Today’s Walk in the Word

The Lord will guide you always.                   —Isaiah 58:11 Has your GPS ever sent you on a weird course? Mine has. I recently voiced an address—I knew the way to the area, but not the specific location in that neighborhood. I got wacky directions from the get-go. […]

Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.                  —Deuteronomy 31:8 “If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a hundred times!” Once, when my mother said that, I smart-mouthed, “If I’ve heard you say that once, I’ve heard you say it a hundred times.” Believe me, I […]

You will keep in perfect peace those [who] trust in you.         —Isaiah 26:3 How’re you doing? “Well, except for . . .” If you can finish that sentence, you’re not OK. Worrying and Complaining are twin sisters that keep us on edge. Is there any way to defeat these sister-sins? Yes. […]

You will take me into glory.             —Psalm 73:24 Psalm 73 specifies Asaph’s problem—and its solution. The problem. Asaph’s problem is not uncommon: “My feet had almost slipped . . . for I envied the arrogant when I saw [their] prosperity” (vv. 2–3). Asaph was jealous of the fat cats. […]

We brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.                  —1 Timothy 6:7 Cagey advertisers have brainwashed us into believing that happiness is regulated by conditions. In other words, happiness is determined by such things as health, wealth, or marriage—leaving us wondering why […]

My sheep listen to my voice.                —John 10:27 In 2005, the Associated Press reported that in Istanbul, Turkey, a sheep jumped from a cliff to its death—and that fifteen hundred more sheep followed. Turkish shepherds had left the sheep to graze while they went to breakfast. Jesus identifies […]

Show me the way I should go.                —Psalm 143:8 I’m going to recommend a fourteen-word prayer to you. But first this . . . Being unfamiliar with the area, I knew the name of the store, but not the location. I asked a gentleman at a convenience store, […]

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.                     —2 Peter 3:18 Pablo Casals, one of the greatest cellists of all time, was still practicing and playing in his 90s. An interviewer asked, “Mr. Casals, you are ninety-three years old, why […]

We do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord.    —2 Corinthians 4:5 Christopher Locke trolls for discarded instruments—trumpets, trombones, and French horns—which he fashions into amplifiers for iPhones and iPads, transforming them into speakers that resemble the phonographs of the late 1800s. Locke says music played through his AnalogTelePhonographers has a “cleaner, richer, […]

May the Lord of peace himself give you peace.                         —2 Thessalonians 3:16 Here are two short sentences that make it impossible for anyone to hijack your peace without your consent: 1) I have the right to choose. 2) I choose peace. When someone […]