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

Scripture:  II Cor. 10:12a “For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves…”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:  Romans 1:16-17 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel [a]of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” The love Jesus Christ has for me is inseparableThere is nothing in the world that’s comparab...  Read More

Scripture -  Psalm 3:3 HCSB - But You, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts up my head.You ever just feel like crying? I mean like not for any particular reason?? Nothing has happened but you just get the urge to burst into tears. You might describe the feeling as having a ‘heavy heart’ or being in a ‘funk’. Whenever we have moments like these, we can go into Prayer & Prai...  Read More

Scriptures: Leviticus 19:13 NKJ - “ Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defile by them. I am the Lord Your God.” Jeremiah 10:2 - …”Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified by them.”There are those who practice astrology and are in our midst today-- closer than one would think. What amaze...  Read More

Scripture:  Ephesians 5:18-20a (NASB) - “…but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalm and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord…always giving thanks for all things…”    Hymns that remind us of the unfathomable greatness of God should never be “archived” to the halls of antiquity in our hearts and minds.  Truthfully, as one eminent prea...  Read More

Scripture:  Mal. 3:3a “He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver…”There was a group of women doing a Bible study on the book of Malachi. As they were studying chapter three, they came across verse three which says “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” This verse puzzled the women and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the wome...  Read More

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4 HCSB - But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us.All of us have witnessed someone doing something that they shouldn’t and not get punished. How about someone stealing something or a classmate cheating on a test? Instead of shaking our fist at God or complaining that it’s not fair that they didn’t get caught, we should be thanking God for H...  Read More