Good Words for Today

When Satan wants to tempt you, he asks a question that God has already answered.

Find out what God is doing in the world and then fling yourself wholeheartedly into his cause. Throw yourself without hesitation into God’s work in your world. And then get ready for the time of your life. That’s God’s call to all of us. If we win, we win. If we lose, we lose. But in the end, the only losers will be those who held themselves back from teaming up with God.

The world watches closely to see if our religion works as well in the darkness as it does in the sunlight. Many people have been converted not by a sermon but by the testimony of God’s grace shining through the pain a believer endures.

O Lord, increase my faith to trust in you even when the waves rise and my little boat is about to sink. Amen.

Heavenly Father, today we pray for persecuted saints around the world. May their steadfast endurance be living proof that Jesus is enough even in the hardest moments. Amen. 

You discover what you believe when you obey God and things get worse, not better. Will you still obey God anyway?

Don't quit too soon. The walls of Jericho didn't fall on the first day.

When you stand strong under pressure, four things happen: 1. You are living proof of God’s power. 2. You make your faith visible to others. 3. You glorify Christ with your life. 4. You share in his ultimate victory. (See 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12)

“All I have needed, Thy hand hath provided.”

I believe the coming of the Lord must be near. Many Christians before me have said the same thing. I’m taking my stand with them. I’d rather expect Jesus to come in my lifetime and be wrong than to be so in love with the world that I’m not ready to see him when he comes.

Jesus didn't come to make you feel better about yourself. He came to save you from your sin. When that happens, you will feel better because your sins are forgiven.

Never doubt the power of the gospel. It's good news for the worst of sinners, which means it's good news for you and me.

Be kind. Everyone has a struggle you know nothing about.

"I know the way that I take." The boast of the proud. "I don't know the way that I take." The voice of the doubter. "He knows the way that I take" (Job 23:10). The word of the believer.  

Some questions to ask when you pray for God's will: Do I want guidance or merely good advice? What if the answer is not what I expect? Am I willing to go wherever God leads? How long am I willing to wait on the Lord? Is my heart aligned with God's heart? Lord Jesus, make me eager to do your will. Amen.

O Lord, may I not shirk my duty today, but do it gladly and even eagerly because I am doing it for you. Amen. 

If you could lose your salvation, you would. If it depends on you, you're in big trouble. But since it depends on God, you can sleep well tonight. Salvation is of the Lord.

Never think that prayer is preparation for your "real work." Prayer is the "real work" that prepares you for everything else.

Lord Jesus, help us to see your goodness even in life's darkest hours. Amen. 

Do not let your sin and failure keep you from Jesus. Christ came for sinners, and it is sinners who need a Savior. So for all the foolish, fallen, messed up, mixed up, worn out, discouraged, backslidden, compromised, downtrodden, unlovely people who wish and dream and secretly hope for a new start, take heart. Christ has come for you.