Today’s Walk in the Word

Do this in remembrance of me.        —1 Corinthians 11:24 There’s a boutique in my neighborhood called Things Remembered that sells unique items and engraves them to commemorate special occasions—one-of-a-kind gifts that are treasured by those who receive them. Things remembered keep us connected to people, places, and times that have influenced and […]

Restore to me the joy of your salvation.                            —Psalm 51:12 I could be happy if only . . . If only I had more money. If only I were better looking. If only I had a better job. I don’t need to […]

Shun youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace.                —2 Timothy 2:22 Bible commentators have long debated what “youthful lusts”—as some translations have 2 Timothy 2:22—may be. Most agree that it does not refer exclusively to sexual lust. It incorporates “youthful passions” of self-assertion, selfish ambition, obstinacy, […]

Grace and peace be yours in abundance.                                  —2 Peter 1:2 A greeting of “peace” appears near the beginning of all but four New Testament letters. The God of peace gives gifts of peace. Here are four of them: The […]

[God] has saved us and called us to a holy life.      —2 Timothy 1:9 2 Timothy 1:9–10 tells us that God saved us, called us to a holy life, and through Jesus destroyed death and insured life and immortality. From those words, you see that his procedure isn’t a one-and-done transaction. It is […]

Do not be anxious about anything.                   —Philippians 4:6 The Living Bible paraphrases 1 Peter 5:7 this way: “Let him have all your worries and cares, for he is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you.” God is concerned about your concerns. He wants […]

If you want to, you can make me clean.                          —Matthew 8:2 CDC didn’t initiate the 6-foot distancing rule. Long before COVID-19, there was leprosy—and the Rabbinic rule was that no one could come nearer to a leper than four cubits—six feet. One day […]

When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites.       —Matthew 6:5 “I desire then that in every place men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling” (1 Tm 2:8). Here Paul lays down two ingredients of acceptable prayer: First, it must come from a pure heart—“lifting holy hands.” So […]

I tell you to pray for all people.                —1 Timothy 2:1 Some politicians are downright unlikable. Someone said that politics seems to draw people with the dual traits of a gigantic ego and an inferiority complex. When Paul told us in 1 Timothy 2 to pray for all […]

He himself bore our sins . . . that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.                         —1 Peter 2:24 Resolutions move in one of two directions: starting what you ought to start—or quitting what you ought to quit. Carl started smoking […]