Good Words for Today

You can't get better until you admit you have a problem. That’s why Jesus hung around with sinners. He always gets along well with people who know they need him.

That ugly thing you're about to say--Don't. That critical comment you're about to make--Don't. That foolish joke you're about to tell--Don't.   You'll be glad you didn't when this day is done.

"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."

Don’t be afraid to follow Jesus. You’ll never regret starting down the “Jesus road.” You will only regret that you waited so long to do it.

Give us faith, O Lord, to believe your Word, and to keep on praying for our friends who do not know you. Amen. 

Our God reigns.   If this truth does not fill our hearts with praise, then we either don’t understand what the Bible says or we simply refuse to believe it.   Even when it looks like he’s not ruling, he’s ruling. When chaos appears, he’s in charge of the chaos. When things start falling apart, he’s in charge of the falling apart of those things.   The truth remains whether we believe it or not.   Our God reigns.

Desperation can be a gift from God if it drives us to our knees.

"In all the world around me I see His loving care And though my heart grows weary I never will despair I know that He is leading, through all the stormy blast The day of His appearing will come at last"

Don't boast. We're all only one step away from stupid.

Gracious Lord, purge from my heart a judgmental spirit. May I not be ashamed of you or of the people you came to save. Amen.  

"Enough for me that Jesus saves, This ends my fear and doubt; A sinful soul I come to Him, He’ll never cast me out." “I need no other argument, I need no other plea; It is enough that Jesus died, And that He died for me.”

Pray for your enemies. They need the prayers, and you need the practice.

Waiting time is never wasted time if you are waiting on the Lord.

"The curtain of the temple was torn in two" (Luke 23:45). There is a message for you from the torn curtain in the temple: Fear not. Don’t let your sins keep you away. God has opened the door to heaven.  

If you're looking for a Savior, follow the one who rose from the dead.

"I believe in the eternal security of the believer and in the eternal insecurity of the make-believer." J. Vernon McGee

Lord, help me to worship you with a whole heart today. Amen.

When we say, "God, I’m afraid of the future,” the Lord replies, “Afraid of the future? My child, I invented the future!”    

"O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life!" "America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness And every gain divine!" Katharine Lee Bates, 1895

"Your labor in the Lord is not in vain" (1 Corinthians 15:58). If the Lord remembers our work, it does not matter who forgets it.

"Some golden daybreak Jesus will come Some golden daybreak, battles all won He’ll shout the victory, break through the blue Some golden daybreak, for me, for you."

Just a reminder: You aren't the Savior of the world. That position has been filled.

"They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us" (1 John 2:19). We cannot share Christian fellowship with everyone. True Christian unity requires letting some people go. We will never stop loving them, but if we love Jesus, we must let them go.

Lord, grant that in 100 years our great-great-great grandchildren will rise up and give thanks for our godly example. May the coming generations walk in your path because we have followed your way. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Robert Morrison was the first Protestant missionary to China. A man asked him, “What do you think you’re going to do? Convert China?” “No,” came the quiet reply. “I don’t think I’ll ever convert China. I think God will.” That's the faith that changes the world for Christ.

"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.