Today’s Walk in the Word

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 […]

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 […]