Today’s Walk in the Word

You Are Different from All Others

By Joe Barnett / May 25, 2022 / Comments Off on You Are Different from All Others

Each of us has gone his own way.                    —Isaiah 53:6 The apocryphal book Wisdom of Solomon alleges that God adapted manna to suit the taste of each Israelite (16:20–21)—an unlikely claim since they quickly became disgusted with manna (Nm 11:6). However, it is true that God […]

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Take Courage

By Joe Barnett / May 24, 2022 / Comments Off on Take Courage

[Their] weakness was turned to strength.                       —Hebrews 11:34 Jesus’ disciples were in a fierce storm. When he came toward them—walking on water—they were terrified, thinking it was a ghost. “Take courage!” Jesus said. “It is I. Don’t be afraid” (Mt 14:27). One day he […]

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Show Me

By Joe Barnett / May 23, 2022 / Comments Off on Show Me

I will show you my faith by what I do.                           —James 2:18 We all have preferences in the ways we learn. For instance, I prefer reading over watching a film or sitting through a lecture. But sometimes, reading computer-function instructions leaves me […]

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The Right Answer at the Right Time

By Joe Barnett / May 20, 2022 / Comments Off on The Right Answer at the Right Time

I cry out to you, O God, but you do not answer.      —Job 30:20 Does the interval between your prayer and God’s answer sometimes seem too long? Why doesn’t he answer? Why doesn’t he act? He does—when the time is right. Until then, we must wait. We sometimes spend time and energy fretting […]

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Permanent Shine

By Joe Barnett / May 19, 2022 / Comments Off on Permanent Shine

[We are] being transformed into his likeness.                             —2 Corinthians 3:8 When Moses descended Sinai with the Ten Commandments, his face was radiant (Ex 34:29–33). Paul tells us that Moses “would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from […]

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God’s Makeover

By Joe Barnett / May 18, 2022 / Comments Off on God’s Makeover

Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand.    —Jeremiah 18:6 The creation of the universe is told in ten words: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” He made it all out of nothing: the sky was vacant, and “the earth was formless and empty” […]

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You Are Expected

By Joe Barnett / May 17, 2022 / Comments Off on You Are Expected

He has prepared a city for them.                 —Hebrews 11:16 We came into this world totally helpless and unable to contribute a dime of capital or a day of work to the family that welcomed us. Even so, our coming had been excitedly anticipated, and every imaginable preparation […]

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The Fool’s Biography

By Joe Barnett / May 16, 2022 / Comments Off on The Fool’s Biography

[God] will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.    —1 Corinthians 10:13 A person “is tempted,” wrote James, “when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown gives birth to death” (Jas […]

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Trust Will Be Tested

By Joe Barnett / May 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Trust Will Be Tested

Trust in the Lord with all your heart.                         —Proverbs 3:5 Trust isn’t tested in the pew; it’s tested in battle. It’s tested when the night is dark, and cold, and lonely. It’s tested when loss is devastating and answers are elusive. Jesus knows […]

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The End of Your Story

By Joe Barnett / May 12, 2022 / Comments Off on The End of Your Story

We put our hope in the Lord.                 —Psalm 33:20 Last night I turned the final page of an on-the-edge-of-your-seat novel. Laying it aside, I thought, “I don’t know why I didn’t see that coming.” That’s the way of a good novel—it holds you in suspense until the […]

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