Today’s Walk in the Word

Come and share your master’s happiness!                      —Matthew 25:23 Jesus pitched a parable about a rich man who packed his bags, consigned his property to three servants, and headed out the door. When he returned and reviewed their Reports, he scorched one, but praised two: “Well […]

[Y]our sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother . . . and in your mother.                    —2 Timothy 1:5 There will be a final harvest, Jesus said; the weeds will be burned, and the wheat put in the barn (Mt 13:30). When this planet pulls into […]

Where can I flee from your presence?                  —Psalm 139:7 Psalm 139 sketches the scope of God’s knowledge and presence. It says there is no limit to his knowledge. He knows us through-and-through: knows when we sit and when we stand; knows what we think before we think […]

We love because he first loved us.                    —1 John 4:19 How about this thing between God and us? He started it. God told the prophet Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart” (Jer 1:5). […]

[T]he Lord has heard of your misery.                    —Genesis 16:11 Hagar’s life had become intolerable, so she ran away. No money, no family, no place to go. Homeless. It was hard to see anything good in this, but God assured Hagar that he would be with her, […]

[O]ut of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.    —Matthew 12:34 The debate had been acrimonious. Each candidate was now instructed to make a two-minute uninterrupted closing statement. The first had barely begun when he was interrupted by his angry opponent screaming inflammatory accusations. The speaker who had the floor calmly waited for […]

I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.        —Habakkuk 3:18 How’s your day going? Helen’s wasn’t going well. She lived in a nice house, drove a nice car, and wore nice clothes. The good in her life far outweighed the bad, but she was in a […]

Every good and perfect gift is from above.  —James 1:17 Seventeenth-century British poet George Herbert, in his poem Gratefulness, wrote: “Thou that hast given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart.” Is a grateful heart a missing ingredient in your life? The solution is easy: intentional awareness of the blessings God […]

The integrity of the upright guides them.                   —Proverbs 11:3 Bobby Jones is on every Who’s Who list of the greatest golfers in history: winner of thirteen major championships, and the only player to win the Grand Slam (all four major tournaments) in the same calendar year […]

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins.           —Ephesians 1:7 Alicia cried when she browsed the bill for her medical treatment. Payment was impossible. She nervously called the doctor’s office, explained her family’s financial status, and requested an installment-payment plan. After leaving her on hold for […]