SCRIPTURE: “Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 To delight in the Lord will cause me to deny myself,To delight in the world will cause me to deny His help.To delight in the Lord will activate the Holy Spirit,To delight in the world will deactivate divine limits.To delight in the Lord will prompt discernment,To delight in the world will pr...  Read More

SCRIPYURE: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:1-2 The reverential fear of God is the awest...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses. 29 He calms the storm, so that its waves are still.” Psalm 107:28-29 I have had the opportunity to go on two cruises. How lovely and enjoyable were these trips with so many amenities until a storm arose. When the storm arose, my only concern was the lifeboats and would the anchor hold the boat!J...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints. 6 For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord? 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be held in reverence by all those around Him.” Psalm 89:5-7 Our eternal God and our gracious heavenly...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Hebrews 6:10 If you are laboring in the work of the Lord today, I want to encourage you to keep going. The love of God has drawn us to Himself, saved us through faith in Jesus, and He has equipped us for every good work for the ...  Read More

SCRIPTURES: “'For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,’ Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.” Isaiah 54:10“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely gi...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three, but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 Do you remember Tina Turner’s iconic song, What’s Love Got to Do With It? In 1984, everyone was singing, “What’s Love Got to Do, got to do with it? What’s love but a secondhand emotion? What’s love got to do, got to do with it? Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?” So, what do...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: "Just one thing: As citizens of heaven live your life worthy of the gospel of Christ..." Philippians 1:27 Are we striving? Are we striving together for a common cause? Are we striving side by side for the faith [of the gospel]? Striving [Sunathleo] or to labor with, or wrestle in company with, informs us of not just an effort but a severe level of work sustained against the opposition.D...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment.” Matthew 22:37-38 Mary of Bethany (Luke 10:38-42) chose to have a heart devoted to Jesus because she discerned the priority and importance of time spent with Him (the one thing needed). Mary had the physical presence of the L...  Read More

SCRIPTURES: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were stillsinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8“For the Lord of hosts says this: ‘After glory He has sent me against the nations that plunder you, for the one who touches you, touches the apple of His eye”. Zechariah 2:8 I am grateful for the times I discovered the grace and mercy of God. I don’t use discover as in an ow...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 3:14-15 Father, once again, we open Your Word, desiring that the Holy Spirit would speak to us and move in ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.” Colossians 3:12-14 How is love proven?It’s no...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of...  Read More

SCRIPTURES:"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." Ephesians 2:10"for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure." Philippians 2:13"But with...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you. Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed, Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.” Isaiah 54:10 No matter male or female young or old everyone wants to be loved. I remember when I fell in love with Jesus. I was single, dealing with the heart break of my long-term boyfriend being killed, an...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23  The heart is that place known only by God. It is the “real me” – my feelings, my conscience, my will, my intellect, and the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit of a believer. Jeremiah 17:10 says “I, the Lord search the heart; I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, accordin...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.3 Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.” Psalm 98:1-3 Once again, our Father, we gather our hearts together in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, as we have assembled in this place, we than...  Read More

HEBREW TEXT:בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה.TRANSLATION: Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.SCRIPTURE: "He, who began a good work in you, will be faithful to complete it..." Philippians 1: 6 Remember Him patiently, friend. God is faithful. Re...  Read More