Today’s Walk in the Word

O Lord, please send someone else to do it.                                 —Exod. 4:13 Moses was a shepherd, not a politician; a stutterer, not a polished orator. He wasn’t qualified to face-off with Pharaoh. God was point-blank: “I will be with you” […]

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha … who was always doing good.                              —Acts 9:36 Tsunamis. Earthquakes. Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Fires. Floods. Thousands dead. Millions injured, displaced, or missing. Instant news overexposes us to suffering and sometimes strangles our charitable impulse; […]

Love your neighbor as yourself.              —Leviticus 19:18 Your friend is a baby step from the edge of the cliff because of secret sins. You assure her of God’s love and forgiveness. You love your neighbor as yourself. Now love yourself as your neighbor. Treat yourself with as much kindness […]

He will wipe away every tear … and death shall be no more.      —Revelation 21:4 You sidestepped it as long as you could. You knew it had to come someday, but avoided talking about it, or even thinking about it. The calendar was running out of pages. You knew that, but didn’t think […]

God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.     —1 Thessalonians 4:14 Saying goodbye is never easy. You cry. You smile. Cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. The story of your life wouldn’t have unfolded so beautifully if that special person hadn’t stepped into it and helped write […]

As I have loved you, so you must love one another.             —John 13:34 Love for family and friends: spouse for spouse, parent for child, child for parent, friend for friend. Easy. And lovely. Love for the less fortunate: the poor, the sick, the sorrowing, the suffering, the down-and-out.  Compassionate. […]

We are convinced that one died for all.                  —2 Corinthians 5:14 Caiaphas was a savvy politician; knew how to read the polls and run the numbers. The Sanhedrin was in a stew. Jesus was drawing a crowd, and that had the court shaking in their sandals, fearing […]

He was called God’s friend.          —James 2:23 “The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend” (Exo. 33:11). In Jehoshaphat’s Temple prayer, he said that Abraham was God’s friend (2 Chron. 20:7). In Isaiah God said it himself, calling him “Abraham my friend,” (Isa. […]

To whom will you compare me?                   —Isaiah 46:5 Here is a graphic comparison between God and gods. Pay special attention to the “carry” words. Listen to me … you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth. Even to your […]

Appoint a king to lead us.       —1 Samuel 8:5 “Appoint a king to lead us,” Israel demanded. Samuel was plenty put out by that, but God told him to go ahead and do it, saying it was Him they were rejecting, not Samuel. The people put their kings in place. God put […]