The Living Word

“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)” 2 Corinthians 5:7 The element of time is the continued sequence of events that occurs in an irreversible progression from the past, through the present, into the future. Time was created and is controlled by our eternal and all wise God for our existence. As finite beings,…

“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.” Psalm 27:14. We are living in tough times, things that we see and hear daily can often present a dismal picture of the future, the way appears unclear, and we have no earthly idea what’s…

“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”Matthew 6:26. My dear friend Barbara who lives in Halifax, Virginia, generally sets  up a hummingbird feeder each summer. On one such occasion she sent…

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 There are many times when someone speaks a positive and uplifting word to you, and it changes your entire day. We have all been there at one time or…

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1. How many mornings do you contemplate if you can swing your legs on the side of the bed and get up to walk-unless you have a physical impediment, it is not even a thought. What about the chair…

“Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest…

“And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.” Mark 8:24 In the Gospel of Mark, we find the account of a blind man from Bethsaida, he was brought to Jesus by his friends to be cured. Jesus led the man outside of the city and commenced to heal his sight. “And…

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10. To be still is to be absent of movement, deep silence and calm, stillness. There are obviously times when physical movement needs to cease, as in the presence of imminent danger;…

“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:6. Today is Father’s Day… and of course my mind goes to memories of my own dad, the late Rev. Elra Ward, Sr. As a daughter I can recall that my dad was soft…

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” Proverbs 15:3. Coram Deo is a Latin phrase found in the Vulgate- the Latin version of the bible adopted by the Roman Catholic Church; it means “before the face of God” or “in the presence of God.” One theologian wrote…