Insight for Today
A Daily Devotional by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

ALL OF US HAVE PRACTICED certain areas of wrong from our youth. It is a pattern of life that comes "second nature" to us. As a result, it strongly resists change.

IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US. Teachers as well as students. Cops as well as criminals. Parents as well as kids. The diligent as well as the lazy.

WHOEVER IS SOFT ON depravity should watch Schindler's List. It's not for the fainthearted, I should warn you.

OURS IS FAST BECOMING a success-saturated society. The telltale signs are everywhere. Check the magazine racks at airports, hotels, and drugstores.

"MY TREAT!" Nice words to hear, huh? They have flowed into my ears from any number of places—yours, too.

IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE is out to serve self, it's refreshing to read these ancient words from the pen of one of the most powerful men who ever lived: Solomon.

THERE IS NO TORMENT like the inner torment of an unforgiving spirit. Without question, it is one of the most miserable attitudes to experience in life.

PERSISTENCE IS A COSTLY INVESTMENT, no question about it. But the dividends are so much greater than the original outlay that you'll almost forget the price.

WHEN HOSEA MARRIED A PROSTITUTE, respect for him dropped to zero. "Small wonder he is listed first among the minor prophets," some may sneer today.

OURS IS A DAY OF SUPERFICIALITY. If you can fake it, you're often admired as being clever, not criticized for being phony.

HIDDEN SAINTS—HOW MANY THERE ARE! Not insignificant nor reluctant, just unknown to us. If we could see as our Father sees, I'm convinced we would be amazed at the size of His family.

I USED TO BITE MY FINGERNAILS right down to the quick. I'd rip off those babies just as soon as the first signs of new growth would appear.

NOT LONG AGO I was reading through Psalm 78 when my eye fell upon verse nine. I was intrigued by the strange stroke of the psalmist's pen.

ARE YOU BETTER AT smothering than loving? That's why you are blown away with the thought of relaxing your gargantuan grip on the things and people you love the most.

DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU are the recipient of limitless ability . . . incredible strength? Just read a few familiar lines out of the Book, slowly for a change.

HER VOICE WAS WEAK and fearful as she spoke to me over the phone. It was almost midnight, and she kept apologizing . . . but she was so lonely and wanted someone to listen.

FAMILY. The place where principles are hammered out on the anvil of daily living. Where character traits are molded and shaped under the watchful eyes of moms and dads. The batons in this relay are many.

WHEN WE SUFFER FROM clutter-holic syndrome, our lives are marked by mediocrity, haphazardness, and putting out needless fires.

AS I WRITE THIS, the thermometer registers in the nineties. The air is still and heavy. The dog is panting at my feet, the sun is high, and the birds are silent and still.

Some people can’t say no to a salesman at the door. Others have the hardest time passing up a litter of free puppies.