The Living Word

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.” Jeremiah 17:9-10 What does it mean to have a pure heart? The bible tells…

“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” Psalm 127:1 My son Reginald and my daughter-in-law Kimberly started building a new home recently. When the structure went up, they decided to take the kids out and write scriptures…

“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 The safest place to be is right in the center of God’s will. Every born-again believer has an intimate relationship with God. The word tells us in John 10:27 “My sheep hear my voice, and…

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 God is our Creator, and He is the Alpha and Omega, Beginning and Ending of all things. All things consist because of His divine will. He is manifested…

“But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.” Luke 12:16 Have you ever been amazed by God’s answer to your prayers? God always answers the prayers of His beloved children when we go to Him in faith. Jeremiah 33:3 state “Call unto me, and I will…

“To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power;…

“Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.” Matthew 18:21-22 All men are sinful and consistently transgress. God’s amazing grace through Jesus Christ…

“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 There is a pure joy in giving to others that come from the heart. Many people…

“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.’ John 16:13 “In archery, a stabilizer is a general term for various types of weights,…

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 “Blackface is a form of theatrical makeup used predominantly by non-black performers to portray a caricature of a black person. In the United…