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Our Daily Bread

“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.;” Matthew 6:34. Everything that we need is lovingly provided by God. The scripture teaches us that “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume…

Family Love

“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Jeremiah 31:3. Family is most defined as those from the same descendants; family is about trustworthiness, commitment, and love; every born-again believer is a member of God’s family! “But as…

A Great Friend Called Humility

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:” 1 Peter 5:6. Humility means “the state of being humble.” Both it and humble have their origin in the Latin word humilis, meaning “low.” It is the ability to display a selfless attitude, down to earthiness, void of…

Divine Compassion

“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.” Lamentations 3:22 The prophet Jeremiah was known as the weeping prophet. He expressed his grief for the afflictions for his people during their exile and the ruin of Jerusalem. As he laments over the circumstances surrounding the Israelites, he…

Faith

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1. How many mornings do you contemplate if you can swing your legs on the side of the bed and get up to walk-unless you have a physical impediment, it is not even a thought. What about the chair…

Every Round Goes Higher and Higher

“And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;” Philippians 1:9. I grew up in Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida. I can still hear the old hymns raised by the deacons on Sunday mornings and our Pastor Rev. J.J. Jones would be singing and…

Children of God

“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:” Romans 8:16. Through the physical process of conception, children are the offspring of their parents; simply put we inherit traits from our parents. In 1865 an Augustinian Monk named Gregor Mendel found that individual traits are determined by discrete “factors,”…

On Guard!

“Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13 Wars, strife, and contentions surround us on every side; but more importantly the born-again believer is engaged in and all out spiritual warfare everyday of our lives….

Good and Bad Influences

“For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.” Galatians 2:12 Living up to our convictions is not an easy task. Our convictions show that we are thoroughly confidence in what we embrace to…

The Lord is Sovereign

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” Matthew 6:13 Sovereign is defined as supreme power or authority. In the beginning God created… He is the beginning and the ending of all things; He does exactly what He…

Longing for God

“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. It is imminent that the soul longs for our Creator; we seek satisfaction in all kinds of worldly devices and things that appear to be self-gratifying…but absolutely nothing…

The Living Bread

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” John 6:51 There are many important things to learn in life, but there…

The Valley of Achor

“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…

Thankful for Everything

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” I Thessalonians 5:18. The new job that affords a financial increase, quite easily brings praise and thanksgiving to the lips and heart of the receiver; but does the tree that just fell on a home and demolished a…

Letting Go

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 It is not easy to let go of things that we hold near and dear to our hearts or even beliefs that we have held on for…

A Shaming Experience

“For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all…

Yielding to God’s Will

“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,” Eph. 3:17 Christ lives in the heart of every believer by faith so that we may know His love. The apostle Paul in Ephesians 3:17 use the word dwell in which denotes the act of inhabiting and delving…

Who’s on the Lord Side?

“But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.” Daniel 3:18 (KJV) “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.” —Alexander Hamilton; this old adage clearly points out that we must take courage and…

The Divine Providence of God

“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” 1 John 4:4 The Word of God tells us that God created man in His own image… “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God…

Good Intentions

“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Matthew 25:40. Good intentions are a wonderful thing, but without acting on the expressions of good will, it is unfortunately…