Good Words for Today

Life is too short to hold a grudge.

"Oh, perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives." Fanny Crosby

Lord, thank you for friends who care enough to tell me the hard truth. I pray for grace to hear your voice through their words. Amen. 

"O Lord, change the world. Begin, I pray thee, with me." Chinese Prayer

There must be a new brokenness among the people of God before revival can come. As long as we blame “someone else” for the spiritual condition of America, nothing will change. God is using the moral disintegration of this nation to call his people to prayer and repentance.

"In times like these you need a Savior, In times like these you need an anchor; Be very sure, be very sure, Your anchor holds and grips the Solid Rock!"

"You are the salt of the earth, not the sugar candy." Charles Spurgeon

Apart from God’s grace, all of us are pathetic losers. There are no exceptions. But when pathetic losers band together to seek the Lord, the Red Sea parts, the walls come tumbling down, the enemy is routed, and the church rolls on for the glory of God.

“We are sometimes tempted to think that we get no good by our prayers, and that we may as well give them up altogether. Let us resist that temptation. It comes from the devil. Let us believe, and pray on.” J. C. Ryle

Lord Jesus, help me to be a quick repenter and a quick forgiver lest I stumble under the weight of my own sin or the sins of others against me. Amen. 

When great issues are at stake, we must put truth above personal friendship. There is no greater issue than the gospel of Jesus Christ. When the gospel is at stake, it is better to divide over the truth than to unite around error.

Gossip is a cowardly sin because you say behind someone's back what you would never say to their face.

Lord Jesus, help me to live so that those who follow me will know that I followed you. Grant that they might not be ashamed to follow in my steps. Amen.

"When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply till I entered the sanctuary of God" (Psalm 73:16-17). Are you tempted to doubt God’s plan? Do you sometimes wonder if the wrong team will win in the end? Do not despair. Go back to God’s house. Enter his sanctuary. Dwell with his people. Let worship lead you to the truth. Those who serve God in this life will never regret it in the life to come.

If God is God, then he is just as much the God of your cloudy days as he is the God of bright sunshine.

All other ground is sinking sand.

When you find yourself going through a valley of doubt, here's a bit of advice: Keep going! You don't have to build a condo in the valley. Just keep going! In due course the sun will shine again, and your faith will be stronger because of your time in the valley.

Jesus didn't come to put perfume on the corpse. He came to raise the dead.

"High King of Heaven, my victory won May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heav’n’s Sun Heart of my own heart, whate’er befall Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all." From an 8th-century Irish hymn translated by Eleanor Hull and known today as "Be Thou My Vision"

"When people are right with God, they are apt to be hard on themselves and easy on other people. But when they are not right with God, they are easy on themselves and hard on others." John Newton

Eternal God, you alone give meaning to life. Give me such confidence in your Son that I might follow in his steps forever. Amen.

Let these six simple words lift your spirits: “God is God, good, and great.” God is God—be humbled. God is good—be encouraged. God is great—be thankful.

Spirit of God, I pray for the grace not to be overly surprised by anything that happens to me today. Amen.

"Now, Lord, I would be Yours alone And live so all might see The strength to follow Your commands Could never come from me O Father, use my ransomed life In any way You choose And let my song forever be My only boast is You" "Hallelujah! All I have is Christ Hallelujah! Jesus is my life"

If you need a miracle, ask for one. There's no extra charge for large requests.

"But such were some of you" (1 Corinthians 6:11) In the spiritual life, direction makes all the difference. It's not where you've been but where you're going that matters.

"Jesus is all the world to me: My life, my joy, my all. He is my strength from day to day; Without Him I would fall. When I am sad, to Him I go; No other one can cheer me so. When I am sad, He makes me glad; He’s my Friend." Will Thompson, 1904

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord" (Psalm 150:6). Take a deep breath. Hold it. Let it out. Every breath you take is a gift from God. If you can't think of another reason to be grateful, start there.      

"I would love to tell you what I think of Jesus, Since I found in Him a friend so strong and true. I would tell you how He changed my life completely; He did something no other friend could do." "No one ever cared for me like Jesus; There's no other friend so kind as He. No one else could take the sin and darkness from me; O how much He cared for me." Charles Weigle, 1932

Don't confuse God's will with your desires. He promised to be faithful to his Word, not to your expectations.

Spirit of God, set me free from bitterness so that I might know the joy of your presence in my life today. Amen. 

The best time to serve God is right now. You can dream so much about what you might do tomorrow that you neglect what you could do today.

Give me, O Lord, a large supply of your grace so that I may trust you even when walking a lonely road. Amen.

"Never commit your happiness to the future. Happy work is best done by the man who takes his long-term plans somewhat lightly and works from moment to moment 'as to the Lord.'" C. S. Lewis

"Love never fails."   First we love, then we lead. First we love, then we serve. First we love, then we speak.

"God is able to forget our past. Why can’t we? He throws our sins into the depths of the sea and puts up a sign on the shore which reads, ‘No fishing.’" Erwin Lutzer

You can ignore God's law, but you can't change it. Just because you changed your mind doesn't mean God changed his.

My Father, you are indeed the God of great surprises. Your ways are higher than my ways, and your thoughts much greater than my imagination. I bow before you and say, “Your will be done!”  Amen. 

Today is a good day to take the telephone pole out of your eye just in case you need to help someone else take the speck out of their eye.

Don't talk about "small" sins as if they don't matter. Remember what it cost Jesus to pay for those sins.