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“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:31 We teach our children the difference between right and wrong as soon as they can understand yes and no. As soon as my son began to walk and was able to touch the small what nots on my living…

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21 Do you believe that when you’re going through the trials and tribulations of life that God is up to something amazing? I heard a beautiful testimony from a young woman who has stage…

“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…

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1. It is quite easy to talk about peace, love, and happiness when things are going great, or we are having mountain top experiences; but way down deep in the valley of trials and tribulations, when things aren’t going so well or…

““For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” Psalm 91:11.   There are many in this world who refuse to believe that God is real… but there are those of us who know without any shadow of a doubt that He is eternal, sovereign and has all…

““Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.” Psalm 78:41-42.   We all know what a limit is-when we choose to put restrictions, boundaries or confinement on something or someone. And…unfortunately, there are times we…

“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 3:22-23. The prophet Jeremiah was known as the weeping prophet. He expressed his grief for the afflictions of his people during their exile and the ruin of Jerusalem. As…

“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)” 2 Corinthians 5:7 The element of time is the continued sequence of events that occurs in an irreversible progression from the past, through the present, into the future. Time was created and is controlled by our eternal and all wise God for our existence. As finite beings,…

“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.” Psalm 27:14. We are living in tough times, things that we see and hear daily can often present a dismal picture of the future, the way appears unclear, and we have no earthly idea what’s…

“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”Matthew 6:26. My dear friend Barbara who lives in Halifax, Virginia, generally sets  up a hummingbird feeder each summer. On one such occasion she sent…

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 There are many times when someone speaks a positive and uplifting word to you, and it changes your entire day. We have all been there at one time or…

“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…

“Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest…

“And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.” Mark 8:24 In the Gospel of Mark, we find the account of a blind man from Bethsaida, he was brought to Jesus by his friends to be cured. Jesus led the man outside of the city and commenced to heal his sight. “And…

“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 because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:6. Today is Father’s Day… and of course my mind goes to memories of my own dad, the late Rev. Elra Ward, Sr. As a daughter I can recall that my dad was soft…

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” Proverbs 15:3. Coram Deo is a Latin phrase found in the Vulgate- the Latin version of the bible adopted by the Roman Catholic Church; it means “before the face of God” or “in the presence of God.” One theologian wrote…

“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24 How many times do you awake and have an extensive list of things that bombard your mind for the…

“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. The word worthy can be defined as deserving of a specified thing; having the authority to possess or acquire something. In the fifth chapter of the…

“And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.” Luke 22:58 It is a human frailty to experience fear and weakness at certain times in our lives. As born-again believers we walk this journey of life by our faith in God. However,…