Today’s Walk in the Word

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.            —John 1:14 Here are two sentences the spell out what Jesus did for you. The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost (Lk. 19:10). The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (Jno. 1:14). The key […]

The Lord needs it.   —Luke 19:31 En route to Jerusalem for the last time, Jesus told two of his disciples, “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there … Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying […]

Receive your sight.   —Luke 18:42 The blind beggar shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” “What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord, I want to see.” “Receive your sight,” Jesus said. Would he properly use the gift that Jesus gave? Every time Jesus helps someone he knows there is […]

Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him.       —Luke 18:40 “Jesus,” shouted a blind beggar, “have mercy on me!” Jesus heard, stopped, and helped. By any human measurement, he had more pressing problems on his mind. He was on his way to Jerusalem for the last time, where he […]

What is impossible with men is possible with God.                                     —Luke 18:27 Over a half-century ago J.B. Phillips wrote a book titled Your God is too Small. In it he sketched common conceptions (or misconceptions) of God … […]

God, I thank you that I am not like other men.                                  —Luke 18:11 Jesus called out some things that corrupt us: theft, murder, adultery—big sins. But those weren’t the only evils on his list. It included greed, deceit, envy, […]

When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?                —Luke 18:8 Jesus didn’t praise people for their education, their theatrical talent, their athletic ability, or their business acumen. But he did praise people for their faith … “I have not found anyone in Israel […]

Increase our faith!    —Luke 17:5 God “is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” (Eph. 3:20). Can’t you imagine God saying something like this … “You’ve settled for so little. You have faith—sort of—but you could be and do so […]

God said to him, “You fool!”                 —Luke 12:20 His name tag said Fool. It was God who wrote it and pinned it on his shirt. He was rich. Nothing wrong with that. What was wrong was that he didn’t have a clue that it was God who […]

A man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.              —Luke 12:15 The self-storage buildings that dot the landscape of our hometowns would have baffled our grandparents; they couldn’t have imagined a need for them. A hundred years ago the average American had 72 “wants,” with 16 […]