Today’s Walk in the Word

Where can I go from your Spirit?                   —Psalm 139:7 The hurricane-tracking graphic commonly seen on TV is cone-shaped. The point of the cone—the hurricane’s present location—is out in the ocean. From that small point, the cone’s sides taper out and up until they define the possible […]

You are the Messiah.    —Matthew 16:16 If you have gray hair or no hair, you’re probably old enough to remember Country-Western composer Carson Robison’s song, Life Gets Teejus, Don’t It? Sun comes up and the sun goes down. The hands on the clock keep goin’ around. I just get up an’ it’s time to […]

Christ has given each of us special abilities.                                 —Ephesians 4:7 What is your gift? You do have one, you know: “Christ has given each of us special abilities—whatever he wants us to have out of his rich storehouse of […]

Be sympathetic . . . be compassionate. —1 Peter 3:8 The lady caught me eyeing her grocery cart, loaded with heart-attack-waiting-to-happen grub. She laughed and said, “You only live once.” The dog-tired cashier working checkout said, “Once is enough.” I sensed she was saying, “I’ve been here all day without a break. I’m sick of […]

The deceitfulness of wealth . . .choke[s] the word.                                            —Mark 4:19 Jesus said, “It is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 19:23). We’ve been duped into thinking […]

You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.                          —Psalm 139:2 “There’s an all-seeing eye watching you!” Remember that song? It was intended to keep you on the straight and narrow. God was watching everything you did, […]

I will come back and take you to be with me.                                   —John 14:3 Jesus told his disciples, “I will be with you only a little longer” (Jn 13:33). They were stunned. They were like children seeing mom and […]

Rejoice that your names are written in heaven.                                        —Luke 10:20 You were promoted to CEO. Ran a marathon. Wrote a book. Won a case. Discovered a cure for cancer. Good for you. All those things are […]

My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me.            —Matthew 26:39 Jesus wanted to return to heaven: “Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began” (Jn 17:5). But anticipating his horrifying approaching death, there was another prayer […]

When you call to me, I will answer you.                         —Psalm 91:15 God is wired into us with a system that would fry the brain of the brightest engineer: “From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he […]