The Living Word

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John 14:1. A feeling of Hopelessness enters the heart, whether it is from grief of loss, or despondency from a dire circumstance; those are times that you literally grasp to hang on, desiring for some sense of relief and suddenly a…

“Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.” Psalm 16:1 God never promised any of us that this sojourn in life would be easy. But, if we believe in Him, we must also trust in Him. If we waver in His trustworthiness, we must ask ourselves- what am I not trusting…

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1. There is an old 17th century adage that goes: “Seeing is believing!” meaning that when something is witnessed with the natural eye, only then can it really be believed; but that is not spiritual truth– believing is seeing…

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalms 46:1. In the secret place of your heart, a single tear rolls down the side of your cheek- and you whisper, “Lord, do it…” and the Spirit, softly whispers back. . . “And this is the confidence that we have in him,…

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.” Ecclesiates 3:2. A dear brother in Chist sings in our church choir… I can hear…

“Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” Psalm 66:4 Absolutely nothing does the heart better than hearing the uplifting songs of praise and worship unto God; I can  hear in my mind the beautiful voices that sing songs such as Praise is What I Do,…

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” Psalm 1:1-2. I was recently asked by a…

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1. A silent tear rolls down the cheek, and thoughts of if all that you are praying for will ever happen; and the word of the Lord whispers to your heart…have faith in God. All that any of God’s…

“For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.” Hebrews 2:18. The sky was dark, and lightening was flashing-as the thunder rolled outside my window this morning I thought of God’s divine providence in the midst of the storm; He causes the rain to fall and…

“But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.” Psalm 59:16. From one vantage point, a storm poses danger and warrants fear, and from another, storms provide us a beautiful display that…