The Living Word

“Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest…

“And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.” Mark 8:24 In the Gospel of Mark, we find the account of a blind man from Bethsaida, he was brought to Jesus by his friends to be cured. Jesus led the man outside of the city and commenced to heal his sight. “And…

“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. To be still is to be absent of movement, deep silence and calm, stillness. There are obviously times when physical movement needs to cease, as in the presence of imminent danger;…

“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:6. Today is Father’s Day… and of course my mind goes to memories of my own dad, the late Rev. Elra Ward, Sr. As a daughter I can recall that my dad was soft…

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” Proverbs 15:3. Coram Deo is a Latin phrase found in the Vulgate- the Latin version of the bible adopted by the Roman Catholic Church; it means “before the face of God” or “in the presence of God.” One theologian wrote…

“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 How many times do you awake and have an extensive list of things that bombard your mind for the…

“Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.” Revelation 5:12. The word worthy can be defined as deserving of a specified thing; having the authority to possess or acquire something. In the fifth chapter of the…

“And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.” Luke 22:58 It is a human frailty to experience fear and weakness at certain times in our lives. As born-again believers we walk this journey of life by our faith in God. However,…

“The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.” Psalm 34:17. A certain beggar who set on the wayside on the road to Jericho heard a great commotion. When he asked others of this occurrence, they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by, Therefore, he cried out…

“”And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” 1 Corinthians 13:13. I find myself in prayer multiple times through out the day for God’s grace and mercy to be extended towards all men – regardless to race, creed or social status in this life, the ills of this…