Good Words for Today
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.
It's Saturday, and Jesus is in the tomb. Don't despair. God isn't finished yet.
"Down at the cross where my Savior died, Down where for cleansing from sin I cried, There to my heart was the blood applied; Glory to his name!"
When you are discouraged, Jesus is praying for you. When you feel like giving up, Jesus is praying for you. When you want to get even, Jesus is praying for you. The Lord of the universe is praying for you right now. Let that thought give strength to your heart today.
"Where there is hatred, let me sow love." We're all going to sow something today. We've got plenty of hatred--more than enough. Why not sow love?
O Lord, you have numbered all my days and written them in your book. Help me to enjoy this day as a gift from you and use it to serve others in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Lord Jesus, you showed us how to stay clean in a dirty world. May your life be my example and your Word my guide. Amen.
If we do not move toward Jesus, we must inevitably move away from him. No one can stay neutral forever.
God often gives us more than we can bear, but he never gives us more than he can bear.
"You will not get to steal quietly into heaven, into Christ's presence, without a conflict and a cross." Samuel Rutherford
Jesus didn’t come to make us nicer people. He came to make us new people.
When our sin seems small, our love for Christ cannot be very great.
"Encourage the fainthearted" (1 Thessalonians 5:14). Anyone can do this. You are perfectly qualified for this ministry. You don't need to read any books or attend any seminars. Take a look around you There are people on every hand who need the help only you can give. Go ahead. Do it. Don't wait for anyone else. Who will you encourage today?
Never fear to trust Jesus. He has enough to meet your need today, with plenty left over for tomorrow.
"When a man goes to church he often hears a preacher in the pulpit rehash everything that he has read in the editorials, the newspapers, and the magazines. On the TV commentaries he hears that same stuff over again, yawns, and goes out and plays golf on Sunday. When a man comes to church, actually what he is saying to you is this, 'Preacher, I know what the TV commentator has to say; I hear him every day. I know what the editorial writer has to say; I read it every day. I know what the magazines have to say; I read them every week. Preacher, what I want to know is, does God have anything to say? If God has anything to say, tell us what it is.'" W. A. Criswell
Success isn’t final and failure isn’t fatal. Popularity is overrated and jealousy doesn’t satisfy. Pray every day to become the person God wants you to be.
