Scripture: (Genesis 1:26-27)  God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.Psalm (139: 13-14) Fo...  Read More

Scripture:  I Corinthians 6:19-20 -  Do you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?  You are not your own; you were bought with a price.  Therefore, honor God with your body.In the Old Testament, God chose to dwell in the tabernacle and later in the temple.  In the New Testament, God surely doesn’t choose to dwell in the temple, since it ...  Read More

Scripture: Titus 3:5-6 - Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our SaviorThe Lord has given me a righteous bathI am blessed beyond what I could ever think or askInitially, I was blinded from the unrighteousness that cove...  Read More

Scripture: (Psalm 119:89- CBS)  “Lord, Your Word is forever; it is firmly fixed in Heaven. “The Bible is a book of history and facts that in itself proves that there is a God who created all things. Most importantly, the Bible is the Word of God. The Holy Bible contains the mind of God and His will for our lives (James 1:18). The Word of God refers to the God breathed scripture and also to the per...  Read More

Scripture:  Matthew 5:1-3a - “And seeing the multitudes, He, Jesus, went up into a mountain: and when He was set, His disciples came unto Him: and He opened His mouth and taught them, saying, ‘Blessed…’.  Matthew 5: 1-3aWhen ‘the best is yet to come’, as  that modern expression goes, and when the promise seems aligned with the trend of facts, we tend to persevere differently, especially when the p...  Read More

Scripture: Psalms 34:1-3 - ‘I will bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His Name forever.’  THANKSGIVING [or its synonym gratefulness] while not written at all, verbatim, in any of Psalm 34, is nonetheless felt throughout the readin...  Read More

Scripture:  Galatians 5:22, 23, 25 - But the fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING, GENTLENESS, GOODNESS, FAITH, MEEKNESS, TEMPERANCE: against such there is no law... If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  For real y'all, if any given day of the week I got straight 'A's in all of the above 'classes', I would be ecstatic, as I'm sure any Bible-hoping Christian w...  Read More

Scriptures: (1 Chronicles 29:11b) Yours is the Kingdom O LORD, and YOU are exalted as head over all.(Psalms 46:10) Be still and know that I am GOD; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth!(Isaiah 12:4b) Praise the LORD, call upon HIS name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, make mention that HIS name is exalted.(Philippians 2:9-10) Therefore GOD has highly exalted Him...  Read More

Scripture:  II Cor. 4:7-18 - But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manife...  Read More

Scripture: Psalms 16:11 (NKJV) - You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.                                               What do we do at “pit-stops” in the midst of a road trip?  We approach them with specific purposes in mind, don’t we?  We are continually conscious of the fact that the pitstop is not our final destinati...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 27:13-14 (CSB) – I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.  Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Wait for the Lord.David was obviously going through a trial, but he was confident that in his life, God would see him through.  David knew what it was like to wait for the Lord.  He was anointed as king at age 16, but he di...  Read More

Scripture:  Romans 8:26 says “Likewise the Spirit also helps our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”Our lives are lived in seasons and restlessness is a by-product of the season of change. When the Lord begins to expand your border, He will stir up your nest to move you out of ...  Read More

Scripture:  Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;The Lord knew I would need a partner for spiritual warfareHe provided the Holy Spirit for conditions that would be unfairHe gave me a sword also known as the Holy BibleIt encompasses His wisdom and discernment for His disciplesSo, I’ve already taken heed from the Lord’s commands and d...  Read More

Scripture: Acts 10:34 -35 - Then Peter opened his mouth and said, “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35 But in every nation, whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.Prejudice, by definition, is about making judgements or having an opinion about the characteristics of a person, place, or thing in order to rate them as inferior, superior, good or bad. Racism, how...  Read More

Scriptures: Ephesians 5:15-16 CSB - “Pay careful attention, then to how you live – not as unwise people but as wise – making the most of the time, because the days are evil.”Time that we have been given is a gift from God, and no one living knows how much time each one of us is allotted. God is the only one who knows how much time each of His created being has on the earth. It is His desire that w...  Read More

Scripture:  Mark 16:1-6 - 'And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome had brought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him [Jesus]. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulcher at the rising of the sun. And they said among themselves, 'Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher?' And...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalm 66:10-12 “For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined.You brought us into the net; You laid affliction on our backs. You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.There was a group of women doing a Bible study on the book of Malachi. As they were studying chapter three, t...  Read More

Scriptures: Jeremiah 8:21-22 (CSB)- I am broken by the brokenness of my dear people.  I mourn; horror has taken hold of me.  Is there no balm in Gilead?  Is there no physician there? So why has the healing of my dear people not come about?I Thessalonians 5:23 – May your whole spirit, soul, body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus. Gilead, east of Jordan, was known for its medici...  Read More

Scripture: II Timothy 3:2,4 - “…men will be lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.”  A popular slogan from several years ago heralded the phrase, “Work hard, play hard(er)!!”  The Bible is full of accounts of people who prioritized pleasure-seeking, to their own detriment:  King Solomon,  Nabal (1 Sam. 25:36), and “a certain rich man,” whose story was told by Jesus in Luke 12:16-19, to name...  Read More

Scripture:  Ecclesiastes 3:1 - For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven..The entire book of Ecclesiastes commends the wisdom of leading a balanced life.  Balance is to our daily lives what a thermostat is to a room.  Just as the one regulates the temperature in a certain space, so balance, or “margin,” in our lives regulates the level or pace of activity in our da...  Read More

Scripture:  John 14:24 – He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.I get excited about learning a second language; It is such a challenge.  Many years ago, in grade school, I had four consecutive years of French.  And even after those four years, I still had to be quite intentional to speak the other language.  God, in His ...  Read More

Scriptures: Psalm 121: 1-8 - I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from whence come my help. (2) My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. (v3) He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. (v4) Behold He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. (v5) The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade at your right hand. (v6) The sun will not strike ...  Read More

Text:  I Corinthians 11:24-25 - And then, following thanksgiving, He brake bread, saying TAKE, EAT: THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH IS BROKEN FOR YOU:DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME. After that, in the same way He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, THIS CUP IS THE NEW TESTAMENT IN MY BLOOD: THIS DO YE AS OFT AS YE DRINK IT, IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME.  Before the 'body', and before the 'blood', there was the...  Read More

Scripture: James 5:16 - Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.Brother John was a saint strong in the Lord. He was rooted in the gospel of Christ and lived his life as righteously as humanly possible. Brother John was also a prayer warrior. He spent time with the Lord daily and he faithf...  Read More