Today’s Walk in the Word

I care very little if I am judged by you.                  —1 Corinthians 4:3 Fear of displeasing others gives them control which only you and God should have. There will always be somebody who wants to control you. But when pleasing people becomes your primary focus, your vision […]

[E]ncourage one another daily.                 —Hebrews 3:13 Ben Byrum was lonely. Ben had been to a nearby church a few times but didn’t feel welcome or wanted. He decided to go one more time; walk in and sit down. If no one spoke to him before the service […]

[D]o not be afraid of them.     —Matthew 10:26 Peter and John were ordered by the Sanhedrin to quit talking about Jesus. “With all due respect, sirs, that isn’t going to happen. You crucified him, but God raised him from the dead. We must speak about what we have seen and heard.” Fear caused […]

[W]e too may live a new life.             —Romans 6:4 Faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus may not have changed your world, but it has changed you. “[A]ll of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through […]

[W]e will reap a harvest if we do not give up.                        —Galatians 6:9 Years ago, I asked a physically fit fellow, “What’s the best exercise plan?” He answered, “Any plan will work. There are only two important rules: first, you gotta get started; two, […]

Do not fear; I will help you.            —Isaiah 41:13 You don’t know what you will face in the next twelve months, but whatever it is, you won’t have to face it alone. You can let your weight down on that because of a promise and because of who made it. […]

You crown the year with your bounty.                      —Psalm 65:11 Remember the Magic Slate? Most of us got one for Christmas when we were kids. We would write or draw on the Slate’s plastic sheet. Then, by pealing the sheet back, everything we’d written or drawn […]

[D]o not dwell on the past.         —Isaiah 43:18 Despite Israel’s repeated rebellion, God, in loving mercy, said: “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. . . . I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions . . . and remembers your sins no more” (Is 43:18, […]

[E]ven the very hairs of your head are all numbered.         —Matthew 10:30 God is interested in the smallest details of your life. You don’t have a clue how many hairs are pushing through your scalp, do you? (The average is about 140,000.) Your Father knows your exact count. Not only does […]

[A] man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.                     —Luke 12:15 Years ago an American company was experiencing unacceptable turnover of employees in their assembly plant in Panama. Most of the workers had lived there all their lives, in what had always […]