Good Words for Today
We cannot compel our children to believe in Jesus. But we can make it easier or we can make it harder. God help us to make it easy for them to follow us as we follow Christ.
"But Daniel resolved not to defile himself" (Daniel 1:8). It is possible to live a pure life in the midst of a thoroughly pagan world. Daniel did. You can too.
"We live with the hunger for truth, love, justice, and forgiveness. There is only one place in the world where these hungers converge: it is in the Cross of Christ, where perfect love and perfect justice became united one Friday afternoon." Ravi Zacharias
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Do not pray for success. Pray for faithfulness. If you are successful but not faithful, you have wasted your life. If you are faithful, you are already a success in God's eyes.
When we stand for Jesus, Jesus stands with us. There is a blessing reserved for the bold that cowards never know. That’s all we need to know. The rest is up to God.
"Because the sinless Savior died My sinful soul is counted free For God the Just is satisfied To look on Him and pardon me"
Don't judge God by what you see today. He's not finished yet!
If Jesus is with you, you are safer in the furnace than anyplace else on earth.
"If you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace" (Daniel 3:15). Sometimes the path of faithfulness leads to the fiery furnace. Will we still follow the Lord?
Keep praying. The answer is on the way. Don't give up now.
"You can have all this world Just give me Jesus"
"I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause; I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause; I’d rather have Jesus than worldwide fame; I’d rather be true to His holy name"
Give me, O Lord, a large supply of your grace so that I may trust you even when I walk in the darkness. Amen.
If man built it, it’s coming down in the last days. You can take that to the bank. Every building. Every monument. Every stadium. Every house. Every monument to man’s bloated ego. Everything built by human hands becomes dust in the wind. Put your trust in the One who said, "I will come again." His kingdom is forever.
Plan for today: Confess quickly. Forgive quickly. Rejoice quickly.
Today is a day of grace when God permits opposition to his program in order that sinners might have more time to consider their ways and turn to the Lord. But a day of judgment is coming when the Lord Jesus will crush all his enemies under his feet.
Your unbelief cannot cancel God's truth any more than closing your eyes can cancel the sun.
“The battle between Christ and Antichrist is fought to the finish in every human heart. We must know whose side we are on now. It will be too late to change sides at the second coming.” Dave Hunt
"Two men walking up a hill One disappears and one's left standing still I wish we’d all been ready"
“There is plenty of work for love to do." Alexander McCall Smith
Gracious Lord, lead me in the right path and give me grace to follow where you lead. Amen.
Lord Jesus, lead me into a deeper walk with you so that I can face the future without fear. Amen.
"Fill my cup, Lord, I lift it up, Lord Come and quench this thirsting in my soul Bread from Heaven, feed me 'til I want no more Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole"
Great is our fickleness, Great is Thy faithfulness.
"Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself" (Daniel 1:8). Know you limits and live by your convictions. It's too late to make up your mind when you sit down at the king's table.
All compromise starts on the inside. Guard your heart!
Three prayers when you are criticized: "Lord, is it true?" "What are you saying to me through this?" "How can I respond with the grace of Christ?"
"Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds” (Matthew 14:12). Jesus works the miracle. The disciples distribute the food. Don’t get that backwards. We don’t work miracles. Jesus does.
“How many loaves do you have? Go and see” (Mark 6:38). You never have enough. That's the whole point. First, the disciples must realize they don't have enough. Take the little you have and give it to Jesus. Then step back and watch him work.
You don’t need to know the big picture. Just take the next step. Let God take care of everything else.
Quick fixes don’t work in the spiritual life. You can’t rush the river of God’s purpose. Give God time to do his work in you. If you want to grow, so slow.
O Lord, help us to serve you gladly today, knowing that nothing done in Jesus’ name is ever done in vain. Amen.
We cannot trace God’s hand in every circumstance because God paints on a canvas much larger than our tiny vision.
Plan for today: Keep my promises. Refuse to complain. Remember my blessings. I was going to make that list longer, but that's a good place to start. If we do those things, it will be good day!
"I need no other argument, I need no other plea. It is enough that Jesus died, And that He died for me."
There’s never been a better time to be a Christian. There's never been a better time to live for Christ. There’s never been a better time to tell someone else.
The key to success in life is well you adapt to Plan B.
The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago. The next best time is today. Let's go plant some trees!
When God says no, he does it because he loves us. What God forbids is for our own good just as much as what he grants.