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

Scripture: I Samuel 16:7b…”For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” My dad reared 8 children;  five girls and three boys. All children were born two to three years apart. My parents had a pretty good handle on the many facets and personalities within those eight children. I was born the fifth child of the family. I considered...  Read More