Resource Library
Browse
Filter by

Insight for Today

Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.

Articles of this Type

God’s Aware of Your Tears

Date:
November 18, 2024

Read Psalm 56:8

Tears have a language all their own, needing no interpreter. In some mysterious way, our inner-communication system knows its verbal limitations, and the tears come.

Eyes that flashed and sparkled moments before are flooded.

Tears are not self-conscious. They can spring upon us when we are in public or standing beside others who look to us for strength.

Tears may flow during the singing of a majestic hymn or when lost in some nostalgic memory or wrestling in soul-searching prayer.

Our Words Matter Much

Date:
November 17, 2024

Read Ephesians 4:29

Abraham Lincoln's coffin was pried open on more than one occasion.

Once in 1887, twenty-two years after his assassination. Why? It was not to determine if he had died of a bullet fired from John Wilkes Booth’s derringer. Then why? Because a rumour was sweeping the country that his coffin was empty. A select group of witnesses observed that the rumour was totally false, then watched as the casket was resealed with lead.

A Willingness to Go with God

Date:
November 16, 2024

Read Genesis 12:1–2

When God calls a servant, there is little room for negotiation. The most striking example of this is when God spoke to Abram, lifting him from obscurity and setting him on a course that would change human history.

The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous. (Genesis 12:1-2)

Friendly—Inside and Out

Date:
November 15, 2024

Read Proverbs 18:24

Are you attractive? I’m not referring to external beauty nor facial features. I’m asking if you are personally attractive—magnetic, winsome, charming, friendly. Reflect carefully on this interesting proverb:

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly. (Proverbs 18:24, KJV)

Cool Skepticism

Date:
November 14, 2024

Read 2 Peter 3:3–4

Nine-year-old Danny burst out of Sunday school, eyes darting in every direction trying to locate his mom or dad. After a quick search, he grabbed his daddy by the leg and yelled, “Man, that story of Moses and all those people crossing the Red Sea was great!” His father looked down, smiled, and asked the boy to tell him about it.

A Quiet Place

Date:
November 13, 2024

Mark 6:31–32

It is almost 10:00, Monday night. The children are snoozing upstairs. Aside from a few outside noises—a passing car...a barking dog...a few, faint voices in the distance—all’s quiet on the home front. That wonderful, much-needed presence has again come for a visit—quietness. I recall when our children were little, how valuable times of silence were to both Cynthia and me.

Are You Listening?

Date:
November 12, 2024

James 1:19

How often have you heard someone say, “Are you listening to me?”

Let’s be honest: in a culture awash in cell phones, social media, and other addictive technologies, we’re losing the fine art of listening.

I don’t mean just hearing. Not simply smiling and nodding while somebody’s mouth is moving. Not merely staying quiet until it’s “your turn” to chime in. All of us are good at that game.

The Satisfaction of Being Thorough

Date:
November 11, 2024

Read Hebrews 10:12

I have just taken my Webster’s Dictionary off the shelf and looked up thorough. It means, “carried through to completion, careful about detail, complete in all respects.”

Thorough is my kind of word! I learned the importance of being thorough from my parents while growing up in south Texas. Most weren’t so fortunate.

When You Grow Up

Date:
November 10, 2024

Read Matthew 20:28

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

The answers we receive are all over the map. One youngster recently told me he wanted to be either a car mechanic or a garbage collector. When I asked why, he gave the classic nine-year-old response: “So I can get dirty!” I smiled and understood as I reflected on my own childhood.

A ''Renewed Mind'' Is Essential

Date:
November 9, 2024

Read Romans 12:1–2

Is it possible to think so much like Christ that our minds operate on a different plane than those of others around us? Not only is it possible—it’s essential!

The familiar words in Romans 12:1–2 need to be reviewed.

Pages