The Living Word

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13. There is a significant difference between doing something by submission, opposed to being forced into doing it. When we are coerced or forced, we may comply, but our hearts and souls are definitely not in it;…

“Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s…

“Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.” Matthew 18:21-22. We are all born with a sinful nature and consequently, are subject to…

“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:1-2.”  Focus is defined as the center of interest or activity. What are you focused on the majority of the…

“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us,” 2 Corinthians 1:20. Often when caught between a rock and a hard place, and the situation having been resolved, I would hear my parents exclaim, if God says yes, who can say no? I…

“Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.” John 13:7. Life journey takes us through unknown pathways with many twists, turns and sharp detours that are not easily understood… but, the word of the Lord reminds us that we can find rest in the knowledge…

“And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit…

“If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” 1 Peter 4:11 The tongue is…

““And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.” Isaiah 65:24. Prayer is the means by which we ask for all that we need; it is our direct communication with God. When we come before God, we must believe that He is…

“”As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7. In science we learn that we inherit our DNA from our parents. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that…