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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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2:08

Be real

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/02

Jesus was rough on Pharisees: ‘People look at you and think you are saints, but beneath the skin you are total frauds’ (Matthew 23:28 MSG). They put on a good front but were devoid of grace, mercy, and compassion. And Jesus called them on it! Because we live in an appearance-focused society, Jesus warns us about the dangers that come from dwelling on the outer life at the cost of developing the inner life. So, how do you keep that from happening? 1) Follow Jesus’ example. He spent His life

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2:07

You are the vessel, not the treasure

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/06/01

Be careful to make the distinction between the ‘earthen vessel’ and the ‘treasure’. Paul says, ‘We have this treasure’; he doesn’t say, ’We are this treasure’! Anytime you allow people to think of you as the treasure, God is not pleased, and you’re setting yourself up to fail. When God deposits a treasure within you, it means two things: 1) He expects a return on His investment. 2) You’re called to a higher level of responsibility and accountability. Sometimes people think leaders are immune to

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2:18

‘Much more’ or ‘much less’ (2)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/31

Try to imagine the abundance God has prepared for you (see 1 Corinthians 2:9). Then decide that the language of your heart will be the ‘much more’ of faith, not the ‘much less’ of unbelief. Observe: 1) Your salvation supersedes your sin. No matter how sinful your history, ‘if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God…which is by…Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many’ (Romans 5:15 KJV). Rejoice! You’re ‘much more’ forgiven. 2) Christ’s life in you continuously saves you. If

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2:08

‘Much more’ or ‘much less’ (1)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/30

Here is an expression used throughout Scripture to describe God’s provision for us: ‘much more’. It assures us there is no need we will ever face that can’t be met through His abundant resources. Our tendency is to approach our needs with an attitude of ‘much less’. It assumes that God is unable or unwilling to meet them. No, God wants us to adopt a ‘much more’ attitude. Much less is the language of visible things; it allows circumstances and lack to govern our lives. Much more is the language of

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2:10

A ministry of tears

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/29

If you cry easily, it could be that God has given you a ministry of tears. What is that? Author Liz Curtis Higgs explains: ‘I cry easily and often. Happy tears, sad tears, over-the-top tears, Hallmark commercial tears – you name it…I cry at church…When I hear a wondrous truth spoken or a glorious song lifted in praise, when I see a new believer step forward or an old saint read the Scriptures, I’m so overwhelmed with God’s presence that tears flow down my cheeks…While I’ve made peace with [it] many

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2:11

You’re almost there!

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/28

Psychologists say the strongest influence on our present is often our past. But Paul tells us to forget the past, and focus on ‘what lies ahead…press on to…receive the heavenly prize’ (v. 13-14 NLT). One counsellor writes: ’I know you’re tired…overwhelmed…as though…this hard time will last forever. It won’t. You are almost there. You don’t just think it has been hard; it has been hard. You have been tested and retested on what you have learned. Your faith tried in fire. More problems occurred than

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1:57

Tell them while you still can

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/27

Read this: ‘I remember when I took your new car on the road and wrecked it. I thought you would be livid and come down hard on me, but you didn’t. I remember when we went to the beach, and you didn’t want to go because you said it was going to rain. We went, and it rained. I was sure you would rub it in and say, “I told you so!” But you didn’t. Then there was the time when I spilled blueberry juice down the front of your new white tuxedo. I knew you would be upset and blame me. But you didn’t. And

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2:03

To be used by God

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/26

To be used by God, you must know two things: 1) Who God is. A little girl in Sunday school was asked by her teacher what she was drawing. She replied, ‘A picture of God.’ The teacher said, ‘But nobody has ever seen Him.’ Confidently she replied, ‘They will when I’m finished!’ Please understand this: the only God some people around you will ever see is the one they see in you each day. And to know God, you must spend time with Him. Not leftover time, but quality time, daily time, prioritised time! 2)

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2:09

Don’t let a wall build up between you.

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/25

An unknown author wrote these poignant words: ‘Their wedding picture mocked them from the table, these two whose minds no longer touched each other. They lived with such a heavy barricade between them that neither battering ram of words nor artilleries of touch could break it down. Somewhere, between the oldest child’s first tooth and the youngest daughter’s graduation, they lost each other. Throughout the years each slowly unravelled that tangled ball of string called self, and as they tugged at

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2:07

Give God all the glory

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/24

When we try to impress the people, we consider to be important, we become trophy collectors. ‘I’m more important because I know this famous person’ is how our thinking goes. And all kinds of objects can become trophies: our grades in school, the houses we live in, people we have impressed, our looks, clothing brands, compliments, and promotions. There are even websites you can visit to look for a trophy wife – a woman whose beauty is a tribute to her husband’s wealth and influence. A trophy is

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1:55

Always agree with God’s Word

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/23

Do you think of yourself as a person who has faith in God? Do your thoughts and words reflect that? We can deceive ourselves into thinking we have great faith, but if challenges easily defeat us, then maybe our faith isn’t as great as we thought it was. Jesus said, ‘The mouth speaks what the heart is full of.’ You can learn a lot about yourself by listening to what you say. Do your thoughts and words show your dependence on God, recognising that His abilities, not yours, enable you to do anything

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1:56

You can learn to love

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/22

You can learn to love by thinking loving thoughts. By focusing on the other person’s needs, pains, difficulties, goals, and desires, not just your own. The old saying goes, ‘It’s easier to understand someone when you walk a mile in their shoes.’ Hurting people tend to hurt other people. If someone is hurting you, that person may be doing so because they are hurting. How can you love them? By looking beyond their faults and seeing their needs. The least lovable people are often those who need love

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1:58

Learn to say no

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/21

To say yes to the will of God, you will have to say no to other things. And some people won’t like it, especially if they are used to getting their own way. People will make demands on you based on their needs and be oblivious to or uncaring about your needs. So, you have a choice: be led by God or by others. No one was busier than Jesus or had a greater assignment. Yet we read, ‘When they found Him, they said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.” But He said to them, “Let us go into the next

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2:14

Prayer and your RAS

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/20

To understand how prayer is powerful and effective, look at it from a neurological perspective. At the base of our brain lies a cluster of nerves called the reticular activating system (RAS), which monitors our environment. We are constantly bombarded with countless stimuli vying for our attention, and it is the job of the RAS to determine what gets noticed and what goes unnoticed. For example, you download a new ringtone for your mobile phone. You’re sure that you’ve never heard it before. But

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2:06

If you’re a leader, read this!

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/19

A leadership expert says: ‘Most leaders focus on two things: the vision and the bottom line. The vision is what usually excites us most, and taking care of the bottom line keeps us in business. But between the vision and the bottom line are all the people in your organisation…If you ignore the people and only pay attention to these other two things, you will lose the people and the vision (and probably the bottom line). But if you focus on the people, you have the potential to win the people, the

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2:13

The kids are watching you (2)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/18

If you’re a parent, you want your children to turn out well, and the best way to do that is by modelling proper behaviour at home (see Ephesians 5:1 MSG). Learn to say no. Susan Alexander Yates says: ‘There are simply too many demands…choices, and too little time. Maturity means learning to postpone something you’d really like to do now…to focus on something even more important. Maybe it’s that career opportunity so you can have more time with your children, or that outing with your friends so

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2:18

The kids are watching you (1)

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/17

Susan Alexander Yates offers us scriptural guidelines for influencing our kids. (If you’re not a parent, why not use these points to help you have a positive influence on the children in your family or community.) 1) Reach out to non-Christians. If you want kids to grow in faith, expose them to people who need faith. God called us to be ‘salt and light’ (see Matthew 5:13-16), but that won’t happen if you spend all your free time with fellow believers. Plus, kids are more likely to reach out to

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2:00

Be true to the Scriptures

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/16

When asked if they believed that the Bible was the inspired and the infallible Word of God, a majority of sixteen- to twenty-nine-year-olds in America said, ‘Yes. Give it to me straight. And if you don’t live it, don’t give it!’ It’s an honest response! Think about it: who told the first lie ever recorded? Satan. In the garden of Eden, he convinced Eve it was okay to eat the forbidden fruit and that God didn’t really mean what He said. And he is still peddling the same old lie! You hear it in

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2:07

‘Forgive them’ and delete it

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/15

Some societies in history punished those who committed adultery by making them wear a big scarlet letter A, publicly identifying with their behaviour. And if you were caught stealing, they made you drag a ball and chain around. Maybe you’re thinking, ‘Well, they deserved it.’ Really? Jesus said if you simply lust after someone, you have committed adultery in your heart (see Matthew 5:28). Then He went on to say the standard of judgement you impose on others is the same standard you will be judged by

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2:04

Put God between yourself and the foe

UCB Word For Today ·

2025/05/14

Faced with an enemy he couldn’t conquer on his own, King Asa prayed, ‘“Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you.” The Lord struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah’ (vv. 11-12 NIV). F.B. Meyer writes: ‘Remind God of his entire responsibility. “There is none like thee to help.” The odds against Asa

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