The Living Word

“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” Luke 6:46. I am so satisfied with my Savio, He means more to me than anything, Anything that this world could ever offer me… beautiful lyrics from a familiar gospel hymn entitled, So, Satisfied by Luther Barnes. The world offers…

“And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen…

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” Isaiah 41:10 Chaos, fear and panic leads to irrational thinking and actions. Fear distorts our vision and takes…

“And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.” 1 John 4:21” It is impossible to go before the throne of grace in prayer and leave out the concerns and needs of others. If we genuinely love God, then we will love others as well. 1 John 4:21…

“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalms30:5. “Don’t worry be happy,” was a catch all phrase some time ago; I surmise that it meant, regardless to your life circumstances, just be happy in it all. Well, that…

“His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.” John 2:5. There are times when a dilemma arises at the most inopportune time, and those are the times that we are force to run to the foot of the cross and seek an answer from the Lord; sometimes He answers right…

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12 We have all had individuals and occurrences in our lives that truly get under our skin. I like the account of Hannah in the book…

“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.” Psalm 95:2 Fond memories of Thanksgiving Day as a child meant family, friends and the smell of roast turkey, sweet potato pies and all sort of delicious dishes cooked by my mother. Oh yes, we well knew the…

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,” Psalm 92:1- “Everyday is a day of thanksgiving…God’s been so good to me!” is a line from a familiar gospel hymn. It…

“Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?” John 11:40 In some of the darkest areas in our lives, in all honesty it is not so easy to relate to these words “And we know that all things work together for good…