Today’s Walk in the Word
Be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt! —Joshua 1:9 TLB Don’t doubt that God has a plan for your life. “One who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord” (Jas 1:6–7). God won’t give […]
This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. —Psalm 118:24 The first half of today’s text belongs to God. He did the heavy lifting; birthed this brand-new day, gift-wrapped it, and delivered it to your door. The second half of the […]
These are written that you may believe. —John 20:31 John records seven of Jesus’ miracles (signs): Turning water into wine (2:1–11) Healing a nobleman’s son (4:46–54) Healing a paralytic (5:1–15) Feeding the 5,000 (6:5–14) Walking on water (6:16–21) Healing a […]
God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. —Psalm 66:19 It was a Saturday afternoon. I was chatting with a neighbor who was out for a walk with her daughter. She said something to the child, who put her hands over her ears. The lady said, “That’s what she does […]
Rid yourselves of all malice. —1 Peter 2:1 “Rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander” (1 Pt 2:1). If you want a good starting place for removing the garbage from your life, take malice to the dumpster. Malice indicates a desire to hurt […]
Be holy, for I am holy. —1 Peter 1:16 Justin Martyr’s First Apology (his defense of Christianity) was addressed to Emperor Antoninus Pius, challenging the emperor to examine the exemplary purity of Christians. “As He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is […]
Set a guard over my mouth. —Psalm 141:3 Gossip insinuates that we are a cut above the person we’re trashing. It may make us feel superior, but it doesn’t make us superior. Jesus charged us to remove the two-by-four from our own eye before presumptuously reaching to flick a […]
You do not know what will happen tomorrow. —James 4:14 When blind Bartimaeus rolled out of bed that morning, he had no idea that this would be the day that changed his life. It was just another […]
Put yourselves to the test. —2 Corinthians 13:5 TEV “God, change me!” is too generic. If you need to change, be specific. Tell God what you want to change. Nothing becomes transformative until it becomes specific. You can’t solve a problem until you identify it. Where do you need a reset? Where do you want […]
He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion. —Philippians 1:6 Peter denied knowing Jesus. Suddenly, as guards herded Jesus through the courtyard, he “turned and looked straight at Peter” (Lk 22:61). Devastating! As he did for Peter, Jesus does two things for you when you fail. He prays for […]
