Today’s Walk in the Word

[Forgive] each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.     —Ephesians 4:32 General James Oglethorpe was infuriated by an abrasive comment by one of his comrades. When the offender apologized and asked forgiveness, Oglethorpe snapped, I never forgive!” “Then I hope,” mulled his aide, “that you never sin.” Where would we stand with […]

I will trust and not be afraid.                —Isaiah 12:2 News outlets deliver a continuous stream of wild-eyed crazies massacring schoolchildren, shooting up theaters, planting bombs where people work and play. They display nutcase leaders flexing their muscles and annihilating their enemies. This endless recital of horror feeds fear. […]

Go into the king’s presence to beg for mercy.                                    —Esther 4:8 When we think of big happenings, we associate them with big people like Abraham, Moses, and David. And Esther, the strikingly beautiful Jewess who was chosen to […]

When morning came, there was Leah!                        —Genesis 29:25 If there is a Women’s Hall of Fame, Sarah is in it. So is Rebecca. Rachel, too. But Leah isn’t. Leah, the unremarkable, unloved, unwanted woman. Leah was the patsy in Laban’s wedlock deception of Jacob. […]

The Lord knows those who are his.                  —2 Timothy 2:19 God knows everything about you. But he doesn’t just know about you; he knows you: “Now that you know God—or rather are known by God” (Gal 4:9). There’s a difference between knowing about a person and really […]

Do not repay anyone evil for evil.                 —Romans 12:17 One of the hardest things you will ever do is forgive someone who has intentionally hurt you. The human impulse is to retaliate, even the score, get revenge. But revenge is too hot for humans to handle. Drop […]

In due season we will reap, if we do not give up.                                    —Galatians 6:9 In your King James Bible, there is this two-word description of a man: “he endured.” The New International Version has it: “he persevered.” The […]

[I have] plans to give you hope and a future.                              —Jeremiah 29:11 While waiting to get my flu and COVID shots, I got to thinking about how thankful I am for those who have developed vaccines that have stopped numerous diseases […]

As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him.                 —2 Corinthians 3:18 You slipped up. Said something you shouldn’t have said. Did something you shouldn’t have done. Thought something you shouldn’t have thought. You’re discouraged, ashamed. Why did I say […]

[Jesus] loved me and gave himself for me.                            —Galatians 2:20 “Christ lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Commenting on […]