Today’s Walk in the Word

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. […]

I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.        —John 10:10 The value of jewelry depends, primarily, on what it costs. Richard Burton bought Elizabeth Taylor a 69-carat diamond ring for $1.5 million. If diamonds went at a dollar a bushel, no gentleman would gift them, and no lady would […]

Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God.        —Romans 12:1 The unflagging faith and ultimate sacrifices of the likes of Albert Schweitzer and Dietrich Bonhoeffer almost make our heads explode. Would we ever have the courage to play on that stage, putting our life on the line, daring to […]

Let the little children come to me.                  —Mark 10:14 Most children are shy around big ol’ adults—but kids flock to a preacher I know. He knows their names—none of this, “Hi there, sonny;” “How’re you, honey?” He calls them by name. There’s a big difference between “sonny” […]