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“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.” Acts 2:2 Suddenly…immediate and without warning something happens. On the day of Pentecost, the disciples were unified and waiting in Jerusalem as Jesus had instructed them to do. They were looking…

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” 1 John 5:14-15. Confidence can be defined as the…

“And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.” Isaiah 65:24. Prayer is our direct and intimate communication with God,  it is the doorway to all that we could ever need. When we come before His throne of grace, we must believe…

“Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.” Revelation 5:12. Pala is the Hebrew word that  means wonderful… it indicates something that is uncommon or out of the ordinary-a phenomenon that surpasses all human explanation…. my…

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” Matthew…

“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” Hebrews 10:36 Waiting is defined as- the action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until something else happens. I recall the analogy of two individuals waiting for the…

“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:” James 1:19. We’ve all engaged in conversations were there are those who must always have the last word or their point of view is right regardless to your input- and God forbid…sometimes that just maybe you or me!…

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 1 John 4:9 God’s love is truly amazing; it is beyond human comprehension and outright immeasurable- it has the power to change hearts and mold any willing soul…

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16.   Living up to our convictions is not an easy task. Our convictions show that we are thoroughly confident in what we embrace to be true. Therefore, our character, conversations and…

“For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.” James 1: 23-24 My sister Harriet often tells the memory of my…

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:” Matthew 28:19 (KJV) Most often I am awake around  5 a.m in the morning. It is my quiet-time, the world outside of my doors at that time  is calm and peaceful;…

“Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?” John 11:40 In some of the darkest areas in our lives, in all honesty it is not so easy to relate to these words “And we know that all things work together for good…

“And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.” Hosea 2:15. The book of Hosea represents the account…

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12 Let us be honest…we have all had individuals and occurrences in our lives that truly get under our skin. I like the account of Hannah…

“There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.” Psalm 46:4 Do you know what it feels like to be cornered in and you have no earthly idea which way to go? Praise God that there is always help at…

““So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.” Ezra 8:23.  We have all been ashamed or embarrassed or guilty because of certain actions, characteristics, or associations that we may have encountered. Ezra was a Jewish scribe and priest that God used to lead and instruct a portion of…

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Colossians 3:16. Christ lives in the heart of every born-again believer…and by faith we experience His love and amazing grace when we…

“O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!” Psalm 8:9 (KJV) As I watched the news and images of the Solar Eclipse on yesterday… my thoughts were centred around just how marvellous and great our God is-His power was on display yesterday….not science! All things move by His omnipotence and…

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.” Psalm 37:23. The safest place to be is in the will of God. The road that we travel may not always be easy, but when God designs the pathway… it is the best laid plan for us. My…

“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” Romans 5:11 One of my favorite hymns is The Blood will Never Lose its Power. When I think about Jesus’ sacrificial death . . . His precious blood shed on Calvary’s cross…