Today’s Walk in the Word

Honor her for all that her hands have done.                             —Proverbs 31:31 Last night, while perusing some files, I came across the names of several people who have significantly impacted my life. Some have held high-profile positions, while others have lived largely […]

Many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.             —John 6:66 Feeling like giving up? Disappointed because things haven’t worked out the way you wanted them to and thought they would? Thinking of turning back to your old life, returning to your old haunts and habits? Jesus […]

Those who exalt themselves will be humbled.                          —Matthew 23:12 Navigating his ship through the storm, the captain thought he was on a collision course with a large vessel he spotted in the distance. He ordered the approaching ship to alter its course ten […]

God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son             —John 3:16 With a world population of more than eight billion, we may be inclined to think that we, one individual, is too insignificant to merit God’s attention and love. As Christians, we don’t claim that […]

Be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate.                                           —1 Peter 3:8 “[God] comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them […]

From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. —John 1:16 A recently certified CPA set out to enlighten his immigrant father. “Dad, your business is a mess,” he said. “You have no inventory procedure. Your accounts-receivables are stuffed in a drawer. You don’t have a bookkeeping system. You have […]

The new creation has come.        —2 Corinthians 5:17 Evolutionists are stumped when asked when the next evolutionary step will occur: when will humanity evolve beyond what it presently is? The Christian view is that it has already happened. In Christ, a new kind of person has appeared: “If anyone is in Christ, […]

Christ died and returned to life.                  —Romans 14:9 I know nothing about the future—or even if there will be a future. I don’t know if human history is presently in ACT I or ACT III—whether our present times are in historical infancy or in old age. But […]

If we confess our sins . . . [God] will forgive us our sins.                      —1 John 1:9 Forgiveness must be accepted as well as offered. A person who admits no guilt senses no need for forgiveness. Approaching God with excuses, pleading “extenuating circumstances” is a […]

Repent and be baptized . . . for the forgiveness of your sins.                   —Acts 2:38 When John the Baptist came on the scene to prepare for the appearance of Jesus, his message was “Repent!” (Mt 3:2). When Jesus began his preaching career, his first sermon was […]