The Living Word

“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24 The lyrics to a popular gospel song state “What if God is unhappy with our praise- what if He…

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” Isaiah 41:10 Chaos, fear and panic leads to irrational thinking and actions. Fear distorts our vision and takes…

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. Stillness constitutes the absence of movement, deep silence and calm. There are obvious times when physical movement needs to cease, as in the presence of imminent danger or physical inability; but…

“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16. Change is inevitable; we grow older every day. Infants are born dependent on their caregivers, but soon can crawl, walk, and feed themselves. Such is the process of life both physical…

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:” 1 Peter 5:6. Humility means “the state of being humble.” Both it and humble have their origin in the Latin word humilis, meaning “low.” It is the ability to display a selfless attitude, down to earthiness, void of…

“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 There are many things that are able to rock us at the very core of our being. Heartache and pain can render us totally depleted at times….our peace and soundness of mind seems to have…

“The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Jeremiah 31:3 What beautiful testimonies to hear of couples who have been married for fifty, sixty and seventy years or more; and they readily share that love has kept them…

“Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:18 Rejoice is defined as the ability to feel or show great joy or delight. Habakkuk wrote in chapter 3:8 “Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The scripture…

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13. There are many justifiable and valid reasons that can prohibit us for completing certain task. Some are physical, mental, spiritual, and even financial, dependent on the circumstances. And wouldn’t you know it, it does not help things that the adversary of our souls,…

“Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.” Mark 9:50.  Salt has a number of important purposes. This was especially true in the time of Christ when synthetic alternatives and refrigeration were unavailable and salt was the…