Good Words for Today

Lord Jesus, we pray to be delivered from our desperate need to compare ourselves to others. Grant us a single-minded devotion to follow wherever you lead. Amen.  

Some people don't want to be helped. Some people don't want to be rescued. Some people don't want to change. You don't have to spend time with them. It's  okay to let them go. But never stop praying for them. You never know when they may ask for your help. Until then, put them in God's hands, shake the dust off your shoes, and keep moving forward for the Lord.          

People ask, “Do you believe in divine healing?” That’s the only kind there is. It just comes in many different varieties.

Prayer bridges the gap between people. What starts in your heart goes first to the Father’s heart, and purified by the sunlight of his love, your prayer falls like an arrow in the heart of the one you love. Prayer enables you to touch people who won’t speak to you. Pray, pray, and keep on praying. You never know what God will do.

Don’t boast. We’re all only one step away from stupid.

Lord Jesus, raise me above the smiles and frowns of this world so that my only concern will be your approval. Amen.  

Lord Jesus, make me as generous to others as you have been to me. Amen.

”Thou art the Potter, I am the clay.“

It’s perfectly all right to ask God “Why?” Just remember he isn’t required to give you an answer.

"If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?" (Psalm 130:3). We can never fix ourselves because we lack the inner resources to solve our own problems. That flies in the face of a host of self-help gurus who say the answer is within us. The Bible says the opposite is true. The problem is within us. The answer lies outside of us.

“Treat people the same way you want them to treat you” (Matthew 7:12). We like to say, “You go first, and I’ll treat you the way you treat me.” Jesus said, “Don’t wait for the other person. You make the first move.” When in doubt, be kind, and let God take care of the results.

The only people who think forgiveness is easy are those who never tried to do it. To forgive a deep hurt will cost you greatly. The only consolation is, unforgiveness costs far more.

What gives us the confidence to face death with our heads held high? How can we cross the Jordan to reach the other side? We can because "his love endures forever." That's our hope. We die, but his love endures forever. We fail, but his love endures forever. We stumble and fall, but his love endures forever. We know it because God has said it, Jesus has promised it, and "his love endures forever."

"Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue" (Proverbs 17:28).. The Bible is clear on this point. The more we speak, the less truth we tell. Speak less, and your words will mean more.

Only one life, ‘twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.  

All of us are works-in-progress. We’re not finished, not glorified, not perfected, not completed. We’re all “under construction.” As someone said, construction is long, loud, noisy, and very messy. That’s why most of us can hear the sound of hammering and sawing on the inside. God never stops his work because there is so much work that needs to be done.  

Judas heard all of Christ’s sermons. He saw all the miracles. He kept the money for the apostles. And yet he betrayed Jesus. Lord Jesus, deliver us from the Judas spirit and replace it with true love for you. Amen.  

Lord Jesus, thank you for showing us how to live. May your love replace any anger in my heart. Amen.

"Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens" (Psalm 119:89). O Lord, may I never doubt Your Word, but simply believe it, obey it, and build my life upon it. Amen.    

"I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people” (Exodus 32:9). That’s not a compliment. Pride keeps us from hearing what God is saying. Pride makes our necks stiff. O Lord, break down the stiff-necked spirit within us. Break us, soften us, cleanse us, renew us. Make us ready to hear your Word. Amen.   

Almighty God, let my work be my worship today because I am doing it for you. Amen.

For the child of God, there are no accidents, only incidents. Things often happen that we didn't expect, but they cannot happen by accident. Nothing that happens to the child of God is outside of the “all things” of Romans 8:28.  

You can be mistaken on some secondary issues and still be a Christian, but being wrong about Jesus is deadly. Our faith in Jesus must be more than just an emotional experience of “having Jesus in my heart. “ Our faith must rest on the revealed truth about Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord.

We are debtors to the whole world. It won’t be enough in the Last Day to say, “But, Lord, I took care of my family. I told them about you. See, we’re all here.” The Lord will reply, “My child, what did you do for your friends and neighbors? What about that man who came to your door? What about your sister, your daddy, your boss, your pals at work? Did you even try to tell them about me?”  

“God often confirms his will after we obey, not before.” Mark Bailey

When you ask God for a blessing, he sends a problem because your blessings usually come through the problems you face.

Almighty God, increase my faith so that I might believe without wavering that you are greater than all my problems. Amen.

Often we are too quick to pass judgment on others. If we callously say, “She got what was coming to her,” we only reveal how little we understand about God’s heart. He is rich in grace, and his pockets are deep and full of mercy.  

Let’s face it. Christians are narrow-minded about God’s truth. We believe something the chattering classes find incredible. We believe God has spoken in his Word, and his Word is to be obeyed. The world says, “We want freedom.” Jesus said, "The truth will set you free."      

We excuse impatience when we ought to confess it. How many sins have we committed because we were in a hurry? Give God time to work. He knows what he is doing even when we don’t have a clue.  

Be of good cheer. Even death itself is in God’s hands. If you are a Christian, you cannot die before God’s appointed time. A Christian is immortal until his work on earth is done.

Lord Jesus, let your light shine in us and fill this dark world with your glory. Amen.

God has spoken—and he did not stutter. “Thou shalt not” still means “Thou shalt not."

We have fellowship with God through his Son, Jesus Christ. And only in Christ do we have fellowship with one another. What sets us apart from the country club is that we have fellowship with God. The church is a fellowship of men and women who have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.        

Jesus will return when everything is ready in God’s plan. Not a moment earlier, not a second later.

To call God our father means that we can trust him in every circumstance because he will do whatever needs to be done to take care of us.