Today’s Walk in the Word
Each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. —James 1:14 My sister was all the way across the room, minding her own business, when I dropped a platter of spaghetti and meat sauce, dousing the floor, wall, and […]
One has this gift, another has that. —1 Corinthians 7:7 Today, consciously commit your gift to God: Father, you have given me the gift you have chosen for me. I now commit myself and my gift to you to use when you please, where you please, as […]
Teach us to number our days. —Psalm 90:12 Are you living in the past? The future? Or the now? “You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes” (Jas 414). Make this prayer your own: “Teach [me] to number [my] days that [I] may […]
I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. —Acts 13:22 In his uncontrolled lust, David violated five of the Ten Commandments: murder, adultery, stealing, false witness, and covetousness. Weighed on the scales of such sins, how could he be described as a […]
The Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. —Matthew 24:44 Noah was righteous, blameless, and faithful (Gn 6:9). His contemporaries were wicked, evil, and corrupt (Gn 5:5; 6:11). So, “Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord” (Gn 6:8), and God determined to […]
[Satan] is a liar and the father of lies. —John 8:44 Satan baited Eve: “Did God really say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden?’” Eve replied: “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, […]
We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. —Romans 12:6 Moses had a staff. Rahab had a rope. David had a sling. Dorcas had a needle. And then there was the guy who had a donkey that Jesus rode into Jerusalem, and into the hearts […]
Find satisfaction in all [your] toil— this is the gift of God. —Ecclesiastes 3:13 A Cockney gardener was proudly showing a clergyman his magnificent flowers. Becoming irritated with the cleric’s giving God all the praise and the hard-working gardener no credit, he said, “You should ’ave seen this ’ere garden when Gawd ’ad it […]
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. —Genesis 1:31 Scientists continue to advance theories about the origin and development of the universe. Theologically, it is enough for us to know that God created all things, as expressed in the first verse in your Bible: “In the beginning […]
I know your works. —Revelation 2:2 In the second and third chapters of Revelation, the Lord addresses seven letters to seven first-century churches. To each he says, “I know your works” (2:2, 9, 13, 19; 3:1, 8, 15 NKJV). The accounts are historical: written to real churches, in real places, composed of real people. […]
