Today’s Walk in the Word

Immeasurably More

By Joe Barnett / October 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Immeasurably More

[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 […]

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Hide-and-Seek

By Joe Barnett / October 16, 2025 / Comments Off on Hide-and-Seek

They 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 […]

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Keep Growing and Going

By Joe Barnett / October 15, 2025 / Comments Off on Keep Growing and Going

We 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 […]

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God Doesn’t Cotton to Grumbling

By Joe Barnett / October 14, 2025 / Comments Off on God Doesn’t Cotton to Grumbling

Do 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 […]

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Faith is a Gift

By Joe Barnett / October 13, 2025 / Comments Off on Faith is a Gift

You 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 […]

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Encourage Someone Today

By Joe Barnett / October 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Encourage Someone Today

Carry 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 […]

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Your Unique Life

By Joe Barnett / October 9, 2025 / Comments Off on Your Unique Life

All 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 […]

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Whatcha Got There?

By Joe Barnett / October 8, 2025 / Comments Off on Whatcha Got There?

Bring 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 […]

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A Holy Habit

By Joe Barnett / October 7, 2025 / Comments Off on A Holy Habit

One 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 […]

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Be Captive or Take Captive

By Joe Barnett / October 6, 2025 / Comments Off on Be Captive or Take Captive

Take 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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