Today’s Walk in the Word

I thought about the former days, the years of long ago.    —Psalm 77:5 The “good old days” weren’t all that great. The paradise that you remember has been embellished by imagination. In any case, those days are long gone. Living one day at a time has much to commend it. That’s all you can […]

Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure.                                     —Psalm 73:13 Sometimes God’s children get testy when trouble comes. Why doesn’t God deliver the righteous from trouble and dump it on the wicked? Asaph’s complaint that the […]

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you.        —Psalm 55:22 Is something troubling you or someone you love? Health gone bad? Marriage gone sour? Child gone haywire? Finances gone south? Hopes gone belly up? Whatever is bothering you isn’t a minor matter. If others think so, they’re mistaken. If […]

Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you.                —Psalm 50:15 The promise of presence. When you feel alone, friendless, and forsaken, you’re not. You may be isolated by geography, circumstance, or sin—but he is near. He invites you to call upon him, and promises deliverance […]

Do not be overawed when a man grows rich.                                         —Psalm 49:16 Satan hasn’t encountered much resistance in enticing humans to focus on money—even conning us into using it as our standard of judgment. “What’s he […]

Man, despite his riches, does not endure.                            —Psalm 49:12 Death is the great equalizer: it treats rich and poor the same. Psalm 49 highlights the short-lived glory of fame and fortune. To paraphrase its points: All the money in the world cannot […]

Let me know how fleeting is my life.                              —Psalm 39:4 Would a review of your schedule reveal chunks of time that could be better used? Americans, on average, spend four hours a day watching TV—half as much time as they spend […]

I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin.                  —Psalm 39:1 Bullying is not harmless; it is brutal. The number one cause of teen suicide is bullying by speech. “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Prov. 18:21). “Sticks and stones may break […]

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.                                                  —Psalm 37:7 Try these “wait” verses on for size. You’ll find one that fits. Wait for the Lord, and he will […]

Trust in the Lord.     —Psalm 37:3 “Martha, Martha,” Jesus gently chided, “you are worried and upset about many things” (Lk. 10:41). Psalm 37 opens with these words: “Do not fret.” John Wesley said, “I dare no more fret than curse.” How do you free yourself from fretting? Here is the short answer: keep […]