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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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1:53

Go the extra mile

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/11

Try to picture this: you’re in a restaurant with someone whose meal costs £15, and you’re watching them struggle over the tip. They have £2 left over, and they know that a 10 per cent tip is considered the very minimum. They waste five minutes getting change for that second pound so they can leave a £1.50 tip rather than leave a little extra. What would have happened if they had left the full £2? They may have made the waiter’s or waitress’s day. Fifty pence may not seem like much, but the message

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1:45

Don’t be dismissive

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/10

If you are in a position of leadership, try to be aware of how you respond to the feelings, thoughts, and opinions of those around you. What you say as a leader will resonate more deeply with people than what others say, so you must be sensitive to this. Even when someone offers an idea that you feel has no merit, resist the temptation to immediately dismiss it. A simple ‘Thank you for your input’ is called for, not ‘No, that won’t work.’ When you’re dismissive towards someone, it sends this

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2:01

Go when the light is green

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/09

In his book Deep Thoughts, Jack Handey writes: ‘As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way.’ Many of us are waiting for the green light we have already been given. Jesus said, ‘He who follows Me shall…have the light of life.’ When do insight, illumination, and direction come? When you take the first steps of faith. We are not advocating a thoughtless or

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2:05

Try. Try harder. Try longer.

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/08

One of the greatest predictors of success in any endeavour is persistence. It’s not only how hard you try; it’s how long you try. We tend to overestimate how much we can accomplish in the short term. And according to an American pastor and author, we also ‘underestimate how much we can accomplish over the long haul. Why? Because energy is exponential. The harder you work and the longer you work, the more it pays off. In a study involving Japanese and American first graders, kids were given a

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1:55

Why can’t we work together? (4)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/07

A lady told her friend, ‘My husband and I have a very happy marriage. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for him, and there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for me. And that’s the way we go through life – doing nothing for each other!’ We smile, but that’s not so funny when it’s true. That attitude paves the road to disaster in marriage, business, church, personal relationships, and everywhere else. Often people join a team for their own advantage – they want supporting players so they can receive all the

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2:02

Why can’t we work together? (3)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/06

Reason three: temperament. Some people aren’t naturally outgoing. When they face challenges, it never occurs to them to enlist other people’s help in order to accomplish their goal. When you operate alone, you will achieve a certain amount of success, but when you cooperate with the right people, you will achieve things you never dreamed possible. When you do everything alone and never partner with others, you produce huge hurdles to your own potential. Dr Allan Fromme quipped, ‘People have been

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1:56

Why can’t we work together? (2)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/05

Reason two: naivety. An old Chinese proverb says, ‘Behind every able man there are always other able men.’ Even if you can do the job yourself, isn’t it wise to stop and ask, ‘Who do I know who could help me to do it better?’ That question defines the difference between mediocrity and excellence. Business consultant John Ghegan keeps a sign on his desk that reads, ‘If I had it to do all over again, I’d get help.’ We all need that sign! When you have a few victories under your belt, you’re at an

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2:04

Why can’t we work together? (1)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/04

Reason one: insecurity. The Florentine philosopher Machiavelli said, ‘The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.’ Insecure leaders are threatened by talented individuals, so they surround themselves with weak people. As a result, the work suffers, and everybody involved suffers too. When a leader responds to a genuine question by saying, ‘How dare you challenge my authority,’ they’re dangerous and often not worth following. Insecure leaders

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2:03

Knowing when not to speak

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/03

Someone else’s need to know shouldn’t determine your need to speak. When a friend of Jesus wanted to stop His arrest, Jesus said, ‘Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?’ (Matthew 26:53 NIV). When Jesus stood in Pilate’s judgement hall, Pilate didn’t have the power; Jesus did! Yet, the Bible says that Jesus ‘opened not His mouth’ (Isaiah 53:7 NKJV). He just stood there and said nothing. Why? Because He was not on trial,

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1:56

To love, you must forgive

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/02

It’s impossible to love anyone fully and at the same time resent someone else. You cannot give total love when your heart is divided. And a bitter heart is a divided heart. You may be thinking, ‘My spouse is a wonderful person, but I just can’t love them.’ Look beneath the surface. You may still be reacting to your past and harbouring resentment against someone who hurt you. That’s keeping you from loving your spouse. And it’s not fair to them. Many people have justified cause for their anger. The

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2:02

Are you preparing yourself?

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/07/01

After Peter had fished all night and caught nothing, Jesus said, ‘Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets.’ After explaining to Jesus that the fish weren’t biting, Peter said, ‘Nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net’ (v. 5). Notice an important detail here. When Jesus said, ‘Let down your nets,’ Peter replied, ‘I will let down the net.’ Apparently, Jesus had a bigger catch in mind than Peter! In fact, that night they caught so many fish their net broke because they couldn’t handle

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2:08

Don’t be a murmurer (2)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/30

Paul writes: ‘Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world’ (vv. 14-15). What was the attitude that Paul zeroed in on? Murmuring! What was the solution? He shared it with the Thessalonian believers: ‘In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you’ (1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV). Instead of looking for

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2:02

Don’t be a murmurer (1)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/29

If you don’t think God takes murmuring seriously, read this: ‘Don’t murmur against God and his dealings with you as some of them did, for that is why God sent his Angel to destroy them. All these things happened to them as examples – as object lessons to us – to warn us against doing the same things’ (vv. 10-11 TLB). Not only do murmuring and complaining hinder your prayers from being answered, but they also affect your health and the happiness of those around you. So: 1) Pray before entering your

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2:15

Stay open and approachable

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/28

Some people seem to go through life with a ‘closed’ sign on their foreheads. Whether through fearfulness, selfishness, callousness, or busyness, they’re not open to the thoughts of others. And it can cost you dearly. Take a moment and ponder these Scriptures: ‘He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, but he who heeds rebuke gets understanding’ (Proverbs 15:32 NKJV). ‘When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction’ (Proverbs 24:32 NKJV). ‘Give instruction to a

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2:02

Help for caregivers

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/27

One day you may end up caring for a sick or ageing loved one. And to take care of them properly, you must learn to take care of yourself. Following her parents’ deaths five weeks apart in a nursing home twelve hundred miles away, Beth Witrogen McLeod succumbed to clinical depression. ‘By ignoring my physical and mental health, I set myself up for a breakdown that would take two years to recover from. Despite its rewards, caregiving can be overwhelming.’ David said, ‘Whenever I feel low, you are

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2:06

Resolve conflict quickly (2)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/26

In order to resolve conflict, do these: 1) Focus on the person’s behaviour and stay away from remarks about their character. Saying, ‘It was unacceptable for you to open my post’ is better than ‘I can’t believe you were so nosy!’ 2) Try to understand the other person’s behaviour instead of justifying your own. This will require active listening. Listening validates the other person’s feelings and provides them with the motivation to listen to you. ‘The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the

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2:02

Resolve conflict quickly (1)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/25

Few things in life cause more stress than unresolved conflict. It will elevate your blood pressure and consume your thoughts until you resolve it, so if you’re wise, you will deal with it right away. Not all people feel this way. Even though Jesus commanded us to deal with it, many Christians refrain from saying anything for the sake of peace. Not so. Unresolved conflict will affect your peace of mind, your productivity, and your attitude towards others, so it must be dealt with. Additionally, the

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1:54

The waiting strategy

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/24

When you’re up against a problem that seems too big for you or feel like you are ‘in over your head’ and you don’t know what to do or which way to go, use the waiting strategy. That’s the one David the psalmist used. And it worked for him: ‘I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth – praise to our God…Blessed is

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2:19

Don’t burn out (2)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/23

To keep from burning out, do this: 1) Join a support group. Ask yourself, who fills the role of Paul to your Timothy? Who teaches you to pray like Jesus and John the Baptist taught their disciples? With whom can you share your struggles? The Bible says, ‘As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend’ (Proverbs 27:17 NLT). Ministry peers understand your physical, emotional, and spiritual needs and can suggest new, refreshing spiritual practices. 2) Use the middle two letters of the alphabet –

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2:16

Don’t burn out (1)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/22

Did you know that people in the medical profession can be more prone to problems with addiction? A report from the British Medical Association estimated that one doctor in fifteen may be affected. A major contributing factor is they only hear and see the troubles and negative side of people’s lives. So in order to stay effective, you must learn to do these: 1) Cultivate new disciplines. Shut the door, let your phone calls go to voicemail, and relax. Above all don’t be surprised when troubles come

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