Today’s Walk in the Word
[God] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. —Ephesians 3:20 God shapes the manuscripts of our lives in various ways: Sometimes he makes minor revisions. Sometimes he skips minor revisions and goes for major makeovers. Sometimes he adds or deletes a chapter here and […]
Read MoreThey hid from the Lord God. —Genesis 3:8 Kids love to play hide-and-seek. It’s a fun game. But the first game of hide-and-seek was anything but fun. After their disobedience, Adam and Eve were terrified when they heard the sound of God walking in the garden. So, they hid […]
Read MoreWe will reap a harvest if we do not give up. —Galatians 6:9 You don’t have to page through your old high school yearbook to remember who was Number One. But the “Most Likely to Succeed” often flame out […]
Read MoreDo everything without grumbling. —Philippians 2:14 The Israelites escaped oppressive slavery and headed for the Promised Land. They were barely around the first bend in the road when they started grumbling: nasty water, bad food, incompetent leadership. “When [God] heard them his anger was aroused” (Nm 11:1). They […]
Read MoreYou are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. —Matthew 16:16 “Who do you say I am?” Jesus asked. With unequivocal certainty, Peter responded, “You are the Messiah!” It wasn’t because he was uncommonly intelligent or had an advanced degree in theology that Peter answered as he did. Jesus said, “This was […]
Read MoreCarry each other’s burdens. —Galatians 6:2 Some scriptures wait on us for their fulfillment. For instance, the words “encourage one another and build each other up” (1 Thes 5:11) just sit on the page until we act on them and make them come alive. Here’s something you can do […]
Read MoreAll the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. —Psalm 139:16 Albert Einstein said, “Our situation on this earth seems strange. Every one of us appears here involuntarily and uninvited for a […]
Read MoreBring them here to me. —Matthew 14:18 The sun was setting. Stomachs were growling. And they were miles away from the markets. The disciples urged Jesus to dismiss the service and send the hungry crowd away. Jesus said, “Give them something to eat.” What?! Go buy food for thousands?! They had neither time […]
Read MoreOne of [Jesus’] disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray.’ —Luke 11:1 I attend a church that persistently urges each member to read their Bible every day; a wonderful emphasis. After all, God speaks to us through his Word. Nor is it a one-way conversation. God speaks to […]
Read MoreTake captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. —2 Corinthians 10:5 Alistair Begg said the emotions of bitterness, resentment, and self-pity are “silent killers” that will “slowly strangle our faith and spill over into malice.” Paul told the Ephesians to “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger . . . […]
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