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“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 How often do we use these words…All I can do is pray.  It sounds like a last resort, when all else has failed. In actuality calling on our sovereign and almighty God should be…

“I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.” Job 42:2 All things begin and end with God, He is the Alpha and Omega, Creator of all things. When we submit to His power and recognize that we are His workmanship, we can walk this journey of…

“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…

“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 entitled “I…

“And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.” Malachi 3:17 Regardless to social, economic, or racial status, there are only two categories that we fall in that that matter;…

“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” Matthew 6:9 In the beginning God created both male and female. Genesis 1:27 state “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” These two were…

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.” Jeremiah 17:9-10 What does it mean to have a pure heart? The bible tells…

“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” Psalm 127:1 My son Reginald and my daughter-in-law Kimberly started building a new home recently. When the structure went up, they decided to take the kids out and write scriptures…

“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 The safest place to be is right in the center of God’s will. Every born-again believer has an intimate relationship with God. The word tells us in John 10:27 “My sheep hear my voice, and…

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 God is our Creator, and He is the Alpha and Omega, Beginning and Ending of all things. All things consist because of His divine will. He is manifested…

“But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.” Luke 12:16 Have you ever been amazed by God’s answer to your prayers? God always answers the prayers of His beloved children when we go to Him in faith. Jeremiah 33:3 state “Call unto me, and I will…

“To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power;…

“Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.” Matthew 18:21-22 All men are sinful and consistently transgress. God’s amazing grace through Jesus Christ…

“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 There is a pure joy in giving to others that come from the heart. Many people…

“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.’ John 16:13 “In archery, a stabilizer is a general term for various types of weights,…

“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…

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32 Dr. Stephen Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People) uses the metaphor of an Emotional Bank Account to describe “the amount of trust that’s been built up in a relationship. This 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 We have all had individuals and occurrences in our lives that truly get under our skin. I like the account of Hannah in the book…

“Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.” 2 Chronicles 20:17 You hear a crash or unexplained movement…

“I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” Psalms 34:4 Prayer is our intimate communication with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. When we come alone on our knees; humble, submissive, and open towards God; it is then that we can truly listen and talk to Him about…