Posts made in August, 2024

Have You Been Emotionally Wounded? “You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.” Psalm 139:2, NKJV There are scars on our body that remind us that at one time, there was a wound there. Then, there are emotional wounds that we have that no one can see. These wounds are on the inside. However, God knows even about our emotional wounds that cannot be seen by anyone but Him. Time and medicine might heal...

Can We Have “Do Over” “I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.” Luke 15:18, NKJV It’s never too late for us to go back to God, seek forgiveness, and try again. The biblical example of that is found in the story of the prodigal son found in Luke 15. This rebellious son had tried life on his own and had failed miserably. He realized His only hope was...

Be Persistent In Your Praying “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7, NKJV Does this verse teach persistence in prayer or prosperity through prayer? This verse is often taught by some as the “Name and Claim it” verse. In other words, some would want us to believe that this verse is a promise that if you pray for it, God will give it to you. I believe that...

Take A Load Off “Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you………..” Psalm 55:22, NKJV Our scripture for today encourages us to give our burden to the Lord. In doing so, the Lord shall sustain you or will hold you up through the situation which is a burden. The scripture does not say that the Lord will remove the burden from your life but that He will sustain you though the burden. The key is to lay the burden down at the...

You Are A Very Special Person “You did not choose Me, but I chose you…” John 15:16, NKJV I hope this verse is an encouragement to you today because it reminds us that God personally chose us for salvation. We didn’t choose Him but He chose us. Our salvation was not an accident. He chose you because He wanted you. Also in that verse is the fact that He chose you because He had something (“appointed”) He wanted you to do for Him. Think...