Word For Today

Today's Word

thursday, september 3 2026

Think before you speak

The Bible says that our words reflect our hearts. A heart full of good things speaks good things, but an evil heart produces evil words. Our words reveal our character; they can provoke arguments or bring reconciliation, cause problems or make life easier, condemn us or justify us. That is why it is important to learn to think before speaking and to know when to remain silent.

The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent…”
- Proverbs 16:23a

Learn to control your words. Do not be carried away by emotions, by the need to impose your point of view, or by the desire to impress others. Pray and cry out to God, asking Him to reign over your feelings and over every word you speak.

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
- Luke 6:45

Carefully observe what you allow into your mind and heart. Evaluate well what you read, what you hear on the radio, and the conversations you have with your friends. Filter carefully what you watch on television or on the Internet. Not everything is true, and not everything builds up. Use good judgment and seek to please God in everything you consume.

Do you set aside time every day to read the Word of God and talk with the Heavenly Father? Are you filling your heart with the Lord’s truth? Be wise in how you use your time and pay close attention to what you allow into your mind and heart. What is inside you will come out of your mouth. Think before you speak and live under God’s rule. In this way, your words will build others up and bring glory to God.

Yesterday's Word

The cost of planting

Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.
- Psalm 126:6

Planting requires effort. If you want your garden to produce good fruit, you will need to invest time, money, and hard work. First, you must do the labor, and then, over time, you will receive and enjoy the expected result. Ask any farmer about their experience, and you will understand everything that goes into the act of planting.

The parable of the sower, told by Jesus, speaks of this effort:

A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
– Luke 8:5–8

When Jesus explained this parable, He drew a parallel between the sowing of physical seed and the sowing of His Word. Just as farming requires dedication and sacrifice, so does spiritual sowing. You plant the seed of the gospel in hearts. You pray, visit, listen, speak, and pray even more.

But the day will come when you will see the precious and long-awaited fruit: transformed lives, filled with peace, surrendered to Jesus. So do not give up! Today’s tears will become eternal joy. Persevere!

Day Before Yesterday's Word

The result will be a blessing

In this moment, God is thinking about you. Had you ever thought about that? If you love God, it means He is thinking about you and everything you do. And everything that happens, everything God allows in your life, whether good or bad depending on your perspective, has a purpose.

What is that purpose? Everything works for your good. See what the following verse says:

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who^[a] have been called according to his purpose.
- Romans 8:28

You may not know why some things happen, but you can be sure of this: the result will be a blessing for you who were called according to God’s purpose. Even the things you do not understand today are under God’s control and will result in blessing, one day you will see.

Keep trusting in God in the midst of adversity. Certainly, you will not regret it!

But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.
- Jeremiah 17:7–8

Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 12:2