Good Words for Today

In the end 99% of life turns out to be humdrum. Yet out of the humdrum God is weaving a beautiful unseen pattern.

God’s mercy is not like the weather. It does not change with the seasons.

The whole Christian life in 11 words: What God demands, he provides. What we receive, we give away.

"Only desperate people learn to pray." Erwin Lutzer

"What are Christians put into the world for but to do the impossible in the strength of God?" Samuel Chapman Armstrong

“Thou that hast given so much to me, Give one thing more, a grateful heart.” George Herbert

"O to grace how great a debtor Daily I’m constrained to be! Let that goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wand’ring heart to Thee."

Thank God for the Bible because without it, we would never know about Jesus. And without Jesus, we could never be saved.

"The secret to my success is found in the Bible: 'In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.'" George Washington Carver

Lord Jesus, help me to remember today that your plans are always better than mine. Amen.

Lord Jesus, when I was your enemy, you made me your friend. Thank you for never giving up on me when I was running from you. Amen.

You discover whether or not you want to be a servant when someone treats you like one.

"Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also; The body they may kill, God's truth abideth still. His Kingdom is forever" Martin Luther

Is Jesus enough for you? I don’t know of any truth more important, more satisfying, or more liberating than the great truth that for those who know Jesus Christ, there is no condemnation.

Lord, I do not pray for more faith. I ask instead for greater confidence in your faithfulness. Amen.

Before you get mad at your critics, pray for them. They couldn't criticize you if God didn't permit it. Pray for them, learn from them, commit them to the Lord, and then get moving.

“It's better to stand alone with the truth than to be wrong with a multitude.“ Adrian Rogers

Just because your life is messy doesn't mean God has messed up your life.

“Don't bother to give God instructions; just report for duty.” Corrie Ten Boom

God knows what he’s doing in my life when I don’t have a clue.

Christ is all we need for salvation. Christ is all we need for the Christian life. Christ is all we need at the moment of death. Christ is all we need, now and forever.

"When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply. The flames shall not hurt thee; I only design Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine." Hold on to this truth because you may need it before this day is done.

It is not arrogant to tell the truth to someone who doesn't want to hear it. But even if we are arrogant, the truth is still true. Get rid of the arrogance, but don't get rid of the truth.

The people who bother us most are the people most like us. Until we grasp that, we'll never get rid of the telephone pole sticking out of our eye.

"The shameful truth is that I don't grasp that Jesus is not ashamed of me." R. C. Sproul Jr.

Sin does not cease to be sinful just because it has become fashionable.

When you wrestle with a pig, don't be surprised when you end up covered in mud.

Lord, we pray today for all those lost in the darkness of sin. We pray for those who feel there is no hope. May the light of Jesus shine in their hearts today. Amen.

A pastor in Ghana read my sermon on "The Salt and Light Revolution" and sent me a note that included this sentence:   "It is time for Christian Revolution indeed, not with guns and ammunition but with our holy and righteous lives."   Amen! And may that revolution start with you and me today.

Lord, in these busy days, may I never be too busy for you. Amen

God measures time not by our watch but by his wisdom.   He's never early. He's never late. He's always right on time.

"We ought always to pray, and not to faint" (Luke 18:1). The greatest men and women of prayer are not those who are eloquent but those who keep on praying when others give up.   Keep on praying! That's the good word for today.

"So he gave them what they asked for, but he sent a plague along with it" (Psalm 106:15).   Be careful what you pray for.