Today’s Walk in the Word

Christ died for the ungodly.             —Romans 5:6 The criminal on his right turned his bruised and bloody face toward Jesus and asked, “Are you doing this for me?” “Yes. And for that soldier with the club hanging from his belt—the club he will use at sundown to break your […]

People with quick tempers cause trouble.                               —Proverbs 15:18 A trigger temper is a sign of immaturity. Childish people are easily provoked. “Anger is a bad counselor,” runs a French proverb. A Korean proverb has it this way: “If you kick […]

The free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.           —Romans 6:23 I Believe Eternal Life is Real I believe that Jesus is the resurrection and the life and that those who believe in him will live again, even though they die (Jn 11:25). In Daniel Silva’s […]

[God] gives everyone life and breath.                          —Acts 17:25 I Believe Life is a Gift I believe that life is a gift from God and that there is a God-designed reason I was born. “In him we live and move and have our being” […]

[God] works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will.                     —Ephesians 1:11 I Believe God is Sovereign I believe God is all-powerful. “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails” (Prv 19:21). I believe that […]

In your heart revere Christ as Lord.                           —1 Peter 3:15 I Believe Jesus is Lord I believe that Jesus was with God in the beginning and that he gave up his place in heaven and came to earth in human form, conceived […]

Live by the Spirit.   —Galatians 5:16 You make resolutions: you resolve to stop doing something you’re doing or to start doing something you’re not doing. You want to be better and do better. How do you pull that off? Paul answered with fifteen words: “Live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the […]

[God] will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.    —1 Corinthians 10:13 When Princess Diana made eye contact with an AIDS-afflicted child, he said, “Please don’t make fun of me.” “How could I?” she said, pulling the sensitive child into a warm embrace. Are you sensitive to what others think of […]

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.                                   —John 15:13 Lloyd Ogilvie, U.S. Senate Chaplain (1995–2003), told about an eight-year-old girl in an orphanage who had been terribly abused. She was […]

If one falls down, his friend can help him up.                                 —Ecclesiastes 4:10 At a Special Olympics race—where children with disabilities were competing—a cute kid named Timmy was nearing the finish line when he looked back and saw that his […]