Today’s Walk in the Word

There are different kinds of gifts.              —1 Corinthians 12:4 In Rom. 12:6 Paul says, “We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.” He names some of these gifts, and with each appends a pithy punch line about what to do with it … If […]

Not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.                   —Matthew 6:29 On July 25, 2010, the corpse flower (it emits the stench of rotting flesh) came into bloom at the Houston Museum of Natural Science—only the 29th time that had happened in […]

God intended it for good.      —Genesis 50:20 “Every experience God gives us is preparation for the future that only he can see,” said Corrie ten Boom. Coming from Corrie, that’s a sentence worth listening to—she was the only member of her family to survive the Nazi death camps. “I wouldn’t have chosen the […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR He is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.               —Ephesians 3:20 This year instead of grabbing your remote and starting your days with negative news, talk to your Father and start your days with positive prospects. In the morning, O Lord, […]

Trust in the Lord … lean not on your own understanding.             —Proverbs 3:5 If God threw the following at you, how would you answer … You believe in me when everything is going right. Would you still trust me if everything was going wrong? You believe in me when […]

I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.          —Psalm 5:3 Expectations tend to become self-fulfilling prophecies … If you expect to be mistreated, you probably will be—or think you are. If you expect to dislike a person, you likely will. If you expect people to be hostile, that’s what […]

You are familiar with all my ways.                     —Psalm 139:3 Watching you, watching you, There’s an all-seeing eye watching you! That song scared the daylights out of a lot of kids. Adults too. Still can. A quick trot through the Ten Commandments and the Eight Beatitudes […]

God … richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.             —1 Timothy 6:17 There are soul-shivering seasons when cold winds blow. And there are heartwarming days when God paints your world with blue skies and sunshine. He is with you when things are falling apart. And he is with […]

Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.                 —Isaiah 9:7 He had recently lost his wife; he was caring for his severely wounded soldier son; and he was in despair over the loss of life in the Civil War. Fighting his crushing […]

The Lord your God goes with you.           —Deuteronomy 31:6 What on earth was God thinking when he chose Moses? His early performance was less than stellar. When God tapped him on the shoulder to get Israel out of Egypt, he was a fugitive, wanted for murder; and he was a […]