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Our names identify us, we are known, referred to, or addressed by them; they can be personal an establish an intimate or not so intimate relationship with others. But, my friends, there is only one name that all men shall confess is Lord of all-Jesus Christ! for it is written “That at the name of…

“Confess your faults one to another; and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16. The bible teaches us that we all suffer like afflictions in this life, that means that we are all going through something, but we have the assurance…

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jeremiah 33:3. I can hear my dad’s voice so clearly as he often asked my mom what she wanted back from the store for dinner; she would quickly reply “anything, Elrie” but, dad would reply they…

“And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. Genesis 19:16. Procrastination is “the act of willfully delaying the doing of…

“But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.” 1 Chronicles 29:14. It is a great feeling to give out of the overflowing abundance that we ourselves have received…

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6. I thank God for the gift of a loving, no-nonsense, and baptized in the Holy Spirit mom. On July 14, 2019, my mom went home to be with the Lord. My parents…

“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.” Malachi 3:10 There…

“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.” Proverbs 3:13-14. The familiar gospel song by Kirk Franklin & the Family entitled Silver and Gold shares the heartfelt truth that it is…

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;” 2 Corinthians 10:4. I love to watch a good wrestling or boxing fight, as a young child my brother Reginald and I would watch wrestling on Saturday mornings. Jack and Jerry Briscoe were our favorite…

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” proverbs  16:24.   We have all experienced times when someone spoke positive and uplifting words that  brightened and suddenly changed our entire day!  In our present worldwide circumstances, many people are stressed, on the edge and more often to send…

“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.” Psalm 9:10. Our Savior, Jesus the Christ is the same sovereign LORD from the beginning of time, the inaugural of the Gospel and with us forever. He is our merciful, powerful, and all-sufficient…

“In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path.” Proverbs 3:6. I would often hear my parents use the phrase twixt and in-between. What in the world did that mean I would think; betwixt is actually and old English term that means between two things. There are certainly times of indecisiveness, that…

“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. To be still is to be absent of movement, deep silence and calm, stillness. There are obviously times when physical movement needs to cease, as in the presence of imminent danger;…

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32. In this life we all fall short sometimes and definitely need forgiveness.  God in His lovingkindness and mercifulness faithfully forgives us when we seek Him in true repentance. “If we confess our sins,…

The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. Psalm 145:9. Good is defined as that which is morally right, or righteous… God is all that is good-the Bible states: “And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.”…

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 Have you ever figured things out and then recognized that they were not the way you originally thought they were at all- you had it all wrong, but just knew you were right; but in reality you  just…

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2 One Saturday afternoon I drove to the Sam’s pick-up area not near my home….

“But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” Isaiah 64:8. The human mind and heart naturally seek satisfaction in all kinds of worldly devices and things that appear to be self-gratifying…but deep down in the soul there is…

h“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28. One word or phrase can change a person’s perspective. The year was Nineteen ninety-five and I was a young mother on peritoneal dialysis. My brother in Christ, Rev….

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6 It is customary for a witness appearing before the court, to take an oath; these words are often repeated: “I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give will…