The Living Word

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4. The Valley of the shadow of death is south of the Jericho Road leading from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea and is a…

What’s Next? “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let your requests be known unto God.” Philippians 4:6 On this journey of life, we deal with so many unknowns; to the natural man it appears as though things are just simply out of control. But, to the Christian we…

“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…

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 When checking in via multimedia with my family, I often fondly sign off with…

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 It is not easy to let go of things that we hold near and dear to our hearts or even beliefs that we have held on for…

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” Psalm 34:19. The book of Job gives us an account of how God is in sovereign control of all things; we are able to see how He orchestrates the affairs of Job and allows Satan to touch everything that…

“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Jeremiah 31:3. There are many couples who stand before an altar, gaze in one another eyes and make sincere promises to love one another forever. Unfortunately, years later they are…

“Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.” Psalms 118:28. I praise the Lord for parents who loved God. They raised my siblings and me in the fear and the knowledge of the Lord. Church worship was not an option, we were in Church on Sunday…

“Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.  It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.” Proverbs 3:7-8 In my mind’s eye I can still hear some of the hilarious sayings my father or mother would use to get a point across . . .…

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.” Psalm 37:23. An occurrence can be defined as an event, episode, or incident that happens. There are those who are under the assumption that things in our lives just occur naturally without divine intervention. By faith in the…