Today’s Walk in the Word

Trust in the Lord with all your heart.                         —Proverbs 3:5 Louisa Stead, her husband Malcolm, and their four-year-old daughter Lily were enjoying a beach picnic when a boy’s cry for help came from the waves. Malcolm rushed into the surf but was no […]

A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.    —Proverbs 14:30 What osteoporosis does to the body, envy does to the spirit—it cripples its victim. “Wrath is cruel and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?” (Prv 27:4). Unchecked, the end result of envy is […]

I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song.                               —Isaiah 12:2 To Abram, God said, “Do not be afraid . . . I am your shield” (Gn 15:1). To Joshua, God […]

Let light shine out of darkness.             —2 Corinthians 4:6 He left his San Francisco apartment, walked to the Golden Gate Bridge, and jumped to his death. He was thirty-one years old. A suicide letter on the dresser in his apartment said, “I’m going to walk to the bridge. If […]

I know you by name and you have found favor with me.         —Exodus 33:12 “Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord” (Gn 6:8). Noah was a farmer, not a carpenter. Building a boat chewed up decades of his life. Saying “Yes” to God’s plan meant saying “No” to his […]

At the name of Jesus every knee will bow.                           —Philippians 2:10 Real-time coverage and constant reruns made it impossible to escape the coronation of King Charles III. Thousands of soldiers, elaborate carriages, clerical regalia, Royal Air Force flyover—and Charles’ five-pound solid gold […]

I will set out and go back to my father.                            —Luke 15:18 In his book Sky Pilot, Ralph Connor tells of a young man who deserted his Christian home in Scotland and strayed to a far country of sin and shame. As […]

In him we have redemption through his blood.                                   —Ephesians 1:7 In his mid-twenties, William Cowper was so conscience-stricken that he twice attempted suicide. “My sin! My sin!” lamented Cowper. “Oh, for some fountain open for my cleansing.” Reading […]

You will shine among [a crooked generation] like stars in the sky.           —Philippians 2:15 You—yes, you—are the salt of the earth and light of the world (Mt 5:13, 14). Without salt, food is bland. Your life—as salt—should present Christianity as desirable, not distasteful; as delightful, not disagreeable. Leaving people with […]

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.    —Ecclesiastes 9:10 Author John Erskine’s music teacher counseled him to grab a few minutes of practice whenever he could rather than waiting for big blocks of time. Erskine made it a lifetime habit. He allegedly wrote his best-known work, The Private Life […]