Posts by Violetra Ward
Peace, I Leave with You
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27. Everybody wants peace…I can hear the spiritual hymn being sung by the choir-“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin…
Read MoreHe is Risen!
” And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.” Mark 16:6. God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus; He came to love, heal and forgive; He lived and died to buy my…
Read MoreTrust
“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)” 2 Corinthians 5:7 James Kavanaugh was a former Catholic Priest on an encounter with Mother Theresa, he asked her to pray for him to have a sense of clarity on how to spend the rest of his life; he was taken back when she refused and told…
Read MoreGod Mends Our Brokenness
“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” Psalms 34:18 Pain, discouragement, and all kinds of trouble are a part of this sinful world and as long as we are living on this side of Heaven, we will experience trials and tribulations.…
Read MoreComing in His Presence
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:22 All that we understand to be true from God’s holy Word is that He is love and He loves us. Sin separated us from God,…
Read MoreSpreading the Gospel Message
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.” 2 Timothy 4:2. In the Christian community, this week is entitled “Holy Week” in celebration of the potrayal, death, burial and triumphant resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. . . and as I consider all that God…
Read MoreA Promise of Comfort
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4. God…
Read MoreAn Everlasting Love
“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…
Read MoreBe Thankful in All Things
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” I Thessalonians 5:18. The new job that affords a financial increase, quite easily brings praise and thanksgiving to the lips and heart of the receiver; but does the tree that just fell on a home and demolished a…
Read MoreNot Unto Us, O Lord
“Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.” Psalm 115:1. To God be the Glory or the acronym (TGBTG) is a popular phrase meaning to God be the lhe glory. It is the expression of the the heart that all the…
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