Good Words for Today

We may die-indeed we will die someday! That’s not the question. Will we be faithful no matter what?

God’s delays are not the same as God’s denials. If we know that, we can keep believing even while we wait for an answer that has not yet come.

"What is the chief end of preaching? I like to think it is this. To give men and women a sense of God and His presence.” Martyn Lloyd-Jones

"Taste and see that the Lord is good" (Psalm 34:8). When you forget God’s goodness, it’s easy to become critical and judgmental of others. Your bitterness will kill your appetite for his sweetness, or his sweetness will dispel your bitterness.

O Lord, help me to be a student and not a victim today. Amen.

May the joy of the Lord be my strength so that I may have a cheerful heart no matter what happens today. Amen.

Lord, give me the wisdom to know when to take action and the courage to wait until the time is right. Amen.

So many of us look at a difficult situation and pray, "Lord, change my situation." That's not always God's will. Much more often the difficult situation has come as a means of making us grow spiritually. God brings difficulty into our lives to deepen our total dependence upon him. When that happens, we ought to pray, "Lord, change me so that I can face this situation." That's a prayer God is pleased to answer.

“Occasionally, weep deeply over the life you hoped would be. Grieve the losses. Then wash your face. Trust God. And embrace the life you have.” John Piper

You always have enough time to do God's will.

God often calls us when we are in the midst of our daily routine. He called Moses while he was tending Jethro's flocks. He called Elisha while he was plowing the field. He called David while he was tending his father's sheep. He called Peter when he was a fisherman. He called Matthew when he was a tax collector. Would you like to encounter God? Get out of bed and get moving. The Lord knows where you are. He can ring your phone any time of the day or night. Don't waste time waiting for a dream or a vision that may never come. Do the next thing, and let God take care of your future.

Don't run from the Lord. Jonah tried, and how did that work out? Better to obey God the first time.

No life is wasted that is spent in the service of our Lord who promised to reward even a cup of cold water given in his name.

God always speaks loud enough for a willing ear to hear.

You're not in charge of how people respond. Do the right thing anyway. Be kind anyway. Forgive them anyway. Share Christ anyway. Let God deal with their response.