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“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6. The building is on fire, you make your way to the only open window thirty to forty feet high…but fortunately, you see the fireman and the…

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 “Blackface is a form of theatrical makeup used predominantly by non-black performers to portray a caricature of a black person. In the United…

“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22 Whenever we begin something new, there is a certain thrill of excitement, and hope for all the good that it will bring with it. Waking up each day,…

“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. “ Psalm 30:5 Trials, tribulations and afflictions are experienced by us all at some juncture in our lives. In the book of Psalms David wrote often of His afflictions and trials…

 “Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared for me.”  Hebrews 10:5 On July 4th, 2018, my son Reginald set out for a relaxing holiday with his family and friends at a nearby park in the Tampa Bay area. Little did he…

“Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” John 3:5. It is impossible to have a relationship with our Creator outside of the new birth. The Bible teaches us that “God is a Spirit: and they…

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28. Fervent can be defined as having or displaying a passionate intensity: Have you ever felt your heart pulled from one side to the other: heavy on one side and thankful on the other? I meet with…

“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:” Hebrews 10:24. True friends are the people who challenge us to do more for the Lord; they inspire us to live up to our best potential, not to indulge our basest drives; and most important ones who would never ask us…

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” I Thessalonians 5:18. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that if you polled any child of God and asked if they give thanks to God every day…you would get a resounding, yes! Besides from having hearts…

“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 with such words as ineptitude, frailty, sickness, tired, deficiency, imperfection, and many other synonyms to express the inability to have strength in a physical, spiritual,…

“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” -Proverbs 18:10. Unfavorable circumstances can sometimes render us totally devastated… even in our innocence, no matter what the rationale, there are times when others will choose to find us guilty as charged.  But, regardless of the accusations…we have…

“I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” Our Savior, Jesus the Christ is the same sovereign LORD from the beginning of time, the inaugural of the Gospel and still with us two thousand years later. He is our merciful, powerful, and all-sufficient…

“A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.” Matthew 12:20. Tender defined as showing gentleness, and concern. During times of emotional, physical, or spiritual brokenness, we all need someone to show a little tenderness and care-the truth is we never know exactly…

“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Psalm 1:3  A deep-rooted tree can survive prolonged dry periods; it has the capacity to uptake water below the ground, far beyond…

“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.” Psalms 63:3-4. “Because of who you are, I give you glory, because who you are I give you praise;” these are starting lyrics from the beautiful…

“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” Luke 6:46. I am so satisfied with my Savio, He means more to me than anything, Anything that this world could ever offer me… beautiful lyrics from a familiar gospel hymn entitled, So, Satisfied by Luther Barnes. The world offers…

“And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen…

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” Isaiah 41:10 Chaos, fear and panic leads to irrational thinking and actions. Fear distorts our vision and takes…

“And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.” 1 John 4:21” It is impossible to go before the throne of grace in prayer and leave out the concerns and needs of others. If we genuinely love God, then we will love others as well. 1 John 4:21…

“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 catch all phrase some time ago; I surmise that it meant, regardless to your life circumstances, just be happy in it all. Well, that…