Good Words for Today
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.
Our opponents can attack us and take everything except our joy.
If you can’t be happy with what you already have, why should God trust you with anything else?
God’s commands are not grievous. What God demands, he supplies. He never asks from us what he does not also supply for us.
"Living for Jesus who died in my place, Bearing on Cavalry my sin and disgrace; Such love constrains me to answer His call, Follow His leading and give Him my all."
"Give us this day our daily bread." Like the manna in the wilderness, God gives us what we need when we need it. You will have what you need for today. When tomorrow comes, you'll have enough for tomorrow. Fresh bread is on the way, and the supply chain never breaks, and the shelves are never bare.
God will never bring us to the place where we no longer need him.
“No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.” George Jean Nathan
“An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.” Rudyard Kipling
"We never know what God has up his sleeve. You never know what might happen; you only know what you have to do now." Elisabeth Elliot
If you plan to serve God "someday," why not start today?
Anything that drives us to our knees is good for the soul.
Don't be cranky. The world is messed up. If you can't make it better, don't make it worse.
Did you wake up worried? God is large and in charge. He can handle the details that scare you to death.
Lord, help me to learn from my mistakes so that I won’t have to make them all over again. Amen.
“What you do for yourself dies with you. What you do for others lasts for eternity.” Lin Dunn
When God forgives, he removes our sins, he lifts them up, he takes them away, and he puts them so far away from us that we could never find them if we searched for them for a thousand years. They are gone forever.
Thank you, Lord, for taking charge of the details of my life. Amen.
People are difficult--love them anyway. Remember, someone thinks you're difficult too.
The "Greater" Golden Rule: Do unto others as God has done unto you.
Lord Jesus, teach me the strength of gentleness and the wisdom of kindness. Amen.
"Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! Sweetest Name I know, Fills my every longing, Keeps me singing as I go"
This is a good day to . . . Ask for grace, Walk in grace, and Show grace to others.
Pray boldly--God throws open the storehouse of heaven and says, "Ask, and it shall be given to you."
Lord God, open my eyes to see how much you have given me and how rich I already am. Amen.
"If there ever was an hour when men should consider their personal relationship to Jesus Christ, it is today. God is saying to this generation, 'Prepare for the coming of the Lord.'" —John F. Walvoord
Every day Jesus tugs on our hearts, pulling us up toward heaven so that when we finally get there we won’t feel like strangers. One day soon the Lord will give us one final tug, and we’ll end up in heaven forever.
My Lord, when I am tempted to envy others, remind me that the only thing that matters is what you think of me. Amen.
Lord God, forgive me for giving up too soon. Create in me new determination to keep on moving in the right direction. Amen.
“Life is short, but there is always time for courtesy.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lord, when I am tempted to boast about my plans, please remind me that you can run the universe without any help from me. Amen.
If you believe in the sovereignty of God, then it must be true that you are where you are because God wants you there, because if God didn’t want you to be there, you would be somewhere else. But since you are where you are right now, that must be because you are there by God’s design. When he wants you to be somewhere else, that’s where you’ll be. If you believe that, then you can do your work each day, even in a very bad situation, as unto the Lord, with all your might, for his glory.
The question is not, "What will you do for the Lord tomorrow?" The real question is, "Will you live for Christ today?"
Live as if Jesus may come today. One day you'll be right.
“One good deed is worth more than a thousand brilliant theories." Charles Spurgeon
"The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me" (Psalm 138:8). He has not brought us this far to leave us now. He has not promised more than he can do. He has not abandoned his plans for us.
Peter denied. Judas betrayed. Caiaphas accused. Herod mocked. Pilate bargained. Barabbas freed. Soldiers scourged. Jesus fell. Simon carried. Soldiers crucified. Crowd jeered. Thief believed. Darkness fell. Jesus dies. Curtain torn. Soldiers pierce. Body removed. Jesus buried. Stone rolled. Darkness falls. Tomb sealed. Hope gone. Sunday came.
“My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!”
"What thou, my Lord, hast suffered was all for sinners’ gain; Mine, mine was the transgression, but thine the deadly pain. Lo, here I fall, my Savior! ’Tis I deserve thy place; Look on me with thy favor, and grant to me thy grace."