The Master Plan God had a plan. Even before we were created, God had a plan. Even before there was a clarity as to what the actual problem with
God’s Church The church is a needy organism that requires the attention of its head, Jesus, and its governance, God the Father. Without this attention, the church quickly becomes
The World of Godliness Once Jesus, the Christ, dwells within your heart by faith, the world of godliness opens up! Firstly, LOVE reigns in your life. No matter what
Don’t Fight It! The fact is that when I was reborn in Jesus, the Christ, I lost my old fun and gained a new fun. I lost my proclivity to
The Tragedy of Walls Jesus has stepped up and in to be the divine mediator between God and man. What does that mean? Man whom God has created and
Press Through Regardless of how you may think that you have and deserve an easy walk with God, it does not work that way. God expects us to PRESS
Peace With God If you want to go to Heaven, you will take heed to what the Word of God says to us. Not only will you take heed
The Last Day Is Near The time will come when all of a sudden everything that we know now will be no more…including us! This is a reality that
My God is ABLE!!!!! That is the mighty mantra that I cry out as I travel through this barren land (as the old hymn says). There are so many
Acknowledge and Encourage Others As believers we must never forget and always remind ourselves to consider and applaud others! It is like the tragedy of parenthood where the parent
Law of Human Lawfulness Every person, believer or non-believer, has to struggle with this scripture. Splitting hairs over the LAW when we have been delivered from it by GRACE is
Get Your Mind Right A Hip Hop song that came out in 2015 was one that indoctrinated the phrase to “get my mind right”. The song talked about the various
“WE OURSELVES ALSO WERE”… Every believer must remember this. I can’t get so “holy” that I forget what God save me from! When I see the drunk on the side
Our Blessed Hope There is a reason why we do what we do as believers. It is true that we have an objective to “reach the masses”, but there
I Who Have Nothing The old R&B song coined the phrase, “I Who Have Nothing”. It is an all encompassing statement in that it declares my existence but acknowledges that
I Thank God For You What a blessing to have a relationship and experience with someone that makes you say that you “thank my God upon every remembrance of you”.
One Of These Ol’ Days! One of these ol’ days…. We go through the trials and tribulations of this life with the hope that God will reward us with
How Does It Look? In this letter to the church in Thessalonika, Paul gave one of the best nuggets of advice that could be given to a believer….ABSTAIN FROM
Losing Your Spirit Kendrick Lamar is a hip hop artist in 2013 who released a song that said, “Don’t Kill My Vibe”. This song is very relevant to this
He Is There All The Time The one leper out of the 10 who were healed by Jesus came back to tell Jesus thank you and was blessed for
Prayer is KEY!!! We must pray! There is no circumventing prayer! Prayer is a GIFT. We have been gifted as believers with the ability and resource of prayer so
Everybody Ain’t Got Faith Men who do not have faith are documented in this scripture as subject to being unreasonable and wicked. This isn’t a connection that we typically make.
Hold Out! If you are a servant of God, you have to keep it together! There are so many things that can shake us up and make us loose
Ruling vs. Leading There are many so-called or self-designated leaders out there. People want the honor of being a leader and may not have the giftedness or vision that
Let Go and Let God I don’t know why it is that we choose to debate and argue with people about God. First of all, it is not our
The Mystery The mystery of the faith of a believer in Jesus, the Christ, is priceless, eternal and awesome! The mystery of the faith of a believer in Jesus, the
We Ain’t Got Time For That! The most dangerous folks in this world are not the proclaimed thieves, robbers, rapists and killers. When you have the exposure to them,
Keep It Real! The grace and mercy of God is amazing in how they align the unworthy creation with their Holy Creator. The saving grace of God redeems us
I Want FAITH Paul gave Timothy a grand compliment here that I aspire to always present in my life and living…unfeigned faith! Timothy’s faith was REAL and was not fake.
I Ain’t Scared! Sometimes I get scared. I get scared of failing. I get scared of succeeding. I get scared of dying. I get scared of living. I get
It’s In There…Just Stir It UP!!! Paul gave the most edifying and effective advice to Timothy in this scripture. Remember to STIR UP the gift of God! The gift
Live More Abundantly Titus gives us two key elements to a successful life in Christ: Denying and Living. This sounds basic, but it is so simple and self-evident that
God Saved Me! It amazes me how the thirteen words of this scripture can take away any excuse that mankind can give to God. ALL men and women have
His Name Is Jesus! Don’t get it twisted! Jesus, the Christ, is the head of the church! What a strong statement made in a strong way….BUT IT IS NEEDED! The
You Can Make It It is amazing to behold the true potential of God’s strength when it is imparted to his creation. This scripture opens the door to see
We Must Repent Wow! God has given us room to repent, and we won’t take the opportunity. God has given us time to repent, and we won’t take the
Made to Listen This scripture has traditionally been interpreted to mean LISTEN. It is true that we need to listen to or heed the Word of God as it
Let Go and Let God Revelations 1:8 leaves me in awe every time that I read it or meditate on it. I can’t believe how much I limit God
Pray For Me It is not about how you talk…it is all about how you WALK!!!! We must walk the faith that we have and not try to distract
Too often we end our road with tears, depression, anxiety, frustration, anger, resentment, etc. These we allow to be where we STOP, and then we brood over or lament over
He Sees Me I love the fact that God knows and respects and feels the fact that I go through things down here. Sometimes all I want to know
The world has it wrong! The world thinks that the believer suffers for the glory of being “called” a Christian. No! The believer is driven by the Divine “WIIFM” or
Got It When You Need It The Word of God is a tool. The Word of God is a shield. The Word of God is LIFE. It is very precious
Making Peace First of all let’s be real and admit that this scripture is about the PEACE-MAKERS and not the PEACE-SEEKERS. So many people seek peace. They desire it.
Being Pure In Heart This beautitude is as they used to say back home, “Tight but it is RIGHT!” Fact is that you will not see God unless you are
Hunger and Thirst We must admit to the fact that we as believers live with a hunger and thirst for righteousness. We like to tell and show others that
It’s About Mercy Mercy is a powerful attribute and resource infused within the believer. It is not forgiveness. Forgiveness affords the ability for the believer to move beyond the
A Good Soldier Don’t mistake my meekness for weakness!!!! I have told many a person this over the years! So often traditionally we have taken this statement to mean
Know Your Calling It is a very difficult thing to walk as a believer in unsurity and a lack of confidence as to the stability of your spiritual fate. Am
Church Culture Here Paul is talking to the church in Philippi and gives an interesting blessing to those in the church through two powerful concepts and entities of God…Prayer and
It’s A Struggle It takes a lot to be a believer in Jesus, the Christ. People mistakenly think that things get easier when you accept Jesus, the Christ, as your
Black Theology I was so happy to have gotten mature enough to know that rich does not just mean money! It is at this point that the scripture in Luke
You Can’t Handle The Truth In the movie, A Few Good Men, Jack Nicholson had the exclamation that will always stick out in my memory when he yelled out in
True Ministry Matthew 5:13 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,
Prayer Changes Things! The prayers of the righteous availeth much is a scripture that I grew up hearing in church over and over again. Prayer traditionally served as the powerful
Seeing God Do right and don’t do wrong. Hang around people that do right, and you are less likely to do wrong. All of these principles are pretty self-evident to
The Spiritual vs. The Carnal I thank my God for having revealed this scripture to me in a Sunday School class discussion. It was so encouraging to realize God’s
Don’t Get It Twisted In this life we will be presented with may opportunities to pledge our allegiance to principalities and powers that present themselves to be just as
What Is Your TRIGGER? It is amazing how we can be postured for a work at one point but then positioned later. What I mean by that is in
It Ain’t Real The impatience or intolerance of God not being physical and visibly present is a pervasive malady with humanity, and God knew that. He created us with
It’s All In His Name There is power in the name of the Lord, Jesus! There is power in the name of Jehovah! This power is one that evokes
Go To Church I must admit that I have missed the mark for most of my life! I have misread this scripture and left myself open to falling short
Stealing is Wrong!!! Stealing is wrong. Don’t take it if it is not yours. What if I want it really badly and will do anything to have it? Stealing
It Ain’t True I believe the most difficult sin for me since childhood has been lying. I will be transparent to say that it is mainly because it is
It Ain’t Yours Taking something into your possession when it is not yours in the first place has repercussions that extend beyond just moral contamination. Fact is that you
Other People’s Property (OPP) I used to think that this was another one of those easy commandments that I could and would never break. However, when I became a
What Can You Kill? This commandment is seen as simply avoiding murdering another person. Although a broken and challenged commandment for some, it is oftentimes upheld in the context
The Weight and The Sin In life oftentimes we are our own worst enemies. We jump to quickly blame everything and everyone outside of ourselves as to why we
It’s All About Faith As I typed the word faith, my eyes began to tear up. Why? Because faith is the only vehicle by which I can see, feel
As we walk through life, we find ourselves constantly challenged the enemy, our own sin nature, other people and the commission to live according to God’s Word, Will and Way.
It takes a lot to make sense of the way life twists and turns. There can be so many “monkeywrenches” in our plan that we wonder whether the plan or
John 3:16 is probably the most recognizable and memorized verses in the Bible…at least I know where I grew up. Whether it was Sunday School, Vacation Bible School or Youth
I can do ALL things through Christ which strengtheneth me! The believer MUST leverage this declaration or they will not be able to endure to the end. There is no
Don’t GIVE UP!!! The Word of God makes it very plain to us that there are certain things that must happen for the believer to “make it” during this life.
There are two critical scenarios where God is described Biblically to be “faithful”. One is in the event of our request for forgiveness. God WILL forgive us of our sins
We really make it much harder than it is supposed to be! It is amazing how God has ordained and established salvation as a free gift, but we see it
Who is God? This question came up in a tutoring session. The youth were ages 5 – 12. I put the question out to the youth to give their own
I am so glad that God is God. Let me tell you…God has it all covered! In one sense, He is taking care of everything. God is divinely sovereign over
I love the fact that my God has made a way for a wretch like me! You may be perfect, but I am not. You may always get things right,
This has to be one of the most difficult concepts to embrace and then one of the most challenging actions known to humankind…SUBMIT. A child submits…a helpless person submits…a weak
Your Body Is The Temple Of God!!! God want us to take care of our “temples”…our bodies. This is a simple thought but the extent to which God intends this
The Standard & The Method… In Romans 12:1-2, God gives the believer two things: the Standard and the Method. First of all, the standard is in verse 1. God tells
Divine Focus… Think on these things. God gives us much needed direction on what we need to be thinking about. Thank God for this direction. Sometimes my choice for thought
You Ain’t All That… How often do we…even as believers…get beside ourselves. This human mind tries to reconcile grace and unmerited quality to the degree that we start to think
This Is How We Do It… There are some scriptures where God takes the “How to” approach of teaching us His Word, Will and Way. Mark 8:34 is just
Be About Love… The Bible is colored throughout with LOVE and its embodiment of who God is. However, this scripture impacts in a more person manner. LOVE is now
Tithes Are Not Offering Will a man rob God? Wow! Would we really want to rob God? Any true child of God would not. I would never want to
The Commissioning Spirit When the Spirit of the Lord is upon you, there is no limit and every purpose to what you can and will do. The calling of God
Man and Woman Singular and plural are syntax terms in the English language that denote whether the word is reflective of one thing or more than one things. It all
Preachin’ Ain’t Easy! This is ministry as a living testimony. Sounds simple and churchy but it is much deeper than that! Being put up for others to see is one
You Can Do It! This is ministry preached and taught…God has such high expectations of His creation. Once salvation has been secured, there is the expectation that every born-again believer
Hang In There!!! The children of God are commissioned and committed to suffer at the hand and mouth of the agents of the enemy whom we shall deem as
God can do anything but will not do everything. We can do all things through Christ, but we cannot do everything that our flesh can think to do. In our
Giving and Money Giving has always been a sensitive topic in the black church in America. When people don’t have much, to give is to “give up”. To give
Sexual Orientation or Sexual Activity Homosexuality is a sensitive topic in our society that began as a very objective deviance and is now a subjective choice. The conversations swirl
Perfected Combination Relationship is the anchor of our faith and trust in God. The power of our salvation is nurtured and validated with every breath that we take through the
Thank God for LIFE! I am so glad that I got to the point in my life where LIVING was more important to me than DYING! That sounds like a
Me Me Me Two words in this scripture are tough to digest every time that I read it. The first is VANITY. It is tough because I get this mixed
It’s OK to Cry!!! When I was growing up in the deep Southern US, I was raised to believe that it was not a good thing when a man
Fill Me! Lord, I need you to fill this House!!! When God has cleanse and rightened me to be filled with His Holy Spirit, I want God to FILL THIS
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