Scripture:  John 14:6 - Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.I am torn by my feelings and The TruthEach provides an answer on how and what to doI am guilty of being more intrigued by my five sensesThe results are quicker with pleasing and selfish incentivesRather than pray and discern to reach a divine consensusI’ve chosen the temp...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 30:5b - Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.When you are in the midst of an overwhelming trial/storm, remember one day it will be worth it all when you see Jesus!  By faith, don’t focus on what you are facing now, because things will change.  Either your situation will change or how you deal with your situation will change.   II Corinthians 12:7-10 says...  Read More

Scripture: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come. 2 Corinthians 5:17Picture it – Huntingtown Elementary School, Calvert County Maryland, 5th grade Academically & Intellectually Advanced (A.I.A.) class. We were studying cause and effect for our science unit. My class was so excited about making our very own paper mache v...  Read More

Scripture:  Proverbs 16:3 (KJV) – Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.  Proverbs 16:3 (AMP) – Roll your works upon the Lord (commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and) so shall your plans be established and succeed.“Commit” is a word that in Hebrew literally means “to roll”.  Genesis 29:3 and Psalms 22:8-...  Read More

Scripture:  “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God”   1 John 3:1 (NKJV)Growing up, my mother used to tell me, her overly-sensitive little girl, ‘When you leave this house each morning, leave your feelings at the door; it’s a mean, nasty world out there, and folks don’t give a rap ‘bout your feelings!’  While that advice was then and rema...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 95:4, 5-  In His hand are the deep places of the earth: The heights of the hills are His also. The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land.Approaching this subject, it seems appropriate to begin at the beginning according to the Bible. The first book of Moses is called Genesis, a Greek word meaning “origin,” “source,” “beginning.” For it is recorded that in t...  Read More

Scripture: (Matthews 6:33)  “….seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”(Matthews 6:25-32) Jesus warns the disciples against worrying. For the byproduct of worrying is more worrying.  Worrying today robs us of  trusting the Lord. Every day we tend to experience roaring minds filled with anxiety of things… putting our care upon things of the w...  Read More

Scripture:  1 John 3:18 - My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. How is love proven?It’s not about what I say, but what I’m doingI can’t afford to fall in love with words of satisfactionI’m purposing to fall in love with the person’s actionsThis will remove any developing doubtsI’m able to discern what this person’s motives are all aboutTrust is earned,...  Read More

Scripture:  Ephes. 2:4-6  NASB  - But, God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,…made us alive together with Christ….and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus….” I once owned an oversized plaid green cotton shirt.  I loved everything about it—the comfortable feel of the well-worn cotton, the intermingling of its deep f...  Read More

Scripture:  Luke 10:38-42 - Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid ...  Read More

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:15 HCSB  -See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all. I write little notes for my son and put them in his lunchbox to encourage him throughout the school day. Recently during our ride home, he explained that one of his classmates had taken his note and threw it away! He wasn’t extremely upset but you...  Read More

Scripture: (Isaiah 45:19) I Have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness … I, the Lord speaks the truth; I declare what is right.It is so true that we make decisions every day throughout our day. We have before us many options as to which is the right choice or best direction as we are pressured to respond especially when it involves what we consider major actions on our part. O...  Read More

Scripture: “Behold, I am insignificant.  What can I reply to You?  I lay my hand on my mouth.”  (Job 40:4)  NASBMany of us watched the 1992 winter Olympics during which figure skater Nancy Kerrigan sat on the floor at the rink crying out “Why?  Why? Whyyyyyyy?” in torrents of tears and deep anguish after a bat-wielding male attacker savagely banged her in the knee, jeopardizing her ability to comp...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 91:2 - I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.Words synonymous to refuge are fortress, hide-away, protection, resort, sanctuary, security, shelter, stronghold, cover, den, harbor, home, port, resource, shield, safe place, and way out!It is amazing to me how I can be going through a trial or something can be heavy on my heart.  When...  Read More

Scripture:  1 Peter 4:7-11 - But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If anyone speaks,...  Read More

Scripture: (Hebrews 8:6)  But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a ‘better covenant, which was established on better promises. Read (Heb. 8:7-13) Perhaps, there are fewer and fewer questions concerning the New Covenant among the Christian community today. There would not be an understanding of the New Covenant without knowledge of the Old Covenant and...  Read More

Scripture: (Hebrews 9:1) Now the first covenant also had regulations for ministry and an earthly sanctuary.The Old Testament sacrifices couldn’t perfect a person’s conscience. The Old Covenant could not change people. God prescribed  external acts to deal temporarily with sin. Yet, following them could not bring about an internal change (Heb. 9:9).  Sacrifices had a one-year warranty (Heb. 9:12). ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, the years in which we have seen evil.”  (Psalm 90:15)As twice-born children of the Living God, we’re called to daily CONCEDE that our Savior really does know what’s BEST for us. (Jer. 10:23—“O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.” (The late gospel singer Dann...  Read More

Scripture: Romans 3:17 (NKJV)  - “And the way of peace they have not known.” It has been said that 90% of what happens to each of us isn’t nearly as important as our chosen RESPONSE to it. We must discipline ourselves to “RELAX: DON’T REACT,” to quote radio pastor John MacArthur.   A determination to follow our Lord’s pathway of peace will contribute much to our experiencing joy and tranquility  i...  Read More

Scripture:  James 4:8 – Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.  Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.Psalms 42:1 – As the deer panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God.Psalms 51:10 – Create in me a clean heart O God, and renew a right spirit within me.At Women’s Fellowship we w...  Read More

Scripture:  John 3:16 -  For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Those that said they loved me, hurt or left meNow, I question love, because I gave the best of meHowever, I met somebody through faith unexpectedlyThis person knew me before I met Him, apparentlyThis person is familiar with my failures, f...  Read More

Scripture: I Thess. 5:18 -  In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. After witnessing so many opportunities when people fail to give thanks, I felt it was time that I address the subject in a small way among a Christian community, the Church.  Perhaps this devotional will stir someone to take a step back and reassess his/her behavior of expressing  than...  Read More

Scripture:  John 4:23-24 - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.  24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.We were created/designed to worship God in spirit and in truth.  (From the Tony Evans Study Bible notes – “To worship the Father in sp...  Read More

Scripture:   II Corinthians 6:14 (NIV) - “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.  For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common?  Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?   We commonly associate the significance of the above verse with dating and marital relationships between Christians and unbelievers.  One spouse is in Christ; the other is in Adam, while the former has ofte...  Read More