Good Words for Today

"We may trust Him fully All for us to do; They who trust Him wholly Find Him wholly true."

God's work, Done God's way, In God's time, Will always have God's reward.

Three Life Lessons from Joshua 3 1) Waiting increases our dependence on God. 2) God brings us to places of despair so that we will realize our own inability. 3) Until we yield ourselves to God, we are not ready for the miracle we need.

"Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? Got any mountains, you can not tunnel through? God specializes in things thought impossible He can do what no other can do."

Babylon looks good in all its glory. Babylon always looks good . . . until it is no more.

"When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord!" (1 Samuel 5:3). That's the problem with idols. They keep falling over when you need them most.

Lord Jesus, forgive us for our callous indifference to the hurting people we see every day. Make us burden-bearers who are not ashamed to help those who struggle under a heavy load. Amen.

We all need Jesus and we need him more than we know. Without him we are truly lost in this life and in the life to come.

There are godly mothers and grandmothers who have prayed their children all the way to Jesus. Some of them are praying their children and grandchildren to Jesus at this very moment but the kids haven’t found out about it yet. Thank God for women of faith. Their prayers have changed the world.

"The fear that held us now gives way To him who is our peace. His final breath upon the cross Is now alive in me."

Father, I thank you that your grace is far greater than my sin. Help me to remember that because I am sure to need your grace before this day is done. Amen.

My friend Mike Dawson talks about "AA" days. That means "Amen Anyway." We all go through rough times when the struggle is real. No matter what's happening in your life, God is good all the time. Let's make this an "AA"day and say, "Amen Anyway!"

Be quick to repent today. There's less mess that way.

Plan for today: 1. Love God 2. Love people Everything else is details.

Jesus loved the rich young ruler enough to let him walk away. Do we have the same kind of courage? Love lets them walk away, and love keeps on loving anyway.

"If you cannot preach like Peter, if you cannot pray like Paul, you can tell the love of Jesus and say, 'He died for all.'" From the spiritual "There is a Balm in Gilead."  

“Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me.” Jim Elliot

God can use grumpy people (Jonah!), but that's no excuse for being grumpy.

Don't get confused about your part in salvation: You provide the sin. Jesus provides everything else.

"Love difficult people. You’re one of them." Bob Goff

“I am so eager to preach the gospel to you who are at Rome” (Romans 1:15). He got there eventually, in chains, and was beheaded by Nero. True ministry doesn't operate only in safe places. It means serving Christ even if it costs you everything.

Lord Jesus, we pray for our brothers and sisters who are suffering persecution for their faith in you. Help them to stand strong in these hard times. Give us courage to follow their example today. Amen.

I must be a student of all, from the youngest to the oldest, from the richest to the poorest, from the proud to the humble. In Christ, I teach every person and every person is my teacher. I have something to give to each person and each person has something to give to me.

If you love someone, you’ll pray for them. If you don’t love them, you’ll stop praying eventually. Because when you pray, one of two things will happen:  You will either start loving or you will stop praying.   

"He who is generous will be blessed" (Prov. 22:9). My friend Howard Harvey used to say, "I shovel it out, and God shovels it in. And God's got a bigger shovel than I do." No one will ever regret being generous. May God give us open hearts, open hands, and an open pocketbook.

Pray for your enemies that someday they may become your friends.

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!”