Today’s Walk in the Word

Pray that I may proclaim it clearly.                   —Colossians 4:4 Paul asked the Colossians to pray that God would open a door for his message (Col 4:3). Even though he was in prison, his primary concern was that his testimony about Christ would find a receptive audience—that […]

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you.          —Ezekiel 36:26 On February 25, 2017, 33-year-old Mike Cohen woke up at Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center in San Diego with a new heart beating in his chest. The donor was 32-year-old Navy flight surgeon James Mazzuchelli, the victim […]

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger . . . be put away from you.     —Ephesians 4:31 Jerry Kramer played for the Green Bay Packers in the first two Super Bowls, both of which they won. He was selected as an All-Pro five times and nominated for induction into the Hall of Fame […]

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ.                               —2 John 3 Grace. Mercy. Peace. Incomparable gifts. Grace is the undeserved favor of God. Mercy is the unmerited compassion of God. Peace is the unequaled gift of […]

While they are still speaking I will hear.                             —Isaiah 65:24 When Samuel Morse crossed the ocean from America to Europe, it took three months for his mother to receive his first letter. Knowing she would be worried sick, he wanted to […]

Do you love me?    —John 21:17 F.W. Boreham in The Golden Milestone writes about an old English villager who gazed at a painting of the crucifixion of Jesus in a London gallery. Face bathed in tears, he said aloud, “I love Him! I love Him!” A stranger approached, grasped the old man’s hand, and […]

I go to prepare a place for you.                  —John 14:2 At the bedside of the dying, many a minister has quoted Jesus’ words: “Let not your heart be troubled . . . I go to prepare a place for you.” Appropriate. But those words were not spoken […]

I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.                      —1 Corinthians 16:21 At Michaels or Kirkland’s, you can buy handsome mass-produced items at reasonable prices—but not one-of-a-kind pieces. My mother had some delicate tableware that she brought out on special occasions. I have none of […]

Keep yourselves from idols.              —1 John 5:21 “You shall have no other gods before me,” was the first commandment—and the second was, “You shall not make for yourself an idol” (Ex 20:3, 4). God doesn’t tolerate idolatry. Not then. Not now. Idolatry is very much alive in our day, […]

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God.                          —1 John 3:1 In the ancient world, an adopted child had all the rights of a birth child—natural-born and adopted children were equal heirs. […]