Today’s Walk in the Word

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.              —James 1:1 James, a servant of God. If James had his preference those are the words that would have been chiseled on his gravestone. At least that’s how he opened his New Testament letter. Paul, Peter, and Jude […]

Do not forget to do good.       —Hebrews 13:16 If you were described in five words, what would those five words be? Here are the five that Peter used to define Jesus: “he went around doing good” (Acts 10:38). Declared beliefs are suspect unless verified by action. Knowing the playbook is worthless unless […]

Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.      —Hebrews 13:5 “No one is concerned for me … no one cares” (Ps. 142.4). Many feel that way. Maybe you. But it isn’t true. God is concerned. God cares. The measure of God’s love is that he loves without measure. His love is […]

Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.         —Hebrews 12:1 In the 1994 Summer Olympics Carl Lewis won four gold medals. He was confident that his first leap had been good enough to win the gold in the long jump. Odds were in his favor of setting a […]

They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword.                   —Hebrews 11:37 Sometimes God gives us immediate victory. Sometimes he doesn’t. Heb. 11:32-35a mentions people of faith who were triumphant in this life—then in 11:35b-38 notes those of equal faith […]

They were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.      —Hebrews 11:16 Early Christians collided with harsh circumstances—confiscation of property and possessions, even loss of life. They didn’t endure such treatment with “Why me?” bitterness, but accepted it joyfully (Heb. 10:34). How could they do that? Because they knew that even in this life […]

A will is in force only when somebody has died.       —Hebrews 9:17 Your Last Will and Testament declares how you have decided to distribute your possessions. You sign it while you’re living, but it isn’t implemented until you die. When Jesus died he gave his spirit to his Father (Lk. 23:46), his […]

He always lives to intercede.            —Hebrews 7:25 Christ’s intercession for you is personal—you have no need about which he is indifferent, no problem about which he is unconcerned. He sympathizes with your weakness, whatever it may be, and comes alongside you with an abundant supply of mercy and grace to […]

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.             —Hebrews 6:19 A small boat can ride a big, angry ocean if it is at anchor. It may seem overmatched by howling winds and thrashing waves, but with its anchor gripping the ocean floor it is […]

The word of God is living and active.                     —Hebrews 4:12 Do you have a favorite Bible verse? Martin Luther did. The thought of facing God on Judgment Day terrified him until this verse—that appears once in the Old Testament and three in the New—calmed, captivated, […]