Good Words for Today
Nothing dispels doubt like speaking up for Jesus. Pick up your sword, enter the arena, and your doubts will begin to disappear.
We need patience when we talk to unbelievers. When lost people say foolish things, we may be tempted to retaliate with unkind words of our own. That’s almost always a bad idea. It’s like cursing a blind man because he can’t see the color green.
"Come, every soul by sin oppressed, There's mercy with the Lord; And he will surely give you rest, By trusting in his Word." Refrain: "Only trust him, only trust him, Only trust him now. He will save you, he will save you, He will save you now."
My Lord, if I should have less than I want today, may I be content in the knowledge that I already have everything I need. Amen.
Lord Jesus, deliver me from an impatient spirit today. Amen.
"Jesus! what a Friend for sinners! Jesus! lover of my soul; friends may fail me, foes assail me, he, my Savior, makes me whole."
No one will ever be able to escape judgment by saying, “The devil made me do it.” No, he may have tempted you, but you did the sinning all by yourself.
If Jesus paid it all, you don’t have to. If you try to pay for your salvation, it means you don’t think he paid it all. There is no middle ground between those two propositions. God is not trying to sell you salvation. He doesn’t offer salvation at half-price. And you can’t split the cost with him or pay for your sins on the installment plan. God is offering you salvation free of charge. Jesus paid in full so you wouldn’t have to pay anything.
"There is nothing small in the Christian life--nothing so small that we can combat it in our own strength. Apart from God, the smallest temptations will be more than a match for us." F. B. Meyer
"Dark is the stain that we cannot hide; What can avail to wash it away? Look! There is flowing a crimson tide; Whiter than snow you may be today."
Good motives do not excuse sinful behavior. Wrong is still wrong even if you had a good reason for doing it.
If you dare to stand up for what you believe, you may end up like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. You’ll be standing while everyone else is kneeling. Nebuchadnezzar won’t like you very much. Soon enough, you’ll discover how hot the fiery furnace can be. But the good news is, Jesus is with you in the fiery furnace. That’s where he makes himself known.
"Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of his glory and grace."
Without Jesus, our plans are doomed to fail. Until we realize how helpless we are, we will depend on our money, our organization, our staff, and our connections to make things happen. But when we at long last come to the end of our hoarded resources and cry out, “Lord, this is impossible. Help!” all heaven comes to our aid.
The best missionary work always begins at home. Everyone is either a missionary or a mission field. Which are you?
If we do not move toward Jesus, we must inevitably move away from him. No one can stay neutral forever.
"If the church went back to its main task of preaching the Gospel and getting people converted to Christ, it would have far more impact on the social structure of the nation than ... any other thing it could possibly do." Billy Graham
"And when my task on earth is done, when by thy grace the victory's won, e'en death's cold wave I will not flee, since God through Jordan leadeth me."
“Occasionally, weep deeply over the life you hoped would be. Grieve the losses. Then wash your face. Trust God. And embrace the life you have.” John Piper02
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell
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.
Father, I pray for my friends who don’t know Jesus. Grant them tender hearts to respond to the call of Your Spirit. Amen.
Lord Jesus, you even interrupt funerals because you have conquered death. Why should we fear anything now? Amen.
Never fear to trust Jesus. He has enough to meet your need today, with plenty left over for tomorrow.
Lord Jesus, without you, we can do nothing. Help us to be honest with you so we can receive the help we need. Amen.00
You can survive any storm if you keep your eyes on Jesus.
We go through life saying, “What have you done for me lately, Lord?” And the Lord replies, “If only you knew.”
Christ is Lord over all the storms of life. He sends the storms, and he rides the waves with you. The Master of the sea is by your side. When the time has come, he will say, “Peace, be still!” and the storm will run out of breath, and the sea will become like glass. Eventually the day will break, and the sun will shine again.
We must be stripped of our self-confidence before we can be greatly used of God. Failure is never wasted if it leads us to cry out to the Lord.
We appreciate our blessings much more when we look back many years later and see what God has done.
The world has no answer for a believer who continues to praise God in the darkest moments. If at midnight you can testify for the Lord, the world will listen to what you have to say.
Father, I pray for grace to smile more than I frown. Put someone in my path who needs a good word from me today. Amen.
In one of his sermons, Alexander Whyte said that if your sin has found you out, come clean, admit the truth, own up to what you have done, and then cry out, “O Lord, is your name Jesus? And do you save sinners from their sin?” Then tell the Lord you are the chief of sinners. In fact, Alexander Whyte advised his hearers to lie down on the floor and beg for mercy. You need not think it too much to do, he said, for “the Son of God did it for you on the floor of Gethsemane.” If you cry out Jesus, he will not turn you away.
Peter said, "You are the Christ!" Peter denied Christ. Don't say it couldn't happen to you.
God will never bring you to the place where you no longer need him.
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
Christ's slaves are better off than the devil's freemen because the slaves of Christ are truly free and the devil's freemen are truly slaves.
Before you condemn, confess your own sin. The world would be a better place if we cleared our own conscience before we start throwing stones.
God of every blessing, do whatever it takes to free me from loving money more than I love you. Amen.
Satan's #1 goal is to divert our attention from Jesus. As long as we ignore Jesus, Satan doesn't care about our Christian work, which means the busier we are, the more danger we're in.