Today’s Walk in the Word

What I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.   —Romans 7:15 They are strong enough to admit that addiction has played havoc with their lives. They come together because they’ve learned they can’t change on their own: they need each other; and they need God—or a Higher Power […]

Do not boast about tomorrow.               —Proverbs 27:1 We have been to the moon; built and manned an International Space Station; put a rover on Mars. We have sequenced the genes in the Human Genome. We have transplanted hearts, kidneys, and lungs. We have built skyscrapers, and a car […]

We all stumble in many ways.                     —James 3:2 First verse: God has never used anyone who hasn’t stumbled. Never will. Because as James wrote, “We all stumble.” Second verse: God has never used anyone who didn’t get up and give it another try after stumbling. […]

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us.            —1 John 4:10 You don’t have to be perfect for God to love you. Your Bible shows people as they are, warts and all—and God as he is, loving them as they are. All through scripture you […]

All these people were still living by faith when they died.         —Hebrews 11:13 Before Darwin—and later evolutionary proponents—most people believed that God created earth for the benefit of humans; that people were God’s main interest. God was seen as a Father who loved every person, no matter how insignificant their position […]

Live by the Spirit. —Galatians 5:16 Here is Paul’s formula for spiritual growth: “Live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.” A paragraph later he offers this “Fruit of the Spirit” bouquet of nine qualities: “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Gal. 5:22-23). Here […]

Why are you downcast, O my soul?                       —Psalm 42:5 Things sometimes go terribly wrong. That’s the world we live in. But before you throw in the towel because of an aggravating experience, take a deep breath and cool-headedly consider your options. Making a snap […]

I am coming soon! —Revelation 22:12 You ate at each other’s table. You talked over the backyard fence. You went places together. You laughed and cried with one another. Then one day you blinked back tears as you watched a moving van taking your friend away. The agony of absence is intensified when it has […]

Having been justified by his grace.                            —Titus 3:7 Just think of it! You have been justified—proclaimed innocent; declared righteous. “How can that be?” you ask; “I have sinned.” Yes you have. “All have sinned,” Paul wrote … but then rushed on to […]

Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.                       —John 13:17 Is your “do” as good as your “know”? It’s one thing to “know” what you should do; quite another thing to “do” it. Some scriptures wait on you […]