Today’s Walk in the Word
Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees. —Psalm 119:33 Irv Gordon’s 1966 Volvo clocked its 3 millionth mile in September 2013, the most miles ever driven by a single-owner of a non-commercial vehicle, said Guinness. Asked the secret of his car’s longevity, […]
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. —Romans 12:6 In his book, The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren proposed five core purposes of human existence: Worship: knowing and loving God. Fellowship: belonging to God’s family. Discipleship: growing […]
The troubles we see will soon be over. —2 Corinthians 4:18 NLT You can deal with trouble, disappointment, and pain as long as you have hope. Give up hope, and you give up. God offers the only hope that has an “eternal” guarantee—it’s in a small nest of three things […]
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. —Jeremiah 1:5 Aptitude Tests and Career Coaches identify personality traits, skills, and interests, from which they suggest vocational fits. But this is clear: you can’t advance while looking […]
I am he who blots out your transgressions . . . and remembers your sins no more. —Isaiah 43:25 The director of an English mental hospital said, “I could dismiss half of my patients tomorrow if they could be assured of forgiveness.” Most of us have […]
Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. —Deuteronomy 32:7 In the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, the writer reels off a memory-jogging list of names whose work on earth had ended. Chapter 12 begins, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses . […]
Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. —John 19:16 Pontius Pilate was impaled on the horns of a dilemma, torn between integrity and political heat. On the one hand, he knew Jesus was innocent […]
Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness. —Matthew 6:33 Matthew 6:25–34 is Jesus’ brief homily about worry. He says don’t do it. His prohibition of worry about material things is not a forbiddance of forethought, but of anxious thought. Don’t misunderstand […]
First I prayed to the God of heaven. —Nehemiah 2:4 Nehemiah was an exile in Babylon when visitors from Judah arrived and told him that Jerusalem was in shambles and the people were in disgrace. In despair over the condition of his nation, he wept, […]
We have come to worship him. —Matthew 2:2 The birth of Jesus drew worshipers from near and far. The shepherds came from nearby fields, just a hop, skip, and jump from Bethlehem. The Magi came from Persia (present-day Iran), a thousand-mile jaunt. Their differences were vast: Racially, the shepherds […]
