SCRIPTURE:  "8 I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. " Revelation 3:8,10 An early church affirmation st...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”  Romans 8:29-31 I realiz...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves…” II Cor. 10:12a David, a man after God’s own heart, experienced an unfair comparison. As David and King Saul were returning home from slaughtering the Philistines, the women came out to sing and dance with joy playing musical instruments. They sang in I Samuel 18:7-8a “Saul has slain his thousands, ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “For I fear, lest when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults;…” 2 Corinthians 12:20 I once read a quote which said: "There is one illusion that has much to do with most of ourhappiness, and still more w...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, 4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? 5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under h...  Read More

SCRIPTURES: "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, ‘Destroy!’" Deuteronomy 33:27  "God is our refuge and strength, very present help in trouble" Psalms 46:1 NKJ The word refuge takes on a meaning of a mansion or an abiding place, which gives the thought that God is our abode, our spiritual home. There is...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’ 3 The Lord has done great things for us, And we are glad.” Psalm 126:2-3 Lord!You have orchestrated a time for joy and laughter,Great things have been restored from here on after.No more complaining, hopelessness, depression, or doubt,For th...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf be reconciled to God.”  2 Corinthians 5:14-...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you, and therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.” Isaiah 30:18 A classic children’s book by Dr. Seuss, Go Dog, Go!, contains a line that is often unintentionally repeated in many lives: “Go around AGAIN! (The talking cartoon canines demand the ride-operator to spend them around the ferris wheel once again). I...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not ofyourselves; it is the gift of God,” Ephesians 2:8 “When I wake up in the afternoon, which it pleases me to do; Don’t nobody bring me no bad news. Cause I wake up already negative and I’ve wired up my fuse. So don’t nobody bring me no bad news.” Imagine waking up everyday already negative and wired up. Imagine how the rest o...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “No one calls for justice, nor does any plead for truth. They trust in emptywords and speak lies; they conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.”  Isaiah 59:4 The Lord had not changed, but the nation of Israel had! Have you ever been in distress and found yourself doubting God’s goodness and His power and not realizing you have a false perception about the situation? Have you ever been in...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them. 130 The entrance of Your Words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. 131 I opened my mouth and panted, for I longed for Your commandments.” Psalm 119:129-131 Our Father in heaven, we gather our hearts before You in the name of our great Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. We bow before You, Father, knowing full well ...  Read More

SCRIPTURES: "For by grace you have been saved through faith. This is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— not a result of works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8-9"...being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." John 1:16"From his fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace."  Romans 3:24"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for y...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Every good and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”  James 1:17 Don’t you just love the life-giving, reviving truths found in God’s Holy Word? Bill and GloriaGaither, who penned the words to that wonderful hymn, “Because He Lives (I can face tomorrow), must have had our Savior’s resurrection ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it werepossible, the hour might pass from Him. And He said, ‘Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.’”  Mark 14:35-36 I love it when I meet a person in whom I am impressed. Hey, I am the first to say that I am no one to go out of your...  Read More

SCRIPTURES: " Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word. 18 Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law. 19 I am a stranger in the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. 20 My soul breaks with longing for Your judgments at all times." Psalm 119:17-20“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”  Romans 6:23 “Jesus paid it all! All to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain (and) He washed it white as snow.” That alone should have you rejoicing. The cost of sin is death, but on the cross Jesus paid our debt. He actually said, “Your debt has been paid”. “Tetelestai” (te-tel- la- s...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last ...  Read More