The Living Word

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1. The first reaction when walking into a dark room is to turn on the light, without the light we are unable to see obstacles in our way,…

“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…

“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”  Psalm 30:5 Trials, tribulations, and afflictions are experienced by us all at some juncture in our lives. In the book of Psalms David wrote often of His afflictions and trials facing…

“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,…

“That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all thy wondrous works.” Psalm 26:7 A witness can be described as someone who has actually seen or been involved in an event. To say that the witness is proven is to say that the account is credible. As born-again believers we are…

“But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.” Luke 12:48. In our household, my parents had five of us,…

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 A shadow can be defined as a covering or hoovering mask, an inseparable companion or follower. When we humbly submit ourselves to the will of our Heavenly Father, He will provide divine overshadowing in…

“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14. An ancient Arab proverb state “There are three things that return not: the spoken word, the spent arrow, and the lost opportunity!” this was written in 1875 and still holds true today. Too often we get…

“Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.” Deuteronomy 10:14 Have you made a New Year’s Resolution? It probably goes something like; this is the year, I will… we often make plans for ourselves, our children, grandchildren, spouse, and others to do…

“Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?” Matthew 18:33. No one walks this journey of life alone; and it is just nice to be nice. The spiritual seeds that we sow in the life of others of kindness, mercy, compassion, good-will and love…are sure to…