Today’s Walk in the Word

Rid yourselves of … anger, rage, malice, slander.         —Colossians 3:8 Hatred reduces us to slavery, for what we hate takes control of our mind. We are a hostage of those we loathe, for they hold our thoughts captive. Antagonism pollutes the mind, filling it with the poison of anger, outrage, bitterness, […]

I can do everything through him who gives me strength.      —Philippians 4:13 Do you know the secret? Paul said, “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” Can you jot “Me too” next to that sentence? If not, it’s probably because you don’t know the secret—“I have learned the secret of being […]

I have learned the secret of being content … whether living in plenty or in want.             —Philippians 4:12 Have your closets reached—or already blown past—capacity? Are you parking in the driveway because your garage has been hijacked for storage? If you have tackled the task of cleaning your closet, […]

I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.     —Philippians 4:11 Viktor Frankl was incarcerated in four concentration camps, including the death camp of Auschwitz. His father, mother, brother, wife—every member of his family except his sister—died in the camps. Frankl said, “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the […]

If anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think about such things.    —Philippians 4:8 Paul lobbed this tall order, “Do not be anxious about anything” (Phil. 4:6). Then this, “… whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable … think about such things” (Phil. 4:8). That’s […]

Do not be anxious about anything.             —Philippians 4:6 Has anyone ever looked you in the eye and said, “I don’t believe you!”? How did it make you feel? Angry? Insulted? Hurt? When God makes a promise, our response is belief or unbelief. Anxiety is a dead giveaway of unbelief. […]

I press on toward to goal to win the prize.                   —Philippians 3:14 He attended every game that his hometown high school team played. He knew the stats of every player on his favorite college team. He could rattle off the scores of every game the pro […]

Forgetting what is behind.    —Philippians 3:13 Mopping up the debris left behind by a painful ordeal is heavy work. It may involve dumping an unpleasant memory. Or forgiving what seems unforgivable. There are things you have to forget if you plan on winning at living. Paul zeroed in on “forgetting the past and looking […]

I have lost all things.  —Philippians 3:8 The apostle Paul’s dad may have had deep pockets, for he provided a top-notch education for his son—a diploma from Tarsus and an advanced degree from Jerusalem under the teaching of the esteemed Rabbi Gamaliel. Some expositors believe that Paul was disowned by his family because of his […]

It is God who works in you to will and to act.                         —Philippians 2:13 Oswald Chambers said, “Every moral question or call comes with an ‘ought’ behind it.” Pesky word ought—you ought to do this; you ought to do that. One way to […]