Today’s Walk in the Word

They did not understand.                 —Luke 9:45 “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you,” Jesus said. The disciples listened . . . but “they did not understand” (Lk 9:44, 45). Sometimes our spiritual journey takes us down a path marked “Unknown,” which activates an exasperated, […]

Be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.               —Philippians 2:3 Political campaigns bring out the worst in people: slander is rampant, character is vilified, truth is distorted. You wouldn’t let a ten-year-old get away with the name-calling and finger-pointing that litters the campaign trail. Candidates […]

When David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep.                          —Acts 13:36 If there had been just one different husband-wife match-up in your genealogical tree, you wouldn’t be here. But here you are! At this specific time, in this specific […]

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed.                                    —Romans 4:18 We see faith at its finest when we watch the heavyhearted Abraham pack his sacrificial gear and with his son in tow begin the three-day trek to Moriah to […]

We will be saved through him from God’s wrath.       —Romans 5:9 Human anger and Divine anger have nothing in common. Human anger is explosive, uncontrolled, and sometimes dangerous. You’ve seen people blow their top—it’s not pretty; you keep your distance. Human anger is usually self-centered, the fuse most often lit by real […]

Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus.            —Romans 1:1 For a Roman citizen—which Paul was—to identify himself as a slave would shock his proud Roman readers out of their sandals. Nevertheless, the first word he used to describe himself when he wrote a letter to the Romans was “slave”—“Paul, a slave […]

[God] will fulfill his purpose for me.                          —Psalm 57:2 Scottish runner Eric Liddell was favored to win the 100-meter race in the 1924 Paris Olympics. He withdrew from the event because it was scheduled for Sunday, and his religious convictions vetoed competing on […]

Because I live, you also will live.                         —John 14:19 I recently presided at the memorial service for a dear friend who had battled cancer for six years. In a post to family and friends, he wrote, “I have zero fear of death.” Jesus […]

Love one another.    —John 13:34 David Doubilet, the most-published photographer for National Geographic, is a master craftsman who produces breathtaking underwater pictures. Environmentalists berate him for not publishing hard-edge pictures of polluted oceans, grungy beaches, and dead fish. But Doubilet believes the way to inspire people to be environmentally sensitive is to show the […]

The apostles got into an argument about which one of them was the greatest.                         —Luke 22:24 When Jesus took off his robe, wrapped a servant towel around his waist, filled a basin, and began washing his disciples’ feet, you could have heard a […]