Today’s Walk in the Word

What is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.     —2 Corinthians 4:18 Babylon was once the most famous city in the world. Its Hanging Gardens was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In 100 A.D., Ephesus had a population of 500,000. Its Temple of Artemis was the largest building […]

Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.            —Psalm 119:97 Bible commentator Alfred Plummer referred to a lady who had acquired a collection of rare antiques worth several million dollars. Asked which of her possessions she valued most, she said, “I have a letter from […]

I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way.                  —Psalm 139:14 I’m grateful God answers prayer. I’m also thankful that he gives blessings we don’t pray for. Did you ask for oxygen any time in the past twenty-four hours? Didn’t think so. But […]

Live one day at a time.       —Matthew 6:34 Romancing the yesterdays or the tomorrows is a prescription for missing the joy of today. Are you immersed in memories of some yesterdays? You were young. Life was fun. Health was good. Those who have meant the most to you were alive and nearby. […]

[God’s mercies] are new every morning.                    —Lamentations 3:23 Today is the day to which all of your yesterdays have been pointing since the day of your birth—and the day from which all of your tomorrows will advance until the day of your death. God designed this […]

You don’t know what the day will bring.                            —Proverbs 27:1 What’s on your agenda today? Travel? Work? Meetings? Shopping? Cleaning? You brush your teeth, put on your clothes, and grab your to-do list—set on conquering your busy world by lunchtime. But it […]

I have acknowledged my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.                 —Psalm 119:59 It flustered Peter when Jesus forced self-examination by asking him three times if he loved him. Peter pointed at John and asked, “What about him?’ Jesus said, in effect, “John is not […]

Calm down, and learn that I am God.                         —Psalm 46:10 In his book In Praise of Slowness, Carl Honoré encourages his readers to slow down and enjoy the “now.” “A big part of slowing down is doing less,” Honoré says. “Can’t do that,” […]

It is [God] who made us, and we are his.                                 —Psalm 100:3 In a society of confusion and compromise, see to it that your life is clearly defined: know who you are and to whom you belong. Have a […]

Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him.               —Luke 18:40 Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem for the last time when a blind man shouted, “Son of David, have mercy on me.” The disciples told him to hush, but Jesus stopped and asked him, […]