The Word For Today
The Word For Today
The Word For Today is a daily devotional by authors Bob and Debby Gass. Every day, tens of thousands of people across New Zealand are encouraged and uplifted by its relevant insights. The daily readings resonate with people as they often speak into their current circumstances. Often readers express wonder at how a particular day’s devotion appeared to be ‘written just for me’Follow the podcast:
Eyes on Jesus
When you face a crisis it's easy to lose perspective. It happened to two of Jesus' disciples on the Emmaus Road. Discouraged about Jesus' death, they 'were talking to each other about everything that had happened. While they were talking, Jesus approached them and began walking with them. Altho…
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Once and for all
Satan is called 'the accuser of our brethren' (Revelation 12:10 NKJV) because he tries to remind us of everything we've done wrong. Why? So that all our emotional energy is spent on the past, and we've nothing left over to dream God-sized dreams or fulfil our God-given assignment in life. The ir…
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A greater cause
When Moses sent Caleb to spy out the Promised Land, Caleb saw something that troubled him: the town of Hebron. Abraham buried his wife there. He was buried there. So were Isaac and Jacob. Hebron was a sacred site. Now it was inhabited by their enemies, and it bothered Caleb. It was more than he …
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To pass, not to stay
There is a little phrase repeated 436 times in the Bible: 'It came to pass.' Whatever trial you are going through today, remind yourself, 'It came to pass - not stay.' If the fulfilment of the vision God has given you seems to be taking longer than you thought, remind yourself 'it will come to p…
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Relationship categories
Nearly all key relationships in your life can be broken down into three broad categories: confidants, constituents and comrades. Let's look at each... (1) Confidants. These are the people whose relationships with you are lifelong. They love you unconditionally, stand by you and have your ba…
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The plan of God
More than a hundred years ago, William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, said, 'The chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, …
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A Spirit-controlled tongue (2)
The Bible says, 'A tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And...the tongue is a flame of fire' (James 3:5-6 NLT). People living in warmer climates know the danger of ravaging bushfires driven by desert winds and can readily identify with these words: 'See how great a forest a little fire kin…
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A Spirit-controlled tongue (1)
The Bible tells us: 'If we could control our tongues, we...could also control ourselves in every other way. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth' (James 3:2-3 NLT). If you've ever bridled a horse, you know the bridle that slips over the horse's head …
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Paid in full
There is a saying in baseball: 'Three strikes and you're out.' We tend to play life the same way. We give people two or three chances, but no more. But God never gives up on us; it's not in his nature. When Peter asked Jesus how many times he should forgive his brother, Peter presum…
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Rely on God only
Several men went on a mission trip to Haiti where they met a nineteen-year-old young man who loved Jesus deeply. So they invited him to visit them in America and paid for his trip. The young Haitian felt as if he were in another world. He'd never slept between sheets, had three meals a day, used…
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