Today’s Walk in the Word

Be constant in prayer.     —Romans 12:12 Paul was big on intercessory prayer—both outgoing and incoming. It was a constant in his Paul-to-church letters. He told the Romans that he was praying for them (1:9–10)—and he asked them to pray for him (15:30). He told the Ephesians that he was praying for them (1:16–17)—and […]

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord.                          —Romans 16:12 George Roche defined heroism as “an ‘extraordinary’ act of goodness, performed by an ‘ordinary’ person.” We tend to put exceptionally talented people on the pedestal of super saints. But […]

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.        —Matthew 13:44 In February 2013, a couple, known only as John and Mary, discovered eight rusted cans on their California property. There were 1,427 coins in the cans, dating from 1847 to 1894. The stash had a face value of $27,980, […]

[The tongue] is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.        —James 3:8 Diotrephes was a dictatorial church leader who insisted on being top dog. The apostle John exposed three of his sins: he refused hospitality to missionaries, he drove those who opposed him out of the church, and he was a malicious […]

There is no one righteous, not even one.                                —Romans 3:10 Callous religious leaders hauled a humiliated woman to the front of a group Jesus was teaching. Rudely interrupting him, they said, “This woman was caught in the act of adultery. […]

Pray that I may proclaim it clearly.                   —Colossians 4:4 Paul asked the Colossians to pray that God would open a door for his message (Col 4:3). Even though he was in prison, his primary concern was that his testimony about Christ would find a receptive audience—that […]

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you.          —Ezekiel 36:26 On February 25, 2017, 33-year-old Mike Cohen woke up at Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center in San Diego with a new heart beating in his chest. The donor was 32-year-old Navy flight surgeon James Mazzuchelli, the victim […]

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger . . . be put away from you.     —Ephesians 4:31 Jerry Kramer played for the Green Bay Packers in the first two Super Bowls, both of which they won. He was selected as an All-Pro five times and nominated for induction into the Hall of Fame […]

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ.                               —2 John 3 Grace. Mercy. Peace. Incomparable gifts. Grace is the undeserved favor of God. Mercy is the unmerited compassion of God. Peace is the unequaled gift of […]

While they are still speaking I will hear.                             —Isaiah 65:24 When Samuel Morse crossed the ocean from America to Europe, it took three months for his mother to receive his first letter. Knowing she would be worried sick, he wanted to […]