Today’s Walk in the Word

How far will they go among so many?                            —John 6:9 “Hey, lad, whatcha got in the bag?’ “Lunch.” “Will you share it?” “Umm, I guess. It’s just a snack.” Jesus unpacked it: five bite-size biscuits and two sardines. He looked up to […]

See what great love the Father has lavished on us.                                               —1 John 3:1 My mother’s love for me was set in stone. Unconditional. Those who know my dark side would say, “I […]

I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.                               —Colossians 4:18 We had been married two years when an untimely and unexpected death in the family devastated us. A letter from our mailbox began, “My dear children.” It is the […]

I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.                   —John 16:12 Jesus didn’t tell his disciples all they wanted to know—only as much as they needed to know and had the capacity to receive at the moment. Neither is he going […]

Fools despise wisdom and discipline.                         —Proverbs 1:7 The Bible records only one instance where God called a man a fool (Lk 12:20). However, there are numerous references to the traits of fools. Some refer to disposition Quarrelsome: “Every fool is quick to quarrel” […]

Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.            —Hebrews 12:1 Do you have any unfinished projects on your to-do list? My aim isn’t to shame you for not finishing what you started—some ventures aren’t worth finishing. I only want to encourage you to finish the most important […]

Do not worry about tomorrow.             —Matthew 6:34 “Do not worry about your life” (Mt 6:25). “Do not worry about tomorrow” (Mt 6:34). When you read these words of Jesus, do you begin to worry about being worried? Jesus didn’t condemn concern, he rebuked a mindset that disregards God. In […]

What are they among so many?                          —John 6:9 “[Jesus] was moved with compassion for them” (Mt 14:14)—that is, for the hungry multitude. His disciples didn’t share his concern. They only saw a bunch of hungry people a long way from home. “Send them […]

Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed.                     —Jeremiah 17:14 The sickness of sin takes many forms: the fever of lust, the virus of greed, the infection of gossip and slander. Whatever the form, the result is the same—without treatment, we die. Our only […]

When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.                          —Luke 1:57 Do you think most people are more capable and more important than you? Don’t see yourself as a five-star talent? Just ordinary? I appreciate your […]