Today’s Walk in the Word

There was a man who had two sons.                              —Luke 15:11 The novel drew me in with a captivating beginning and continued with a riveting story. As I turned the pages, my curiosity heightened: “How will it end?” The ending was a […]

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak                 —Isaiah 40:29 Are you at the end of your rope—slogging through a rough patch with no relief in sight, so exhausted that you’re about ready to throw in the towel? If so, you have […]

We live by faith, not by sight.          —2 Corinthians 5:7 Chronic complainers seem to think they could run the world better than God. Living in this chaotic rat race, we must constantly remind ourselves that God is sovereign—creator and controller of the universe. From a limited human perspective, it sometimes seems […]

Come and stand here where everyone can see.                                          —Luke 6:8 Jesus interrupted his synagogue sermon, saying to a man with a deformed hand, “Come and stand here where everyone can see.” I bet the poor […]

Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb.               —Revelation 19:9 The wedding banquet had been scheduled. The invitations had gone out. The RSVP returns were coming in. Some of the invited guests sent their regrets. One had bought a piece of property and […]

Run in such a way as to get the prize.              —1 Corinthians 9:24 Ours is a winner-oriented world. In sports, business, and politics, it’s winning that counts—and winners that count. It filters down even to the trivial. I received an email from a lady who told me she had […]

Do not worry about tomorrow.              —Matthew 6:34 Peter wrote that with the Lord “a thousand years are like a day” (2 Pt 3:8). I confess that I can’t get my head wrapped around that. My life is measured by the calendar: years, months, weeks, and days. God is timeless, […]

Be gentle toward everyone.                —Titus 3:2 An incident of road rage or a random freeway shooting reveals the breaking point of someone who has spun out of control. Most people never reach that stage—even so, in every vehicle there’s a story being played out in real time. Each […]

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.                                    —James 4:7 Satan messed up Eve’s garden with a one-point game plan: He got her to covet the one thing that was off-limits. Eve lived in paradise, a farm […]

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.                                        —Isaiah 5:20 John Wayne said, “There’s right and there’s wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you’re living. You […]