Today’s Walk in the Word

Please pray for me.   —Ephesians 6:19 “More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of,” wrote British poet Alfred Tennyson. Paul opened his letter to the Ephesians saying that he was praying for them (1:16) and closed it asking them to pray for him (6:19). Does it come as a shock that […]

Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.                    —Mark 10:43 Martin Luther King Jr. preached one of his stem-winder sermons based on Jesus’ words, “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.” “Everybody can be great,” said King, “because everybody […]

The glory of the One and Only.                     —John 1:14 In 47 BC, Julius Caesar led his Roman troops to a five-day rout of the Pontic army. Caesar’s Latin declaration of victory was brief: “Veni, vidi, vici”—“I came, I saw, I conquered.” Eighty years later, those […]

The intelligent person restrains his words.                                —Proverbs 17:27 The late President Harry Truman had a temper but disciplined himself to exercise restraint. He had a rule that any letter he wrote in anger had to sit on his desk for […]

The Spirit himself intercedes for us.                      —Romans 8:26 On his way downtown to pick up his wife, John Banks—using voice-messaging—texted her: “Where would you like me to meet you, old gal?” His cell phone misunderstood and sent the words “old cow.” I revisit these daily […]

The tongue of the wise brings healing.                         —Proverbs 12:18 The Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was dedicated on November 19, 1863. Featured speaker, Edward Everett, a former congressman, governor, and president of Harvard, opened the ceremony with a two-hour speech. President Abraham […]

Pray in the Spirit . . . with all kinds of prayers.                                       —Ephesians 6:18 Three-part prayer includes prayer, petition, and thanksgiving. Prayer is approaching God with reverence, devotion, and praise, recognizing his omniscience and omnipotence—acknowledging that […]

[God] planned . . . that [you] should be adopted as his own [child].             —Ephesians 1:5 I asked my friend Rex how he felt about having been adopted. “I feel special,” he said. “Have you ever wondered who your real parents are?” I asked. “These are my real parents,” […]

In God I trust; I will not be afraid.                          —Psalm 56:4 When Chinese forces surrounded “Chesty” Puller’s Marines at Chosin, he said, “They’re on our left, they’re on our right, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us—they can’t get away this time.” […]

If you want to be My disciple, it will cost you everything.             —Luke 14:33 Jesus’ words were offensive to some, and “many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him” (Jn 6:66). I can’t feel a connection, for I know none of the individual stories—many turned away. […]