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UCB Word For Today

With daily readings based on Scripture, articles, and things to pray about, the UCB Word For Today is designed to help you get into the habit of spending time with God every day.

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1:59

God still loves you!

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/30

Dr Gerald Mann writes: ‘Moralisers are faithful to remind us that King David’s life was all downhill after Bathsheba-gate. They list the litany of his woes: the baby of the illicit union died. He never recovered his moral stature. His sons fought over succession. One of them was beheaded for trying to dethrone him. God deprived him of his grandest dream: building the Temple – too much blood on his hands! But take another look at the story. The opening words of the book of Proverbs silence such

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2:01

The need for connectedness

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/29

Unfortunately, the word fellowship has come to be associated with awkward gatherings in church basements, drinking red punch, and participating in stilted conversations. No wonder people give up on it! Paul describes connectedness as ‘being rooted and established in love’. When a tree puts roots into the ground, it takes in nutrients and water, and the tree grows and has life, but only if it’s rooted. In the same way, we’re rooted, and our souls are nourished in the love of God – and other people

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2:02

The need for connectedness

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/29

Unfortunately, the word fellowship has come to be associated with awkward gatherings in church basements, drinking red punch, and participating in stilted conversations. No wonder people give up on it! Paul describes connectedness as ‘being rooted and established in love’. When a tree puts roots into the ground, it takes in nutrients and water, and the tree grows and has life, but only if it’s rooted. In the same way, we’re rooted, and our souls are nourished in the love of God – and other people

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2:03

When you feel blah

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/28

The word ‘perish’ conjures up images of deterioration and decay, like fruit rotting from within. On what specific day does passion leave a marriage or a worker lose interest in a job that once excited them? Like air leaking silently out of a tyre, what was meant to carry our weight and to power us towards our destiny can now barely wobble. If that’s how you’re feeling now, read this promise, and let it take root within you: ‘He gives power to the tired and worn out, and strength to the weak. Even

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1:43

Are you in a stress mess?

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/27

The Bible says: ‘The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening. When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?” Moses answered him, “Because the people come to me to seek God’s will. Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the

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1:52

When God asks you to give

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/26

When God asks you to sacrifice on behalf of somebody else, do it. It’s like putting money in a heavenly account. You may not need it today or tomorrow, but when you do, God will ensure it comes back to you in multiplied form. Indian Christian missionary Sadhu Sundar Singh and a companion were travelling through a pass high in the Himalayas when they found a body lying in the snow. They checked for vital signs and discovered the man was still alive, but barely. As Sundar prepared to stop and help

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1:52

Compassion begins with the word ‘notice’

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/25

Joseph was serving a prison sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, which makes it remarkable that he had the time and energy to care about anybody else. ‘Pharaoh’s chief cupbearer and chief baker offended their royal master…and he put them in prison…Joseph…noticed that they both looked upset. “Why do you look so worried today?” he asked them. And they replied, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean”’ (vv. 1, 3, 6-8 NLT). Joseph interpreted their dreams, and as a

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1:55

Dealing with relationship issues (2)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/24

Relationships are built on mutual trust – and trust is based on speaking the truth. But there are ways of speaking the truth that help and ways that hurt. The ‘give-them-a-piece-of-my-mind’ approach just drives the wedge deeper. Then there is the Bible way: ‘Speaking the truth in love, we will grow’ (Ephesians 4:15 NIV). Let’s suppose a couple fights because he is habitually late. How can she make sure her message gets across? Well, she could say to him: a) ‘I feel frustrated.’ No blame, no attack;

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1:59

Dealing with relationship issues (1)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/23

Every worthwhile relationship can experience problems. With that in mind, it’s important to recognise this: 1) Problems are inevitable, normal, and potentially beneficial. They’re inevitable because relationships bring together very different people. They’re normal because all relationships, including great ones, go through ups and downs. And they’re potentially beneficial because, handled effectively, the relationship can grow through problems. 2) Generally speaking, there are three problem-solving

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1:55

How to stay enthusiastic about God

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/22

No one had more energy than Jesus. He got up early, stayed up late, and sometimes pulled all-nighters. Where did He get all that energy from? The answer is found in a fascinating dialogue. ‘His disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?” “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work”’ (vv. 31-34 NIV). When you see

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2:02

The secret to success

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/21

The so-called ‘secret’ to success is really no secret at all! It’s simply getting back up when life has knocked you down and taking with you into the future the lessons you have learned. In talking about heroes such as Samson and David, the Bible goes on to say, ‘Whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies’ (v. 34 NIV). Notice these people weren’t always strong, but they became strong. They didn’t win every battle, but they went on to win the

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1:49

Become willing to change (4)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/20

To grow, you must dedicate yourself to the process. Whether it’s in your career, your marriage, your ministry, or your walk with God, once you dedicate yourself to growth and development and a lifestyle of planned improvement, it becomes normal to you. And you realise when you’re not making progress. Something is missing! It’s been reputed that the Polish American classical pianist Arthur Rubinstein refused to listen to recordings of his playing. Even only a few months afterwards, he was unhappy

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2:06

Become willing to change (3)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/19

Change must happen inside you before it can happen around you. In an old Peanuts comic strip, Lucy tells Charlie Brown she would like to change the world. So, Charlie asks her, ‘Where would you start?’ In typical Lucy fashion, she replies, ‘I would start with you.’ Think about it: when we have marital problems, we sometimes pray, ‘Lord, help my spouse to change!’ But maybe things will improve when you’re willing to pray, ‘Lord, help me to change!’ Changing the atmosphere and dynamics in your home

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1:50

Become willing to change (2)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/18

You must be willing to pay the price for change. Dramatist and screenwriter Sidney Howard remarked, ‘One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.’ Change always costs you, if not in money, then in time, creativity, and energy. In fact, if it doesn’t cost you anything, chances are it’s not real change! As you consider how to make the changes needed in your life in order to improve and grow, it’s important to count the cost of changing compared to the cost of

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2:04

Become willing to change (1)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/17

Recognise that without change, there can be no progress. Now, we’re not advocating change for its own sake. That can be a characteristic of restlessness and a symptom of inner conflict. Change can represent great opportunities as well as potential losses. Although all progress produces change, not all change produces progress. But as leadership expert Max DePree observed, ‘We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.’ If you want to grow, you must be willing to change. General

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1:56

Don’t lose your passion for God

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/16

Try to imagine the fire in the eyes of Jesus and the flex of His muscles as He turns over the tables of the money changers in the temple. And He does it while wielding a whip He made Himself. ‘Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion for God’s house will consume me.”’ Jesus was the wisest and kindest person who ever lived. Additionally, He was the most passionate. And those who follow Him ought to be the most passionate people on earth. The word enthusiasm comes from

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2:09

Free from jealousy

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/15

The Bible says, ‘People are slaves to whatever has mastered them’ (2 Peter 2:19 NIV). And that’s especially true of jealousy. Chuck Swindoll writes: ‘Jealousy and envy are often used interchangeably, but there’s a difference. Envy begins with empty hands; it mourns what it doesn’t have…Jealousy begins with full hands; it’s threatened by the pain of losing what you have to someone else despite your efforts to hold on to it…This was Cain’s sin. He was jealous of Abel. He resented God’s acceptance of

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1:39

Have a biblical perspective

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/14

There is a cute story about a girl who left home and went away to university. After her first term, she emailed her mother, saying, ‘I think it’s time I brought you up to date on what’s going on in my life. Shortly after I arrived at university, I got bored with dormitory life and stole fifty pounds from my roommate’s purse. With the money, I rented a motorbike, which I crashed into a telephone pole a few streets from the dorm. I broke my leg in the accident and am unable to attend lectures, so I’m

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1:54

Faith is not faith until it is acted upon

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/13

Could it be that the negative perception people have of the church stems from the negative energy we project? And could it be that our negative energy stems from our negative view of righteousness? We falsely view righteousness as doing nothing wrong: ‘Don’t do this. Don’t do that. And you’re okay.’ The problem with that approach is you can do nothing wrong and still not do the right thing; the thing God is calling you to do. Righteousness means more than doing nothing wrong. Do you really think

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1:58

Knowing the season you’re in

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/12

Your life’s purpose is connected to a specific time and season. In other words, it will have a beginning and an ending. Some of God’s purposes can be fulfilled in a short time, while others take a lifetime. You won’t always be able to do what you’re doing today, or at least to the extent you’re doing it now. The Bible teaches, ‘As your days, so shall your strength be’ (Deuteronomy 33:25 NKJV). That’s why some of the world’s best sports players transition into coaching. Three important observations:

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