Today’s Walk in the Word

[God] cares for those who trust in him.                            —Nahum 1:7 Have you ever boarded an airplane without knowing the pilot? Ever climbed into a taxi without knowing the driver? Ever sat in an examining room without knowing the doctor? Ever followed the […]

Do not worry about your life.              –Matthew 6:25 What was your #1 worry twenty years ago? Ten years ago? Let me make it easy. What was at the top of your worry list five years ago? There’s a good chance that you don’t remember. But even if you do, […]

Our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed.                               —Romans 8:18 Sometimes God’s children get testy when trouble comes. Why doesn’t he deliver the righteous from trouble and dump it on the wicked? Asaph complained […]

I will trust and not be afraid.                —Isaiah 12:2 What are you afraid of? Terrorism? Failure? Being alone? Shaky financial future? Illness? Old age? “Do not be afraid.” That’s what God said to Abram: “Do not be afraid, I am your shield” (Gn 15:1). He said the same […]

You will always reap what you sow.                     —Galatians 6:7 You reap what you sow. That’s the law. Consistent. Unalterable. Irrevocable. Sow wheat—reap wheat. Sow cotton—reap cotton. It’s that simple. And that certain. Some people expect the worst; if anything can go wrong, it will—and, sure […]

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.                —Psalm 27:14 Best-selling author Sarah Breathnach said, “When I wrote Simple Abundance it was turned down 30 times before I got a publisher. Looking back, if it had been published earlier it never would […]

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed.                                 —Romans 4:18 I was in my mid-twenties when I pulled into a scenic turnout on the California coast. I was fascinated by a small boat riding an angry ocean a hundred or […]

Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you.             —Psalm 50:15 The Promise of Presence When you feel alone, friendless, and forsaken, you’re not. You may be isolated from people by geography, circumstance, or sin, but your Lord is near. He invites you to call upon […]

Use every chance you have for doing good.                                —Ephesians 5:16 Tommy asked his busy lawyer father, “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?” “$300.” Months later, Tommy tiptoed into his father’s home office. Irritated by the interruption, his father […]

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.             —1 Peter 5:7 What’s eating at you? Health gone bad? Marriage gone sour? Child gone haywire? Finances gone south? Hope gone belly up? Does God know? Does he care? After all, he has his hands full. Somewhere in […]