The Living Word

“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.” Matthew 5:13. Salt has a number of important purposes. This was especially so in the time…

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;” 2 Corinthians 10:4. I love to watch a good wrestling or boxing fight, as a young child my brother Reginald and I would watch wrestling on Saturday mornings. Jack and Jerry Briscoe were our favorite…

“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry” Psalm 34:15. What a mighty God we serve, isn’t it a blessing to know that God has His eye on you? The Bible tells us that “The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears…

“Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.” Psalms 150:6 Creation is the masterpiece that originates from the only true source of light and all that is good; the expression of the Alpha and Omega, our Great and Almighty God; it is His inscription on all things visible and invisible…

“In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path.” Proverbs 3:6. I would often hear my parents use the phrase twixt and in-between. What in the world did that mean I would think; betwixt is actually and old English term that means between two things. There are certainly times of indecisiveness, that…

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 Thirty years ago, as a young first grade teacher at Crown Point Elementary, I would regular take my kids to lunch and return to my room. In my…

“For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.” James 4:13 Regardless to how we contemplate what will happen in the future, we can only live one day at a time. Actually, one breath at a time. The future is not known to us but is…

“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.”  Psalm 9:10. Trust can be defined as the firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. Regardless to what we know, have or think we have…the certainty of anything…

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 Have you ever  tried to figure things out and then recognized that you had it all wrong,  you were so sure you had it right; but in reality you did not have all the pieces to the puzzle!…

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2 I often write about encounters in my life because the Holy Spirit always provides…