The Living Word

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 When life sends a little rain sometimes and the clouds loom heavy; where should we go- especially when no one knows the answer? David wrote in the 121st…

“Give us day by day our daily bread.” Luke 11:3 Jesus teaches His disciples a lesson in how to pray in Luke chapter 11.  He taught them to fervently pray for their daily bread; to ask for the needs of the day. “Give us day by day our daily bread.” Luke 11:3. The lesson to…

“If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” 1 Peter 4:11 The tongue is…

A Sure Foundation “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.” Isaiah 28:16 If you say that something is a sure thing, you mean that you are certain that it…

“But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.” 1 Chronicles 29:14. It is a great feeling to give out of the overflowing abundance that we have received from…

“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.” Psalms 63:3-4. “Because of who you are, I give you glory, because who you are I give you praise;” these are starting lyrics from the beautiful…

 “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:26 There are many social, academic, and even political standings that we may find to be a privilege to be counted among the ranks; but eventually, with time, age, and life in general, they all pass away. There is only one…

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Philippians 1:6.  Divine providence is the governance of God by which He, with wisdom and love, cares for and directs all things in the universe. The doctrine of divine providence…

“O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” Psalm 107:1. I surmise that there are many individuals giving thanks for the innumerous good things that they have received throughout this year, and mainly because it is coming close to the Thanksgiving season! But…praise be to God, in…

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 Every born-again believer has been commissioned to carry the good news to this lost and dying world. This is a formidable feat- “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,…