Psalms 86:8 - Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; nor are there any works like Your works.One of my favorite praise songs is a medley entitled “I Worship You Almighty God/There is None Like You”.  The words of the song reflect the sentiment of my heart:I worship You Almighty GodThere is none like You.I worship You O Prince of Peace.That is what I long to do.I give You praiseFor You are ...  Read More

Scripture:  Romans 13:11 - And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.The Lord Jesus Christ saved me from the penalty of sinI confessed and repented, I was cleansed and forgivenIt’s encouraging to know salvation is a finished matterPreparation for spiritual warfare needs this assuring factorMy righteous...  Read More

Scripture:  Accept God’s Purpose - Ephesians 1:11 “In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will…”  Christ is the source of our divine inheritance. Before the earth was formed, God sovereignly determined that every elect sinner, however vile, useless and deserving of death - by trusting in Ch...  Read More

Scripture:  Isaiah 43:16 – 19 -  Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the mighty waters, 17 Who brings forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power(They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick): 18 “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, now i...  Read More

Scripture: John 15: 1-8 -  “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you...  Read More

Scripture: I John 1:7 NKJ -  …if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.John wrote this letter (First John) with emphasis on truth and love.  He was indeed concerned with our fellowship and experiencing a closeness with the Lord. He penned; “God is light”(I John 1:5). John declared that there i...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 36:7 - “How precious is your steadfast love, O God!  The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.”Most of us have heard the saying, “People are just people on even their best days.”  Well, just like it says, people; that means, we are in this together.  It is not just the other person, but it is me and you, too.  So there are days I just do not feel loved, le...  Read More

Scripture:  Isaiah 4:6 - And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.Psalms 119:114 - You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.God is a shelter in the times of a storm.  We have to run to God, not get bitter, cry out to Him, and He will deliver us. We don’t know how our current trial will end ...  Read More

Scriptures: Romans 12: 1-2 -  I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of GOD, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and 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 GodRomans 15:4 - For whatever things were ...  Read More

Scriptures: Psalm 19:14 -  Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart, be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.Psalm 19: 7-14 -  The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 8 The statues of the Lord are right rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9 ...  Read More

Scripture:  Romans 12:12 - rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;Consider, your earthly issues that require heavenly interventionConsider, the purpose of prayer and the Lord’s role and positionMost of the time we desire for the Lord to change our circumstancesIf there is no change, we remain the same, in our present arrangements Lord, change this or change tha...  Read More

Scripture: I Corinthians 5:9 “Therefore, I make it my aim, whether absent or present to be well pleasing to Him.”Friendships sometimes involve what I call the “Daniel” experience where you learn that Jesus must first become your best friend. As Daniel was taken from the safe environment of his home and family to a foreign land to walk alone, God was now teaching him the power of His presence. Earl...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 118:24 - This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.The entertainer-singer Michael Jackson offered up to us a song, sometime ago, which included the lyrics "I'm lookin' at the man in the mirror. I'm askin' him to change his ways. I'm lookin' at the man in the mirror; If ya wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and... make that change!".  But in be...  Read More

Scripture: Psalms 40:3 -  He has put a song in my mouth a song of praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord.Hymns are the songs many of a certain age grew up singing. Hymns are many times slow, methodical, and lyrically powerful and typically scripturally based.  Like many songs both religious and secular, they are often birthed from the writer's own life experiences...  Read More

Scripture:  II Corinthians 1:8-9 (NASB) - For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction… indeed we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead…” The Apostle Paul often voiced familiarity with today’s scriptural focus. So did Mark the Apostle in the gospel bearing his name ( See Mark 9:17-29).  For many of us...  Read More

Scriptures:  (II Corinthians 12:10b) For when I am weak, then I am strong.(Isaiah 40:29) He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might, He increases strength.Throughout my adult life, I have constantly witnessed others expressing an inability for doing well. Therefore, they tend to sit out on many opportunities in serving others. Those individuals complain of not being physically able...  Read More

Scripture:  I Peter 2:21-25 - For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us,[a] leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: 22 “Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth”; 23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 who Himself bore our sins in His...  Read More

Scripture:  Hebrews 12:1-2 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 th...  Read More

Scripture:  Malachi 3:2-3a - But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap.  He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;    In their apathy, God’s people had lost sight of the value of their relationship with the Lord. Malachi reminded them that the Lord was not far off, and He was aware of their sins and wa...  Read More

Scripture:  Isaiah 40: 5-8 - And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.  The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry?  All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the Spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is gr...  Read More

Scripture: (Proverbs 13:12 (NKJ) -  Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when desire comes, it is a tree of life. This scripture shed so much truth in the lives of many.The object that is hoped for and the expectation of having it is projected in the mind of the person waiting. When that which is expected, is still yet far off- in his mind is not a good feeling. It does happen and in the course...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 126:5-6 (CSB) – Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.  Though one goes along weeping, carrying the bag of seed, he will surely come back with shouts of joy, carrying his sheaves.The psalmist recalls the joy that God’s people experienced when He restored their fortunes upon their return after exile.   (Psalms 126:1-3 - When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zi...  Read More

Scripture:  I John 1:9-10 – If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.Once we have sinned against God, it often leaves as impression in our minds that is hardto erase in our own strength and reasoning.  Suppression of the knowledge that we hav...  Read More

Colossians 1:16  - For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.  All things were created through Him and for Him.                  Color fills our world with beauty.  We delight in the colors of a magnificent sunset and in the bright red and golden – yellow of autumn.  We are charmed by...  Read More