Today’s Walk in the Word

How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?        —Psalm 116:12 “God is so good / God is so good / God is so good / He’s so good to me.” So go the opening lyrics of Velna Ledin’s 1933 hymn. The psalmist mused, “How can I repay him […]

He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.                  —Psalm 107:29 The storm was ferocious, thrashing their boat with life-threatening fury. The disciples were terrified. Jesus was sound asleep. How could he snooze when their lives were in jeopardy? “Don’t you care […]

Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right.                      —Psalm 106:3 “Do not pervert justice … judge your neighbor fairly” (Lev. 19:15). Suspicion is not a just and fair basis for judgment. Accusation is not a just and fair basis for judgment. […]

Give thanks to him and praise his name.                                  —Psalm 100:4 We live in a nation that births and applauds the indomitable spirit—a nation that nurtures the conviction that no matter where you are, there is no limit to where […]

Let us come before him with thanksgiving.                                     —Psalm 95:2 Paul advises us to season our prayers with thanksgiving: “… by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” (Phil. 4:6). A dominant attitude eliminates a […]

How great are your works, O Lord.                          —Psalm 92:5 Today you can complain about the weather, or be grateful that you have shelter. Today you can complain about financial strains, or be grateful that you have food and clothes. Today you can complain […]

He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.           —Psalm 91:2 Do you demand that God meet your expectations, justify your faith, earn your loyalty? In other words, do you dictate the terms of the relationship—what he must do to win your trust? Trust doesn’t dictate […]

Teach us to number our days.               —Psalm 90:12 It’s your choice: you can use your days selfishly or selflessly; you can use them growing bitter or getting better. A glance at the number of pages left on your calendar may signal that it’s too late to train for […]

The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty, if we have the strength.                  —Psalm 90:10 When you were a child it seemed like forever from one Christmas to the next. Now it seems that the decorations are barely boxed until it’s time to drag them […]

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.                                     —Psalm 90:8 Wherever and whenever you are reading this, there is scandal in the news. It may involve a big shot […]