Insight for Today

Read Isaiah 43:19

Though I have walked with God for several decades, I must confess I still find much about Him incomprehensible and mysterious. But this much I know: He delights in surprising us.

Read Luke 22:41–42

The psalmist was correct: the heavens do indeed proclaim the glory of God. The skies do indeed display his craftsmanship (see Psalm 19:1). And when you mix that unfathomable fact with the incredible reality that He cares for each one of us right down to the last, tiniest detail, the psalmist is, again, correct: “such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand” (Psalm 139:6).

Read 2 Corinthians 11:13–15

There's a sucker born every minute. That isn’t funny; it’s tragic. Fakery draws its fuel from the pit. That’s what God tells us.

These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ....Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)

Read Joshua 1:6–7, 9

I recall the first time I watched the children’s classic movie The Wizard of Oz. I was spellbound by the music and the enchanting way in which the simple themes of family, valuing home, and celebrating individual differences were on display. But perhaps the most hilarious character of all was the lion—the bumbling, wimp of a cat, who cowered in fear at the smallest threat. What he needed was courage!