s greatest gift of grace […]

He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.                            —Romans 4:25 The resurrection of Jesus was a “But God” moment. Peter on Pentecost: you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death […]

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed.                           —Romans 4:18 You want to scream “No!” when you hear God order Abraham to sacrifice his son as a burnt offering. You see faith at its finest as you watch the heavyhearted patriarch pack his […]