Today’s Walk in the Word
Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord. —Romans 7:25 You’ve been disappointed with yourself, haven’t you? Why did I do that? Why did I say that? Why did I think that? The apostle Paul, too, was disappointed in his failure to live […]
Look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. —Philippians 2:4 Her grocery cart was packed with enough junk food to clog the arteries of the population of a small town. Seeing the shopper behind her eyeballing her heart-attack-waiting-to-happen grub, she laughed […]
The eyes of the Lord are everywhere. —Proverbs 15:3 As Jacob was about to die, he called a family meeting, summoning his twelve sons to his room. “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come,” he said […]
You forgave the guilt of my sin. —Psalm 32:5 If you wrote a biography of David, how much space would you devote to his adultery with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah? Probably a lot, like the writer of 2 Samuel, who exposed the whole sordid […]
The Philistine cursed David by his gods. —1 Samuel 17:43 Talking tash predates our day by centuries. Goliath started talking smack when confronted by David, a mere boy: “I’ll give your flesh to the birds.” And he “cursed David by his gods. It wasn’t […]
Whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. —John 3:16 John 3:16 may be the best-known verse in the Bible: “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall […]
Be quick to listen, slow to speak. —James 1:19 The bumper sticker caught my eye: “My wife said I never listen to her—or something like that.” Are you a good listener? It’s easy to get in the habit of tuning out when we should be tuning […]
Think about these things. —Philippians 4:8 What was the first thing you thought about when you opened your eyes this morning?—your first thoughts when you started your day? Doctors and dieticians remind you that you are what you eat: your body pays a price for dietary dereliction. Scriptures remind you that you […]
Carry each other’s burdens. —Galatians 6:2 Here is a bouquet of verses that are waiting for you to complete them: Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2). Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but […]
Rejoice in the Lord always. —Philippians 4:4 Sometimes we’re blissfully happy; sometimes we’re not. So, what do we do with Paul’s counsel to rejoice always? If we are convinced that happiness depends on our circumstances, we will do our best to ensure that our conditions are always positive, and ditch […]
