Good Words for Today

Never be ashamed to pray about small things. If it’s big enough to worry about, it’s big enough to pray about.

Sin must inevitably do one of two things to us. It either drives us to the cross or away from it. Sin is like cancer. Either kill it at the cross, or it will kill you. 

"God often confirms his will after we obey, not before." Mark Bailey

"Don't get your theology from the world." Michael Easley

Father, help me to make wise choices today so that a guilty conscience will not keep me awake tonight. Amen.

“If some lost, lonely person somewhere out there in a dirty bed, in a dark room, can see the light of Jesus Christ in me, then that is my reward.” Johnny Cash

"This is my Father’s world. O let me ne’er forget That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.  This is my Father’s world: The battle is not done: Jesus Who died shall be satisfied, And earth and Heav’n be one." From "This is My Father's World" by Maltbie Babcock, 1901

“Moses my servant is dead" (Joshua 1:2). God's workers die, but God's work goes on. Hello, Joshua!

"With Jesus I can take it With Him I know I can stand No matter what may come my way My life is in your hands." Kirk Franklin

Prayer doesn’t mean giving up. We pray because we can’t but God can.

"How to get ready to preach: 1. Think yourself empty. 2. Read yourself full. 3. Write yourself clear. 4. Pray yourself hot. 5. Turn yourself loose." H. B. Charles Jr.

There are many ways to go to hell. There is only one way to go to heaven. Make sure you find the right way. PS If you don't know the way, read John 14:6.

"God loves us too much to answer our prayers at any other time than the right time." Lysa TerKeurst

"When God puts his own people into the furnace, he keeps his eye on the clock and his hand on the thermostat. He knows how long and how much." Warren Wiersbe

"Well may the vile accuser roar Of sins that I have done; I know them well, and thousands more; My God, He knoweth none." Samuel Grandy, 1838

"’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home."

"I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore, Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more, But the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry, From the waters lifted me, now safe am I."

"One who believes the Lord has called him and given him a gift to preach and teach, need not be hasty or anxious. Power makes itself felt, and it is well to begin in a small way." William Kelly

"Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share, But our toil He doth richly repay; Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross, But is blessed if we trust and obey."

Lord, if I can’t change the whole world, help me to improve my little corner. Amen.

"I only pray when I am in trouble. But I am in trouble all the time so I pray all the time." Isaac Singer.

If hell is real, the kindest thing we can do is to warn people about it. What they do with that information is up to them, but at least we ought to tell them the truth.

”Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to thy cross I cling.”

May our love for you be a thousand times greater than our outrage at anyone else.

"And gradually, though no one remembers exactly how it happened, the unthinkable becomes tolerable. And then acceptable. And then legal. And then applaudable.” Joni Eareckson Tada

Lord, if I get in trouble today, may it be because I did something right, not something wrong. Amen.

“A great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries” (1 Corinthians 16:9). Open doors and adversaries generally go together.

Heavenly Father, grant that we might be great risk-takers for the kingdom of God.  Shake us loose from the security of staying in the boat.  Help us to walk on the waters of faith because we believe that Jesus will hold us up.  Amen. 

"Esau . . . sold his own birthright for a single meal" (Hebrews 12:16). It doesn't take much to ruin your life. We remember Esau because he traded his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew. Misplaced desires lead us to do the same thing today. Don't sell your soul for a quick fix. Don't trade the eternal for the temporary.

The only thing harder than yielding to God is not yielding to him.

If I have trouble loving my enemies, I should remember that I am someone else’s enemy.

"Stand up, stand up for Jesus! Stand in His strength alone, The arm of flesh will fail you, ye dare not trust your own; Put on the gospel armor, and watching unto prayer, Where calls the voice of duty, be never wanting there."

Forgiveness is a gift I give to someone who doesn’t deserve it. If they deserved forgiveness, they wouldn’t need it.

"I find it impossible to avoid offending guilty men, for there is no way of avoiding it by our silence or their patience; and silent we cannot be because of God's command, and patient they cannot be because of their guilt." Richard Baxter

"Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need in Thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come, I come."

Most hills are not worth dying on. Just a reminder, lest you find yourself a casualty in a useless battle today.

If you are trusting Jesus to take you safely to heaven, can you not trust him to take you safely through this day?

When you pray, pray from your heart. That's all God requires. Let's get rid of all extraneous notions about posture, eyes open or shut, hands folded or lifted,and loud volume versus whispered prayers. None of that matters. It doesn't even matter how long we pray. What matters is that we pray from the heart. Little children know to cry out to their father when they are scared. No wonder Jesus told us to become like little children. Pray like a child prays and you will be heard.

Lord, help me to live each day for you so that when the time comes, I can die without regret. Amen.

Deliver me from the fear of man, O Lord, that I may live for your pleasure, your will, and your glory. Amen.