A Word From Joe Barnett
This site is about words.
First, about God’s authoritative, inspired Word.
Second, about my non-authoritative, non-inspired words—nevertheless, written in hope that they will encourage those who read them, and above all that they will point the reader to God’s Word.
Here are the regular features you will find here.
- Today’s Walk in the Word. A brief devotional that appears Monday through Friday. Each entry is based on a single verse of Scripture, followed by my comments related to it, and ending with a summary aphorism. To access the latest devotional click on "Today’s Walk in the Word" below. To access previous messages click on "Archives/A Walk in the Word" in the top menu.
- On My Mind. Messages on varied topics that appear on this site at least once a month. To access the latest entry click on "On My Mind" below. To access previous messages click on "Archives/On My Mind" in the top menu.
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If you find anything here that brings you, or those with whom you share these messages, into a closer relationship with the Lord, I praise God and thank him for permitting our paths to cross.
Thanks for dropping by. I hope you will do so often.
Today's Walk in the Word
To God Alone Be Glory
By Joe Barnett |
Those who walk in pride [God] is able to humble. —Daniel 4:37 No generation has escaped the reproof of Lord Acton’s epigram: “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Nebuchadnezzar was a notorious example, erecting a ninety-foot statue in his own honor and strutting about his palace crowing, “Is not this great […]
But Now
By Joe Barnett |
There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. —Romans 8:1 Minister Ken Stegall says that he would like the two words “But Now” etched on his gravestone. Strange epitaph? Not if you’re acquainted with Stegall’s life-changing teaching about faith and grace. His desired eulogy […]
Container and Content
By Joe Barnett |
We have this treasure in jars of clay. —2 Corinthians 4:7 In my view, one of the most attractive things about Paul is the view he had of himself. He had to defend his apostleship, but did so reluctantly, saying that he refrained from boasting because he […]
Being Transformed
By Joe Barnett |
[We are being transformed] from one degree of glory to another. —2 Corinthians 3:18 For the Christian, there is a change that is instantaneous and a change that is gradual. Salvation is a change of a moment: the change from lost to saved is instantaneous: “Whoever believes and is […]
A Call to Worship
By Joe Barnett |
Worship the Lord with gladness. —Psalm 100:2 Psalm 100 is a call to worship. It is not a call to be a pew-sitter, but a participator. “Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. . . . give thanks to him and praise […]
God Forgives and Uses Sinners
By Joe Barnett |
Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. —Psalm 51:2 Psalm 51 is another of David’s penitential chants. David’s tawdry balcony and bedroom misbehavior is disturbing, disappointing, and disgusting. Could God forgive and use a person of such reprehensible conduct? He could, he did—and he still […]
