Today’s Walk in the Word

If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples.             —John 8:31 It consists of only two letters—but “If” is a very big word. It speaks to conditions that we must meet if we are to receive the promises of God. The Lord doesn’t insist on our obedience. […]

Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.                      —John 7:38 A river reaches places that its source never knows. It overcomes barriers, sometimes even going underground and dropping out of sight for miles, only to gush to the surface again at some […]

My peace I give you.       —John 14:27 When Jesus told his disciples he would soon leave them, he said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. . . . Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (Jn 14:27) After his crucifixion, those disciples were […]

I can lie down and sleep soundly.                    —Psalm 4:8 Ralph kept a baseball bat beside the bed. He’d never used it, but it helped Sandra, his fearful wife, sleep. One night she heard a noise, shook Ralph, and sent him to investigate. He picked up his […]

From the beginning God chose you.             —2 Thessalonians 2:13 You’re on God’s team. And you weren’t the last kid to be picked. He chose you before the creation of the world (Eph 1:4). When he started putting his team together, he pointed at you and said, this one is […]

Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light.           —Luke 12:3 Coronavirus had shuttered services at Bertha’s church, so she was live-streaming a sermon on Sunday morning. The minister was lamenting how depersonalized life had become. He said, “A person doesn’t even need to go to […]

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous.                                     —1 Peter 3:12 When I first tried to talk to the two-year-old next door, he covered his eyes with his hands. His mother explained that he was bashful, […]

His mercy endures forever.              —Psalm 136:1 Ours is a culture of disposables. Much of what we purchase is designed to be used, then tossed: beverage bottles, paper plates, plastic eating utensils—also the grocery bag in which you brought them home and the pen with which you signed the credit […]

It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.       —Luke 5:31 Landfills are choking on discarded mattresses. Tim Keenan saw it as a business opportunity. He hired a dozen people to extract the dumped bedding components for recycling: foam, fabric, springs. Colorado Springs journalist Bill Vogrin wrote: “Of all […]

Encourage the timid, help the weak.            —1 Thessalonians 5:14 In Romans 12, Paul wrote, “We have different gifts.” Then he named some of them: serving, teaching, leading, giving, and encouraging. Most of those gifts are limited. One is unlimited. Teaching is a wonderful gift, but not everyone can do it—and […]