Today’s Walk in the Word

My grace is sufficient for you.        —2 Corinthians 12:9 “Judy was diagnosed with terminal cancer Friday. Six months, maybe less.” That email message knocked the breath out of me. I prayed, “Please Lord, not Judy.” I picked up my phone and punched in their number, not knowing what to say. I’ve known […]

David found strength in the Lord his God.                          —1 Samuel 30:6 How do you find strength to go on when circumstances are devastating? One day when David and his warriors returned to their little hometown of Ziklag, they found it had been raided […]

He persevered because he saw him who is invisible.          —Hebrews 11:27 I’m impressed and inspired by two words that Hebrews uses to describe Moses: “he persevered.” The King James has it, “he endured.” Moses had times of discouragement, even complaint. To name just a few: The defiance of the Israelites who […]

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.                             —Jeremiah 1:5 We tend to evaluate the worth of people by what they have and what they do—and our own worth by how […]

[God] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.       —Ephesians 3:20 An ancient Persian fairy tale relates the adventures of three princes from Ceylon who set out in pursuit of riches. They didn’t find what they were looking for, but were frequently surprised by pleasures they hadn’t anticipated. […]

Bodily exercise has some value.                  —1 Timothy 4:8 Year after year, “Lose weight” tops the list of New Year’s Resolutions. If you watch TV, read a newspaper, or eyeball the magazine display at the grocery checkout, you haven’t escaped weight-loss ads and fads, and before-and-after pictures. No […]

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.                                  —Mark 4:7 Some respond to the gospel, and some don’t. It has to do with the condition of the soil, not the quality of the seed. In […]

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.     —Ecclesiastes 9:10 I’ve presided at quite a few funerals where the P.S. of life could have been “Someday” or “One of these days.” There were important things that the deceased intended to do but postponed and never got around to doing. […]

As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.    —Isaiah 66:13 Lauren was eighteen, but she had a question for her dad: “Am I still your little girl?” You know the answer—she would always be his little girl. Fred was seventy-six; his mother was ninety-five. She phoned to say she was thinking […]

Think about these things.       —Philippians 4:8 Lists cause us to think, reevaluate, and sometimes change direction. The Bible displays numerous lists. There’s a list of ten commandments, a list of things God hates, a list of beatitudes, a list of God-given gifts, lists of good fruits and bad. I’ve made a short […]