Today’s Walk in the Word

Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?    —Numbers 14:3 The Israelites wanted to go back to Egypt. Mentally, they built an Egypt-that-never-was, where they feasted like kings every day, at no cost (Nm 11:5). They were memory-fogged about the real Egypt: a nightmare of slavery and the punishing work of […]

He has given us new birth into a living hope.              —1 Peter 1:3 Before becoming religious champions, Martin Luther, John Bunyan, and John Wesley were haunted by their pasts. Awareness of their sinfulness tormented them; thoughts of coming judgment terrified them. It isn’t an uncommon fear: what you once […]

To him be glory in the church.              —Ephesians 3:21 I love Thy kingdom, Lord, The house of Thine abode; The church our blest Redeemer saved With His own precious blood. Beyond my highest joy I prize her heav’nly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and […]

Be sensible and watch what you say.                    —Proverbs 10:19 A lady kept badgering her husband to get their kaput lawnmower repaired. Finally, fed up with being ignored, she hatched a plan. When he came home from work, she was sitting in the grass, snipping away with […]

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge.                         —Leviticus 19:18 Revenge makes about as much sense as biting a dog because the dog bit you. Holding a grudge hurts no one except the one who nurses it. It doesn’t damage the person we […]

The memory of the righteous will be a blessing.  —Proverbs 10:7 The Broadway church in Lubbock, Texas, was 100 years old in 1991. As a centennial celebration, Marcia Johnson put together a Book of Memories. Recently, a dear lady sent me a copy of that book, which she found among the possessions of her deceased […]

Don’t become weary and give up.                   —Hebrews 12:3 Hebrews 12 opens this way: “Let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus.” In the final chapter of 2 Thessalonians, Paul wrote: “May the […]

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment.              —1 Peter 3:3 When Audrey Hepburn was asked to share her “Beauty Tips,” she wrote: “For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. […]

Well done, good and faithful servant.                    —Matthew 25:21 When Giuseppe Verdi’s first opera was being performed in Florence, his eyes were focused on the face of the one man whose approval he craved—Gioachino Rossini. Rossini was Italy’s most prolific composer, creator of thirty-nine operas before he […]

Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.                                     —Luke 12:15 Francis de Sales allegedly heard more confessions than any other Catholic priest. He said that he never once heard anyone confess covetousness. We don’t confess it […]