Good Words for Today

"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose I will not, I will not desert to his foes; that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no never, no never forsake!"

Lord God, forgive me for giving up too soon. Create in me new determination to keep on moving in the right direction. Amen.

"Interfering in someone else’s argument is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears" (Proverbs 26:17). Ignore this at your own risk. Sometimes it's better not to get involved. Leave that dog alone!

Too many people want . . . The outcome but not the obedience, The pleasure but not the pain, The answers but not the agony, The crown but not the cross. It doesn't work that way.

"When it's all been said and done There is just one thing that matters Did I do my best to live for truth Did I live my life for You" "When it's all been said and done All my treasures will mean nothing Only what I've done for love's Reward Will stand the test of time"

Many prayers fail to receive an answer because we give up too soon.

God's standards have not changed. If anyone has changed, it's us, and not for the better.

Healing in the Bible is not going back to what we were before. It's going forward to all God wants us to be.

"Yahweh's promises are not intended as sedatives but as stimulants. God does not want us to swallow his promises but to seize them." Ralph Dale Davis"

God's will is not a choice we make; It's a path we follow. Stay on the path, and you will end up where God wants you to be.

Lord Jesus, when I am tempted to do wrong, help me to remember that others are depending on me to do right. May I not fail them--or you--today. Amen. 

"Did we in our own strength confide, Our striving would be losing; Were not the right Man on our side, The Man of God's own choosing. Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He; Lord Sabaoth, His name, From age to age the same, And He must win the battle." From "A Mighty Fortress" by Martin Luther

"Did we in our own strength confide, Our striving would be losing; Were not the right Man on our side, The Man of God's own choosing. Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He; Lord Sabaoth, His name, From age to age the same, And He must win the battle." From "A Mighty Fortress" by Martin Luther

"If you were a hundred times worse than you are, your sins would be no match for his mercy." Tim Keller

“How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!” (Psalm 1:1) Be choosy about your friends. Some people aren’t good for you. You can’t get better until you get them out of your life.

The devil is a liar. He buys your soul with counterfeit promises.

Lord, help me to make somebody happy today. Amen.

The next time you feel the need to brag about what you’ve done, pay attention to that faint cracking sound. It’s the thin ice beneath your feet that is about to give way.

Sometimes God’s no is the surest sign of his love for us.

“I preached myself, the scholars came and praised me. I preached Christ, the sinners came and thanked me.” Bernard of Clairvaux

Lord, how quickly we doubt your goodness while traveling through the wilderness. Thank you for never leaving us even when we feel alone and overwhelmed. Amen.

"They admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth" (Hebrews 11:13). Christians are truly “not from around here.” We don't fit in because we aren't supposed to fit in. We’ve got a passport that says, “Citizen of Heaven.” So cheer up, child of God. Put a smile on your face. Don't worry about those strange looks you get. You aren't home yet.

"Don't waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice" (Proverbs 23:9). Sometimes it's better to say nothing at all. Just let it pass, or walk away. Arguing with a fool is like wrestling with a pig. You get dirty and the pig loves it.

The believer who arms himself with the Word of God will never lack for a weapon in the battle. It answers all our doubts and all our discouragement. This is all we have and this is all we need. The church marches triumphantly when it relies upon God’s Word.

Every temptation is a lie wrapped in a promise of freedom.

"God wants us to pray because he wants to answer." George Murray

Thank God for women of faith. Their prayers have changed the world.

"God’s word is the same, yesterday and today and a million years from now." Franklin Graham

It is sometimes said that we should not doubt in the darkness what we learned in the light. It is equally true that we must not forget in the light what we learned in the darkness.

When it comes to judging, be hard on yourself and easy on others. Most of us get that backwards.

"Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful May the fire of our devotion light their way May the footprints that we leave Lead them to believe And the lives we live inspire them to obey." From "Find Us Faithful" by Steve Green

Many years ago the Lord gave me a principle I call the First Law of Spiritual Progress. It goes like this: I can’t go back. I can’t stay here. I must go forward. You can’t go back to the past, not to relive the good times or to undo the mistakes you made. But you can’t stay where you are either. Life is a river that flows ever onward. It matters not whether you are happy in your present situation or whether you seek deliverance from it. You can’t stay where you are forever. The only way to go is forward. Let this be our watchword in 2019. Onward, always onward with the Lord!  

"And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, Even so, it is well with my soul."

"Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me; Buried, He carried my sins far away; Rising, He justified freely forever; One day He’s coming—oh, glorious day!" J. Wilbur Chapman

"As I look back on this road I've traveled, I see so many times he carried me through; If there's one thing that I've learned in my life, My Redeemer is faithful and true." Steven Curtis Chapman

Lord, give me the grace to keep on doing what you called me to do. And save me from the folly of making excuses for not doing my job today. Amen.

Giving thanks in the midst of sorrow and heartache is a testimony worth more than 10,000 words spoken when things are going well.

The Wise Men bowed down when they met Jesus. Wise men do the same today.

"Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing Come adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn King"

"God walked down the stairs of heaven with a Baby in His arms.” Paul Scherer