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“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 There are times when someone speaks a positive and uplifting word to you, and it changes your entire day. We have all been there at one time or another….

“And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.” Luke 8:46  Joy comes from truly knowing our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the power of His resurrection. This peace gives us a deep sense of happiness, even when life feels chaotic. We trust that our all-powerful…

“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry” Psalm 34:15. “I’ve got my eyes on you” takes on a whole different connotation when the Holy Spirit whispers those words to our souls. Psalm 34:15 states: “The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his…

“And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.” Joshua 4:3. A memorial is typically a structure…

“Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.” Matthew 5:15. The word candle means any portable light, such as a lamp, candle, or lantern. Jesus’ message to the apostles in Matthew chapter five was to show…

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jeremiah  God always hears and answers when His children call out to Him. Sometimes His answer is yes, sometimes no, and sometimes He asks us to wait. No matter what, we can trust that He will…

“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8 Giving up is never an option for the child of God. Circumstances may become extremely challenging, and it appears as though we just cannot hang on any…

In warfare, landmines are strategically deployed to injure or eliminate adversaries. Disarming such devices is a responsibility reserved for trained professionals, never to be undertaken alone or without appropriate expertise and equipment. The adversary of our souls persistently seeks to implant psychological landmines such as fear, anxiety, depression, and feelings of inadequacy, aiming to undermine our faith…

“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” Matthew 7:11. A loving and caring father will do whatever it takes to raise his children to the best of his ability. He…

“For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45.  A servant is one who performs duties for a master or employer. For every born-again believer, an important question arises: Whose am I? If you have accepted Jesus Christ as…

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah, the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.”  1 Kings 20:5. God hears the…

“But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.” Psalm 73:28 We all must be brutally honest with ourselves sometimes, especially when we witness the inequalities and ill treatment faced by so many in our world. Even…

“If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” John 14:14 If we visit the bank to cash a check, the bank honors it based on the account of the check’s writer. Similarly, we have a spiritual account with God. Through prayer, we are invited to approach God confidently, not on…

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 There is a still place way deep down in the soul that the beloved child of God can run for refuge. There is a beautiful song “I Look…

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 The Church—the body of born-again believers—has great assurance in the sovereignty and omnipotence of God. We can stand still, worship, and trust Him in all things. His beloved children continue to…

“Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?” Jeremiah 8:22. Weakness can be defined as ineptitude, frailty, sickness, tiredness, deficiency, or imperfection. These words express a lack of strength in a physical, spiritual, or mental sense. It is inevitable…

“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalms30:5. “Don’t worry, be happy” was a popular saying some years back; I surmise it meant, regardless of your life circumstances, just be happy in it all.  But that idea is…

“He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” Psalms 23:3 Spiritual restoration means bringing something back to its original owner, place, or condition. In Psalm 23, David compares a shepherd’s care for his sheep to the loving and protective care God gives to His children. Sheep are…

“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Job 23:10 There is nowhere that we’ve read that in this life the sun would shine always; the rain falls on the just as well as the unjust. The book of Job gives us an astounding…

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” Psalm 34:19. The book of Job gives us an account of how God is in sovereign control of all things; we are able to see how He orchestrates the affairs of Job and allows Satan to touch everything that…