Satan Is Consistent! It doesn’t matter whether you are a saint or a sinner, a Christian or a muslim, a man or a woman, oriental or oxidental. No matter what
I’m Gonna Make It! It is in the worst times of our lives that we find out who we truly are. It is in the toughest imes of our lives
Press On! Yes, there are times when God will serve His children up to Satan! Don’t be fooled, He will do it! However there are two things that have to
It Ain’t Over! The end is usually not the beginning! With Paul, what we always here about is his glorious ministry traveling around the areas of Italy, Greece and Asia
Sacrifice and Suffering There is an essential but troubling reality that is typically the context of the believer’s promise and testimony. We usually hear and tell only the good stuff,
The Divine Knockout! The testimony of Paul is a profound experience that we all should draw from to understand how God gets His servant on the right side! First, Paul
Sunday Christians There have always been debates as to the origin and validity of Sunday being the day that Christians come together to workship God. The Jewish day of worship
The Benediction This traditional benediction scripture serves as the conclusion to a chapter and book that keeps it real about who we are..sinners saved by God’s grace. The scripture lifts
Look Up When the Lord of Lords is governing your life, when the Gift of Glory is the key to your life and living and when the King of Kings
Just Get Into The Storm What is always a baffling trait of the servant of God is that we flourish WITHIN the situations that are intended to take us down.
Favor From God!!! Favor ain’t fair! That is a saying that became popular in the contemporary church around the early 2000s. It is so true! We as believers say it
Overcoming FEAR Fear is an intimidating force that, when allowed, grips the individual and cripples them to lose all semblance of power and stability. If you are a strong person,
God Our ROCK!!!! People are funny. They can claim that they want you to succeed but will show doubt in their seemingly awaiting your failure. People will tell you that
It’s Better Now When I gave God my life and then gave God my hand to lead and guide me, the quality of my life increased drastically! I would have
What Do You Want? All my life I have dealt with needing or wanting something. Some may say that this is just a characteristic of the life of a human
Go Get ‘Em When I see people who are so bold in their belief and faith to tell other people, I am impressed. When I see the Jehovah’s Witnesses going
God’s Country I am a country boy and am proud of it. I have both an inherent and learned appreciation for nature and the sovereignty of God in His natural
We Can Be Greater! In my life I have met many different types of people. There have been people who differ from me by their looks, speech, personality, culture, socioeconomic
Make Your Choice I hate it that people in our society actually believe that you can balance a life between the lust of the flesh and the Kingdom of God.
Just Enough Relationships are often plagued with the concept of “just enough”. What that means is that either or one of the parties are employing the mindset of doing “just
I Got Help! Life pushes the individual through and to situations that a lot of times are far outside of the individual’s choice or recognition…but we do it. We must
Why Bother Why did God even bother with mankind? So many times I have wondered about this fundamental question that directly impacts even my existence. I am not afraid to
God’s Got My Back! God’s got my back, and that is what gives me all of the comfort and confidence that I need!!!!! First of all, I have earned the
Imperfection The strongest person has weaknesses. The smartest person doesn’t know everything. The wisest person makes mistakes. The funniest person gets depressed sometimes. The happiest person cries sometimes. The prettiest
In The Morning… Being a morning person is defined as being one who prefers to accomplish things or do things in the morning. I am definitely a morning person. The
Reverential Fear Soren Kierkegaard was a Russian philosopher who coined the phrase “fear and trembling”. The context of his explication is when the creation is in the presence of its
Know Who And Whose You Are God’s grace is amazing! It is just incredible that God can take imperfect beings and perfect their steps in Him! Honestly, I don’t care
Requirements There are explicit expectations for being a man who is “in Christ” or “serving God”. First of all or the leading factor is that he is steadfast, unmoveable and
I ENJOY… “I love the Lord. He heard my cry and pitied my every groan. Long as I live and trouble rise, I’ll hasten to His throne.” I enjoy God.
The Man It is very interesting in the grand scheme of things how a man is more defined by what he doesn’t do that what he does. God has created
What Is A Man? It is very interesting in the grand scheme of things how a man is more defined by what he doesn’t do that what he does. God
God is a Spirit. The Gospel According to Saint John makes that clear to us. However, in my life and the development of my relationship with God, I see a
I Don’t Got It It is amazing how the creation of God can convince itself that it can be God Himself. God has created the world and the resources in
Separation When I got myself connected or involved in something or someone that was not edifying to my life, God has always stepped in to help…of course after I asked
Where Art Thou? As much as I may cry out for God to hear me, see me, know me and care for me, I also have just as much or
Do You Hear Voices? It is amazing how many voices the believer has to deal with. There is the voice of God that calls the creation to the Creator. There
My Rib In a Wiz Kalifa song it was coined that he had met “the female version of me” which told him that she was to be his “girl”. Adam
I’m Not Perfect We aren’t perfect, but we are supposed to have a desire to be perfect in and for God. That makes no sense whatsoever in the flesh because
We Need Rest I am so guilty of not getting the proper rest. I have been that way for a while…at least since before my daughters were born. Growing up
Don’t Disrespect the Gifting of the Youth I so thank God for the Apostle Paul! He was so thorough, so real and so caring in his writing the letters/epistles
Thank YOU, Father!!!! Thank You, Father, for your Word! You told me that You would never leave me nor forsake me. You told me that You would stick closer to
Yoked Being “yoked” is a very strong statement. To walk with someone is not that strong. To be connected is not as strong although close. To be yoked with someone
1Corinthians 13:13 + John 3:16 For God so LOVED that He GAVE!!! It is on this premise that we have the Christmas Holiday. It is not about celebrating a “birthday”.
So Glad I Am Changed! I am so glad to be in Christ. I am so glad that God has separated me OUT OF this world and even my
Three In One Our Christian faith is very specific! First, there is one God. Christianity is a monotheistic religion that has a triune existence to the one God that
Universal vs. Institutional Church What is the church? I have studied and lived and talked and read and searched to learn and embrace what the church truly is. It is
Living RIGHTeous! I just want whatever it is that I do or say to be acceptable to God. I have spent so much of my life trying to please people.
Pucker Up! How are we to greet all the brethren with a holy kiss? Could this be literal? I don’t think so. In this day and age there is
How Do YOU Bounce Back? God does not only check us on how we act, but He also checks us on how we react in life. Our reacting pertains to
Another Day, God! God is beyond words. I can’t put into words how God is and how He is in my life. I can’t say that I understand everything either.
Selling The Greatest Product: Salvation The power of God is not kept in a bottle so that it can be seen at our leisure. God’s power is a wonder because
Keep On Striving! I can’t do it and it is so frustrating. I learn all the time and hear all the time that we should praise the Lord all the
Distractions Sometimes we as Christians, believers or church folk get caught up in things that truly don’t make a difference. First of all, we get caught up in them because
God’s Got It! The people of God oftentimes falter in the attempt to bear a burden that God has not meant for us to bear. Judgment is not a burden
I Am Nothing! I have gone through a lot of trials and tribulations, but I am nothing. I have achieved a lot of things that have put my name in
Reciprocity It rough to love someone and they don’t receive your love and actually throw it back at you as malcontent. It is really tough to care about someone and
Do You Understand? The scripture says “But God raised Him from the dead”. In church we say this all the time but do we really realize what we are saying.
The Only Judge Growing up in the deep south, you learn at a very early age that all people are not the same. There are different criteria on which people
You Ain’t All That! The man of God is not God. Those 7 words disassemble and discombobulate probably 60% of the Christian ministries in the United States. I say this
It’s In The Book People READ, RECITE and RECOLLECT scripture all of the time, but do they ever understand what the scriptures say? The most beautiful words ever…are in the
Calling On God At the greatest time of suffering and torment, who do you call? Some call themselves. They look to the answer that is inside their own intellect or
Let Go and Let God! Not only the world but also we as believers need to realize and respect the fact that WHAT GOD HAS DONE cannot be overthrown!!!! You
God Provides…But Do We? Money is a very sensitive subject in the institutional church. It is a sensitive subject for two reasons. Firstly, money in the church comes from the
Selling The Greatest Product: Salvation The power of God is not kept in a bottle so that it can be seen at our leisure. God’s power is a wonder because
The Real Deal The sermon that embodies the call of the unbeliever to Christ is a simple sermon. It does not take a lot of pomp and circumstance. It does
What Do YOU Think The biggest problem with the people of God is not belief but perception. The people of God BELIEVE that Jesus is the Son of God. Hwover,
His Spirit Abides Oftentimes when people have talked about or taught about the Holy Ghost, they describe or refer to it being basically a “possession”. There is the perception that
An Omniscient and Omnipotent God I am so glad that God knows and I don’t have to know. I am so glad that God understands and I don’t have to
EVENTUALLY… Eventually God will injure the head of the serpent…We need grace to abide with us til then. Eventually the evil that the world promotes will cease…We need grace to
One Way! It is so easy to get caught up in the little things that simply obscure a situation. What I mean is that it is so easy to complicate
No One Is Above The Law No one is above the law. There is so much that a human being can do in this life. Through the abilities of the
Live Life…Don’t Run Life Mankind has deluded itself since the beginning of time by thinking that it has the power to give or take life. The biggest problem in this
Who’s Running Your Show? That is the primary problem with humanity in the context of trying to live as believers in Jesus, the Christ. We “make provision” for the flesh.
The Last Days Have you ever just looked around lately at the times that we are in? Natural disasters, killings, chemical warfare, gangs, diseases, wars and rumors of wars are
Love and Justice Just because you are a believer, it does not mean that you can do whatever you want to do to and with folks and God will make
Can’t Avoid Evil The reality that the Believer must address, embrace and internalize is that we will never in this world get rid of evil. There will always be evil.
Revenge Is Sweet Ain’t God good!!! God knows his creation. Or, I must say, it may be that He specifically knows ME. God gives us a way to GET BACK
It’s Bigger Than Just ME! “Our God is an awesome God. He reigns from Heaven above with wisdom, power and love. Our God is an awesome God!!!” I have always
It’s in a SOUND! I have always been amazed at how much of our faith comes from a SOUND. I was saved from what I HEARD and not from what
Is It All A Lie? Always INJEST, DIGEST and EXPRESS Truth!!!!!! In God it is very simple…LIVE IN AND BY TRUTH! As simple as that is to say and to
No Earthly Good The problem with a lot of Christians is that they are either too LOW or too HIGH to be of any value to other people or to
God’s Word God’s Will God’s Way There are so many times in our lives as believers that we lose the true purpose of the instruction that God gives us. We
Wait On The Lord! The time is not when we want to but when God ordains. If you don’t know when God ordains then wait on hearing. If you can’t
Gifts Of God We have gifts given to us by God in our creation and development as His children. We ALL have gifts. No one has been left out. The
The Organization Is An Organism Our bodies are connected and our bodies are conjoined. We are linked together and we are built together as one. We are many pieces and
God Will Deliver “All a man has is his word” That is the principle that my granddaddy taught us boys to live by as we grew up to become men.
Holiness Holiness is a trait that can be passed and reflected. This gets at the point in two ways. If the product of the person is holy then the person
A Change Gonna Come! We always talk, pray, sing and cry out in the perspective of our own experience. Let’s think about how God must feel. God has stretched out
It’s Tight But It’s Right The suffering that comes along with being a child of God…Believer…Christian…IS WORTH IT! We sometimes don’t think so while we are going through it or
Suffering With Him Being a child of God is not a metaphor or an expression of intent. Being a child of God is a metaphysical reality that we can both explain
Don’t Condemn Me Thank You, Father, that there is no condemnation!!!!! Before there was condemnation! There was the knowledge and understanding that we would be condemned due to the inability
Divine Balance For the Believer It is tough as a believer for the reason that this life in Christ is a roller coaster ride. We are up some times and
We Gotta Give The life of the believer is not just praise and worship 24/7! This may surprise some people who think that the life of the believer is all
So Let Him Give! Giving is a tough subject in the institutional church. Giving to God is not so tough. Either you know God and will have a desire to
I Wanna Be RIGHT! Sometimes life can feel like a futile effort that just leaves us teasing and toying with failure…all the time! We fail in relationships by hurting and
Can’t We All Just Get Along Those of us who are in the Kingdom of God and are anxiously and actively awaiting the glorious return of Jesus, the Christ, need
Acting RIGHT!!! The believer needs to be true. True to who they are and true to who God is. With this truth as a foundation, there are limitless possibilities to
When We Call Him Knowing that “Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” gives me JOY! If you have never had to call on the
God’s Got It It is amazing that God made all of us different…even down to our fingerprint and to our hair follicles. We are unique beings that are wondrously and
Give In In my life I have suffered more from my own doings than those of the “enemy”. That may be surprising to read but it is true. So often
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