Good Words for Today
May the things that matter most to God become the things that matter most to us.
“Dear friends, never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God" (Romans 12:19 LB). "Seeking revenge turns us into perpetual victims. Revenge makes you go through the hurt over and over again. You never really get over it. Ultimately, it drags you down to the sewer where your enemies dwell. While you are staying up late at night stewing in your juices, they are out on a yacht on Lake Michigan, having a party. When you give in to the temptation to get even, your enemies have won twice: When they hurt you the first time and now when you can’t get it out of your mind. Let God take care of making things right. Do that and you will sleep better tonight."
We're on the right side of the empty tomb. Death can't defeat us now. Let that thought give strength to your heart today.
A certain man concocted a new religion but no one would follow him. A friend offered this advice: “Have yourself crucified and then rise from the dead on the third day.” Only Jesus has done that. He is risen! He is risen indeed!
"At the cross the work was finished You were buried in the ground But the grave could not contain You For You wear the Victor's crown."
"For nothing good have I Whereby Thy grace to claim— I’ll wash my garments white In the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb."
Jesus washed Judas' feet, knowing that he would betray him. If Jesus would do that, you can love those who hate you. Perhaps washing their feet will change them. If not, washing their feet will certainly change us.
Judas heard all of Christ's sermons. He saw all of the miracles. He kept the money for the 12. And yet he betrayed Jesus. Lord Jesus, deliver us from the Judas spirit and replace it with true love for you. Amen.
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for finishing what you came to do. We are going to heaven because you were not ashamed to die for us. Eternal praise to you, our Great Savior! Amen.
"All repentance recognizes my need for change. The deepest repentance recognizes my inability to change. I plead, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner' -- not, 'Give me another chance, and I'll do better.'" Davis Duggins
Little children welcomed Jesus when he entered Jerusalem because they loved him and weren’t worried what others might think. May God give us Palm Sunday courage to take our stand with Jesus today.
When God wants to do something big, he starts with something very small. When he wants to do the miraculous, he starts with the impossible.
"There are three stages in any great work attempted for God: Impossible, difficult, done.” J. Hudson Taylor
”Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! Oh, for grace to trust Him more!”
Never be ashamed to pray about small things. If it’s big enough to worry about, it’s big enough to pray about.
Sin must inevitably do one of two things to us. It either drives us to the cross or away from it. Sin is like cancer. Either kill it at the cross, or it will kill you.
"God often confirms his will after we obey, not before." Mark Bailey
"Don't get your theology from the world." Michael Easley
Father, help me to make wise choices today so that a guilty conscience will not keep me awake tonight. Amen.
“If some lost, lonely person somewhere out there in a dirty bed, in a dark room, can see the light of Jesus Christ in me, then that is my reward.” Johnny Cash
"This is my Father’s world. O let me ne’er forget That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet. This is my Father’s world: The battle is not done: Jesus Who died shall be satisfied, And earth and Heav’n be one." From "This is My Father's World" by Maltbie Babcock, 1901
“Moses my servant is dead" (Joshua 1:2). God's workers die, but God's work goes on. Hello, Joshua!
"With Jesus I can take it With Him I know I can stand No matter what may come my way My life is in your hands." Kirk Franklin
Prayer doesn’t mean giving up. We pray because we can’t but God can.
"How to get ready to preach: 1. Think yourself empty. 2. Read yourself full. 3. Write yourself clear. 4. Pray yourself hot. 5. Turn yourself loose." H. B. Charles Jr.
There are many ways to go to hell. There is only one way to go to heaven. Make sure you find the right way. PS If you don't know the way, read John 14:6.
"God loves us too much to answer our prayers at any other time than the right time." Lysa TerKeurst
"When God puts his own people into the furnace, he keeps his eye on the clock and his hand on the thermostat. He knows how long and how much." Warren Wiersbe
"Well may the vile accuser roar Of sins that I have done; I know them well, and thousands more; My God, He knoweth none." Samuel Grandy, 1838
"’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home."
"I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore, Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more, But the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry, From the waters lifted me, now safe am I."
"One who believes the Lord has called him and given him a gift to preach and teach, need not be hasty or anxious. Power makes itself felt, and it is well to begin in a small way." William Kelly
"Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share, But our toil He doth richly repay; Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross, But is blessed if we trust and obey."
Lord, if I can’t change the whole world, help me to improve my little corner. Amen.
"I only pray when I am in trouble. But I am in trouble all the time so I pray all the time." Isaac Singer.
If hell is real, the kindest thing we can do is to warn people about it. What they do with that information is up to them, but at least we ought to tell them the truth.
”Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to thy cross I cling.”
May our love for you be a thousand times greater than our outrage at anyone else.
"And gradually, though no one remembers exactly how it happened, the unthinkable becomes tolerable. And then acceptable. And then legal. And then applaudable.” Joni Eareckson Tada
Lord, if I get in trouble today, may it be because I did something right, not something wrong. Amen.