Good Words for Today

When asked how he wanted to be remembered, noted radio commentator Paul Harvey replied, “I want to be remembered as a man who left the wood pile a little higher than when he found it.” That’s a noble goal, but it won’t happen by accident and you can’t wait till the end of life to start stacking that wood. You have to pick up a few logs each day.

How amazing is God’s grace? It covers sins you haven’t committed yet. That’s overwhelming grace.

We are never more like Christ than when we forgive those who have sinned against us.

When God puts his people on a hard road, he gives them iron shoes for the journey.

Galatians 6:2 says, “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” When you help someone with their burden, your own burden grows lighter. When you reach out a helping hand to someone else, the Lord makes the way easier for you.

Heavenly Father, may faith rise to banish our fear because if God be for us, and if God be with us, who can be against us? Amen.

During a recent eye exam, the nurse who checked me out said, "The Lord gave us two eyes and one mouth so we would see more and talk less." Then she added, "That's also why he gave us two ears and one mouth." See more, talk less. Listen more, talk less. I think the Lord would approve!

If we are waiting on God, we will not miss anything that matters.

We ought to be the happiest people on earth. After all, we know we aren't going to be here forever, and we know where we are going when we die. So have a blast while you last.

Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

"We ought always to pray, and not to faint" (Luke 18:1). The greatest men and women of faith are not necessarily eloquent or famous or gifted. The greatest are those who keep on praying when others give up. Keep on praying! That's the good word for today.