Today’s Walk in the Word

What shall I do with Jesus?         —Matthew 27:22 I’m fiercely loyal to certain teams. No matter who they’re playing, I want them to win. But sometimes two teams are going at it, and I don’t care who wins; neither is my team. I’m neutral. I don’t have a dog in that […]

He went away and hanged himself.                   —Matthew 27:5 What happened to Judas after he betrayed Jesus? “He was seized with remorse” (Mt 27:3). There is a “before” and “after” to sin. “Pre-sin” promises advantages: prosperity, position, pleasure. “Post-sin” delivers results: guilt, regret, remorse. Judas’s greedy pre-sin […]

How long, Lord?   —Psalm 13:1 It’s a lonely hike when you lose your beloved companion and must walk the path alone that you two traveled for so long together. And it’s a lonely room when ill health comes for a visit and refuses to leave. “How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? . […]

[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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]