Today’s Walk in the Word

On him we have set our hope.     —2 Corinthians 1:10 Things didn’t go well for Paul and his pals in Ephesus. “We felt we were doomed to die and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put everything into the hands of God . . […]

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.                  —1 Timothy 1:15 The body count was rising. Paul was rounding up Christians, jailing them, and voting for their execution (Acts 26:10). Can this cold-blooded villain be saved? In his own words: “Even […]

A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.                           —Proverbs 20:4 The sluggard—variously translated as slacker or slothful—has laid down his tools, decided not to work. Or just decided not to decide. He has given […]

[God] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.           —Ephesians 3:20 Warning! The word in the above text that may give you the most trouble is “more.” God’s “more” may be a welcomed add-on to your request. Or maybe not. His “more” may be something different […]

Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.           —Jeremiah 17:7 In Proverbs 3:5, Solomon advised: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.” We are slow to trust the promises of politicians and the guarantees of institutional […]

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts.       —Psalm 28:7 Joseph said to his brothers, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good” (Gn 50:20). Job said, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust him” (Jb 13:15). Jesus said, “Father, I entrust my […]

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.             —Psalm 118:24 “Have a nice day!” chirped the perky salesgirl to her customer. “Young lady, that’s just not a part of my plan!” the lady snapped. God has given you this day. How […]

There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.   —Proverbs 18:24 No birth certificate is issued when a friendship is born. But at that moment, life takes on new meaning: pleasure is expanded, pain is diminished, life is enriched. True friendship is a pure and satisfying relationship because it isn’t contaminated by competing […]

In him we live and move and have our being.                                         —Acts 17:28 Hello, wonderful, unique you. How wonderful? How unique? Well, there is no one else in the world like you. Never has been. Isn’t […]

We put our hope in the Lord; He is our help and our shield.             —Psalm 33:20 Hope is the vaccine that inoculates us against the virus of despair. It puts us beyond the reach of those who would subjugate us with abuse of position and power. Christianity entered the […]