The Living Word

“Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?” John 11:40 In some of the darkest areas in our lives, in all honesty it is not so easy to relate to these words “And we know that all things work together for good…

“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” -Michael Jordan. As God’s…

“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…