Good Words for Today

Spirit of God, I pray for the gift of sanctified brevity. Amen.

"When faced with trials on ev'ry side, We know the outcome is secure, And Christ will have the prize for which He died— An inheritance of nations." Keith and Kristyn Getty

"There is a world around us lying in darkness and in sin. Have you ever gone forth to tell any one in it about the Savior?" J. D. Jones

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.

The nations will never live in peace until they know Jesus. Can we be at peace while they live without him?

Take a breath and give thanks. Without Jesus you wouldn’t breathe at all.

Do not despair if the world seems to grow darker every day for the darker the night, the brighter the light shines.

"Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?" Elisha Hoffman, 1878

“Pride is the sin of competing with God.” John MacArthur

Many people think that the more they talk, the more they have communicated. Usually the opposite is true.

We all need to be born again, and if we’re going to go to heaven, we must be born again. Without it, none of us will ever see the kingdom of God.

"Whenever we begin to feel careless about our private prayers, we may depend on it that there is something very wrong with the state of our souls. There are breakers ahead. We are in imminent danger of shipwreck." J. C. Ryle

Lord Jesus, help me to remember today that your plans are always better than mine. Amen.

Every day Jesus tugs on our hearts, pulling us up toward heaven so that when we finally get there, we won’t feel like strangers.

"Prayer is the Christian's secret weapon, forged in the realms of glory." Lee Roberson

You are here because God wanted you here. It doesn’t matter if you were a surprise to your parents. You weren’t a surprise to God.

Go as far as you can go, to the end of the known universe and beyond. And when you have gone as far as you can go, look up and smile because God’s love is still going. You will never reach the end of it.

"All the world tastes of his sparing mercy, those who hear the gospel partake of his inviting mercy, the saints live by his saving mercy, are preserved by his upholding mercy, are cheered by his consoling mercy, and will enter heaven through his infinite and everlasting mercy." Charles Spurgeon

When Jesus saves, he saves completely. When he forgives, he forgives all my sins. When he sets free, we are free forever.

We run from God rather than to him because we know our own hearts all too well and his barely at all.

"We are known for our opinions, but we will be remembered for our love." Bob Goff

Lord, make us sensitive to those around us. That we might see the hurting and be an agent of healing. That we might see the fallen and lift them. That we might listen to words of wisdom. That we might dare to care instead of walking away. That we might risk misunderstanding to help others. Grant, O Lord, that our love like yours would go right through to the very end. In the name of Jesus who knows us fully and loves us anyway, Amen.

As long as we stay in control of everything and life is good and we are in excellent health and our marriage is fine and our children are doing well and we have a good job and our friends love us and we don’t have a problem in the world, as long as that is true, when people look at us, they will barely see the light within. But let the “clay pot” be broken, then the the light of Jesus can be clearly seen.

"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

If we are serving the Lord, we don’t need to brag and we certainly don’t need to try to put down anyone else to make ourselves feel better.

"The man that knows he is nobody, God will make somebody." Charles Spurgeon

"No man will go wrong who follows Christ." William Evans

Almighty God, increase my faith so that I might believe without wavering that you are greater than all my problems. Amen.

The world has no answer to a life radically changed by Jesus Christ. The world may answer our arguments, but it cannot answer the power of God let loose in the human heart.

"Without thee I cannot live, and I dare not die." Peter Marshall

"Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, But yet in love He sought me, And on His shoulders gently laid, He home rejoicing brought me." Henry W. Baker

Grace means no one is too bad to be saved. It also means no one is too good to be saved.

"'Poor tempest-tossèd soul, be still; My promised grace receive'; ’Tis Jesus speaks—I must, I will, I can, I do believe." John Newton

Grace must be free or else it is not grace at all. Free grace? Of course. What other kind could there be?

“To make a man a saint, grace is absolutely necessary and whoever doubts it, does not know what a saint is or what a man is.” Blaise Pascal

"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

One key to happiness is to make fewer promises but then to keep the ones you make. All of us would be happier if we followed that simple rule.

"I know who goes before me I know who stands behind The God of angel armies Is always by my side." Chris Tomlin

Only God knows how much he can accomplish through us. All he asks is that we surrender our little contribution to him and then watch what he can do with it.

My Lord, help me to be a "sunlight" Christian who makes it easy for others to believe in you. Amen.