Good Words for Today

Anyone, Anywhere, Any time, Can be saved by Trusting in Christ. That’s the Good News of the Gospel.

It’s okay not to have all the answers. “O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you" (2 Chronicles 20:12).

Isaiah 55:11 reminds us that nothing is ever wasted with God. His Word always accomplishes its divinely-ordained purpose. Our job is to sow the seed, his job is to bring in the harvest. If we do our part, God cannot fail to do his.

Faith means doing what God has told you to do, even if you don’t fully understand the reason why.

You don't have to push yourself forward. God knows your name. He knows where you are. He knows what is best. Let God lead and all will be well.

Love is a choice. You'll find out what that means when you decide to love someone who hates you.

You're not the savior of the world. That position has already been filled.

Christ comes to us again and again and says, “I want to spend time with you.“ He calls to us. Then he waits for our response. "Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends" (Revelation 3:20).

You can have the praise of man, or you can have God's approval, but you can't have both. Which one do you want today?

Lord Jesus, grant that we might not be discouraged even a little bit by the things that happen around us. We want to pray and to pray more than we do. We ask for “praying grace” so when the Son of Man comes, he will find faith on the earth made manifest in our prayers. Amen.

God has more grace in his heart than you have sin in your life. Jesus is a better Savior than you are a sinner.

"Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul Thank you, Lord, for making me whole Thank you, Lord, for giving to me Thy great salvation so rich and free"

God rarely shows us the big picture in advance. The “open door” is usually a door pushed slightly open. We still have to summon up the courage to go through the door and see what’s on the other side.

Jesus said, “I am coming soon.” I wonder how many of us believe that? We are to live as if Jesus may come at any moment and work as though our time is short.

We never outgrow our need for Jesus.

We’re not all equal in terms of talents, gifts, and opportunities. Some have more, some have less. The question is not, “What have I been given?” but rather, “What will I do with what I’ve been given?”

When the ungodly grow bold, it is time for the godly to be even bolder. When they jump headlong into sin, it is time for us to jump headlong into righteousness.

"It's me, it's me, O Lord, Standing in the need of prayer. Not my brother, not my sister, But it's me, O Lord, Standing in the need of prayer."

When we can serve people in no other way, we can pray for them. By prayer we cast a pebble of faith into a lake of hope. Though the pebble sinks, the ripples go on and on and on. We’ll never know the difference our prayers have made until we get to heaven.

Here is a lesson for all of us. I may not be as wise or as eloquent as someone else, and I may not have the money or the influence of my neighbors. I may not be as educated or as well-connected. But I can trust the Lord just as well as anyone else. What is it that God honors? Faith! What is he looking for? Faith! What does he reward? Faith! And how much faith does he require? Not much. Faith like a mustard seed. Just a tiny smidgen of faith. Not the faith of many years and deep knowledge. He honors the faith of a child.

If we live to please the Lord, in the end it won’t matter what our critics say about us. Paul said, “We were bold in our God” (1 Thessalonians 2:2 KJV). When you have a firm grip on God and he has a firm grip on you, you can be bold. Why be afraid when God is on your side? Get to know the Lord. Rest in him. Don’t build your ministry and then add God. Build on the rock called God, and let your ministry rest on that divine foundation.

Integrity never goes out of style.

How should we respond to our critics? Learn from them. Pray for them. Ask God to bless them. Keep moving forward!

Do you pray about your everyday affairs?  If you are a salesman, you should pray about your appointments. If you are a doctor, you should pray for your patients. If you are a teacher, you should pray for your students. If you work in an office, you should pray for your fellow workers. Nothing is too small to bring to God’s attention. If it matters to you, it matters to him.

Although it may be unpopular today, we must proclaim the same message that the church has always proclaimed: There is no salvation outside of Jesus Christ. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).

Faith chooses to believe when it would be easy to give up. Believe in God! Believe in his goodness. Believe in his love. Believe in his kindness. Faith is a choice made by the heart. If you want to believe, you will believe, and the angels of heaven will come to your aid.

You can always be faithful if you can’t be anything else.  It’s good to win the victory, but if you can’t do that, don’t give up without a fight. “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" (2 Timothy 4:7).

Just because your life is messy doesn't mean God has messed up your life.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is to keep on doing what you are already doing whether anyone pays attention or not. If you keep doing right long enough, sooner or later it will pay off.

’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home.

Jesus Christ is the supreme truthteller, and those who want to find the truth must listen to him. “I came into the world to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me" (John 18:37).

When you invite the devil in, don't be surprised when he doesn't want to leave.

It is better to be a child of God in a lion’s den than to be a king without God in a palace.

My Lord, give me eyes to see your hand at work in my life. When nothing around me makes sense, anchor my heart in you. Amen.

True freedom comes not from rebellion but from obedience to God’s commands.

Waiting does not mean doing nothing. Waiting for the Lord means, "I know God is at work in this situation even though I cannot see it at the moment. By God's grace I will do the next thing that needs to be done, trusting that God is at work behind the scenes." That little step forward is a step of faith. While you wait, you do what needs to be done because you believe God is at work in the midst of the crisis.

When we view our trials through the lens of God’s providence, they turn out to be gifts from heaven. This is true even when our trials seem like a great burden. God knows what he is doing even when we can’t see it.

What God says about us matters much more than what the World says about us. Our condition in the world is tenuous, but our position with God could not be better!

Be careful about choosing leaders. Wrong leaders can destroy a church, a school, a city, or a nation.

Something to think about: Comparison leads to envy. Envy leads to frustration. Frustration leads to anger. Anger leads to bitterness. Bitterness destroys everything. There is a better way: "Instead, be kind to one another, tender-hearted, graciously forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has graciously forgiven you" (Ephesians 4:32).