Good Words for Today

Lord, give me the grace to keep on doing what you called me to do even when I'd rather be doing something else. Amen.

"Faith is believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse." Philip Yancey

"And when, before the throne, I stand in Him complete, 'Jesus died my soul to save,' My lips shall still repeat."

The question is not, Where does God want you in five years? You don't need to know that right now.The real question is, Will you take the next step of obedience today? Just take the next step, and let God take care of your future.

You can no more save yourself than a dead man can raise himself.

You are no match for Satan, but Satan is no match for Jesus. If you want victory, stay close to Jesus! 

"Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, Praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be Thine! From the hymn "Fairest Lord Jesus"

Sometimes Christians worry about whether their faith is strong enough to take them to heaven. They get scared and say, “I’m hanging on to Jesus. But what if I lose my grip?” That can happen. If your salvation depends upon your hanging onto Jesus, you could be in trouble. It's like a little child who is hanging onto his father’s finger. The child is doing well until he begins to slip. As he falls, the child accidentally lets go of the father’s finger. But when the father reaches down, he doesn’t grab a finger. He grabs a hand. You are not going to heaven because you are holding on to Jesus. You’re going to go to heaven because Jesus is holding on to you.

"If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled." Charles Spurgeon

"God is not limited by your circumstances." Lecrae

You can do everything God calls you to do today. That's the real meaning of Philippians 4:13.

Father, make me like Jesus, who spoke for the ages and never wasted a word.Amen.

“Make love your plan. There’s less to write down that way.” Bob Goff

"All I have needed Thy hand hath provided."

This is a good day to . . . Forgive quickly, Love deeply, Pray fervently.

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'" Erma Bombeck

Becoming like Jesus doesn't mean a slightly improved personality. It means a whole new you.  

"When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, 'If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt'" (Exodus 13:17). God knows what we need even when we think we have a better plan. There are no shortcuts to the Promised Land. The easy way and God's way are generally two different things.

"Prone to wander, Lord I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love. Here's my heart. O take and seal it; Seal it for thy courts above."

In the kingdom of God everything begins with a seeking heart.

Lord God, when I am tempted to take matters into my own hands, remind me to wait lest by my impatience I run ahead of you. Amen.

"It is no secret what God can do. What He's done for others, He'll do for you. With arms wide open, He'll pardon you, It is no secret what God can do." Stuart Hamblen

The fool thinks he knows it all; The wise man knows he doesn't.

God of Grace, turn our hearts away from all self-trust so that we will look to you alone. When we start thinking too highly of ourselves, remind us again that every breath we take is a gift from you. Amen.

"Living below, in this old sinful world Hardly a comfort can afford Striving alone, to face temptation's sword Where could I go but to the Lord?" "Where could I go, oh where could I go? Seeking a refuge for my soul Needing a friend, to help me in the end Where could I go, but to the Lord?"

Lord Jesus, help me to live today so that in 10,000 years I will have no regrets but will be glad I lived for you. Amen.

"I planted, Apollos watered, but God made it grow" (1 Corinthians 3:6). Sometimes we are planting and waiting. Sometimes we are watering and waiting. If we do our part, God will not fail to do his. Harvest time is coming. You can count on it.

God honors imperfect faith because that’s the only kind we can have in an imperfect world.

"Be killing sin, or sin will be killing you." John Owen

Occasionally God saves very terrible sinners, people who have done terrible things, who definitely don't deserve saving. That describes you and me, by the way. If we think anything else, we don't have a clue about our sin or how much we need the grace of God ourselves.

Active faith releases God's power. God told the children of Israel that the walls of Jericho would fall down. But they still had to march. The miracle came after they obeyed, not before.

"Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you" (Luke 6:28). When faced with someone who has mistreated you, ask God to do for them what you want God to do for you. Seek the blessing for them you want God to do for you. Think of it this way: The greater the hurt, the greater the potential blessing that will come when we forgive from the heart and by God’s grace bless those who curse us.

You're not in charge of how people respond. Do the right thing anyway. Be kind anyway. Forgive them anyway. Share Christ anyway. Let God deal with their response.

O Lord, you have numbered all my days and written them in your book. Help me to enjoy each day as a gift from you and use it to serve others in Jesus’ name, Amen.

We can ask Jesus how or where or when. We can even ask him "Will you?" But we can't ask him "Can you?" He's God. He can.

Lord Jesus, help me to remember that you have a bigger and better plan even when I've made a total mess of things. Amen.

God’s delays are not the same as God’s denials. If we know that, we can keep believing even while we wait for an answer that has not yet come.

Great victories for Christ will not be won by halfhearted effort.

"Down at the cross where my Savior died, Down where for cleansing from sin I cried, There to my heart was the blood applied; Glory to his name!"

"The highest degree of faith is to be able to wait, sit still, and not complain." J. C. Ryle