Good Words for Today
Lord, put me in over my head so that I will learn to trust in you alone. Amen.
"Death used to be an executioner, but the gospel has made him just a gardener." George Herbert
In due time and at the proper moment, Jesus will step back on the stage of world history. The hands that were nailed to the cross will someday rule the world.
"Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all!"
Fear not, child of God, for the plan of the ages is in the hand of Almighty God. Look to Jesus and no matter what happens around you, your future will be secure.
One day we’ll stand together before the throne of God and praise our Redeemer for his amazing grace. When that glad day finally comes, no one will have any regrets. When you see Jesus, you’ll never regret serving the Lord. You’ll only wish you could have done more.
Sometimes we grow weary in the service of the Lord and wonder if our efforts are in vain. God says, “You plant the seed and let me take care of the harvest.”
"Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all."
My God, give me faith to obey even when I don't understand all the details. Amen.
In 1876 Daniel Roberts wrote a hymn to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It became popular and soon was sung across America. "God of Our Fathers" remains one of the best statements of the spirit that animated the men who declared their independence from England 244 years ago. Here are the words to the second verse: "Thy Love divine hath led us in the past. In this free land by thee our lot is cast. Be thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay. Thy Word Our Law, thy Paths our chosen ways." May that prayer come true in our day!
No one ever got better by making excuses.
So many people live in defeat because they can’t climb the steep mountain before them. Just remember this: You don’t have to climb the mountain. You just have to take the next step with God. He’ll take care of the rest.
Take a good look at the God you worship. Is he big enough to handle your problems? If not, then you need to look up and get a new view of God—the Lord of Heaven's Armies.
"What I give him, he takes. What he takes, he cleanses. What he cleanses, he fills. What he fills, he uses." J. Sidlow Baxter
"Let us then be true and faithful, Trusting, serving every day; Just one glimpse of Him in glory Will the toils of life repay."
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.