The Living Word

“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.” Lamentations 3:22 The prophet Jeremiah was known as the weeping prophet. He expressed his grief for the afflictions for his people during their exile and the ruin of Jerusalem. As he laments over the circumstances surrounding the Israelites, he…

“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…

“And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;” Philippians 1:9. I grew up in Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida. I can still hear the old hymns raised by the deacons on Sunday mornings and our Pastor Rev. J.J. Jones would be singing and…

“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:” Romans 8:16. Through the physical process of conception, children are the offspring of their parents; simply put we inherit traits from our parents. In 1865 an Augustinian Monk named Gregor Mendel found that individual traits are determined by discrete “factors,”…

“Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13 Wars, strife, and contentions surround us on every side; but more importantly the born-again believer is engaged in and all out spiritual warfare everyday of our lives.…

“For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.” Galatians 2:12 Living up to our convictions is not an easy task. Our convictions show that we are thoroughly confidence in what we embrace to…

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” Matthew 6:13 Sovereign is defined as supreme power or authority. In the beginning God created… He is the beginning and the ending of all things; He does exactly what He…

“But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” Isaiah 64:8. It is imminent that the soul longs for our Creator; we seek satisfaction in all kinds of worldly devices and things that appear to be self-gratifying…but absolutely nothing…

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” John 6:51 There are many important things to learn in life, but there…

“And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.” Hosea 2:15. The book of Hosea represents the account…