The Living Word

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” John 8:12.   The first reaction when walking into a dark room is to turn on the light, without the light we are unable to…

“The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth,…

“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:” 1 Peter 1:7 I find myself constantly falling to my knee’s multiple times in one day; staying in prayer…

“And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.” Genesis 21:19. Wilderness, an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region. There are times in life that we find ourselves in a spiritual wilderness; circumstances that are out of our control,…

“I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Romans 12:1 Dedication is defined as being wholeheartedly committed to a task or purpose. In Romans chapter twelve Paul admonishes the Christians in Rome to surrender to God’s…

“Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.” Galatians 6:1 Desensitized is defined as the act of being nonreactive or without tender feelings, showing a lack of sympathy or compassion for another. Unfortunately, if…

“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.” Proverbs 3:13-14. The familiar gospel song by Kirk Franklin & the Family entitled Silver and Gold shares the heartfelt truth that it is…

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27. Everybody wants peace…I can hear the spiritual hymn being sung by the choir-“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin…

“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…

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, Which made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2. A cry for help comes from the depths of our heart…we need to see the way out-what’s next; but then faith kicks in and that sweet peace that…