Today’s Walk in the Word

Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow.                    —Psalm 144:4 Average life expectancy in the U.S. at this writing is 78.7 years. Compressing that to a 12-month calendar, if you are 30 years old, it is April 18; if you are 35, […]

Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.                           —Psalm 141:3 Two of the Ten Commandments censor sins of the tongue: “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain” and […]

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.               —Psalm 139:14 Your heart weighs about a half pound and pumps five quarts of blood through your body every 60 seconds. If you live an average life-span it will beat 2.8 billion times. Your lungs will breathe in […]

You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.                 —Psalm 139:3 The hurricane-tracking graphic commonly seen on TV is cone-shaped. The point of the cone—the hurricane’s present location—is out in the ocean. From that small point the cone’s sides taper […]

You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.                         —Psalm 139:2 There’s an all-seeing eye watching you! Remember that song? It was intended to keep you on the straight-and-narrow. God was watching everything you did, hearing everything […]

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.                            —Psalm 136:1 The bookends of Israel’s forty-year desert trek were unrequested blessings. The first was when they left Egypt and God gave them a dry-ground crossing of the Red Sea. The second was […]

I wait for the Lord … and in his word I put my hope.                                            —Psalm 130:5 “Are we there yet?” “How long ’til Christmas?” Childhood impatience often spills over into adult life. The gap […]

He who watches over you will not slumber.                                      —Psalm 121:3 What keeps you awake? A fractious marriage? A rebellious child? A financial squeeze? A health issue dogging you or someone you love? You want security, stability, trouble-free […]

My help comes from the Lord.                 —Psalm 121:2 When anxiety pays an unwelcome visit, it’s good to have a few calming Bible verses at your fingertips. Here’s a short collection. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble (Ps. 46:1). Cast your cares on […]

Hear my voice in accordance with your love.                                —Psalm 119:149 “How was your day?” he asked. So she told him—told him about the dead battery, the toilet that backed up, their daughter’s broken glasses. Mr. fix-it told her how to […]