Ephesians 3:17-19
We definitely have a part in our salvation. One of the main evidences of this is that all men will not be saved. The scripture is clear that God would have all men to be saved as in the Book of 1 Timothy 2:1-6. What keeps all men from being saved is the fact that... Continue Reading →
What does it mean to watch as the Lord commands in Matthew 24:42? "Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come." We are cautioned to watch so that the coming of the Lord does not take us as a thief in the night. It says in scripture that no man knows... Continue Reading →
Have you ever picked petals from a flower and did the "love me-love me not" silly ritual? Though that is a silly game played as children it is a reflection of an actual question we carry in our hearts that requires serious attention. I am convinced that in many ways this question governs our life... Continue Reading →
Graduate is taking from the word "gradual". Gradual means to progress by a degree or a level. Many of my friends and relatives are graduating this spring from colleges and high schools. Once you have met specific qualification through a rigor of study in college, you are said to have earned a degree. The earned... Continue Reading →
[SNCC singing "We Shall Overcome" 1966 photo New York Times] In America, most people would consider me to be a black man or an African-American man. Take notice that in both instances race and ethnicity comes first, then “man”. Most people even see themselves as either a black person or a white person and so... Continue Reading →
What do you think of when you think of your first love? Do you think of your first serious crush or perhaps the first person you gave yourself to. Now think…does that love still inspire you, fulfill you, strengthen you, protect you, give you peace, give you joy, give you life. YESHUA says, if you... Continue Reading →
I wait for you at the well of my love but you will not come and drink.I call for you to come and you seem bothered by the invitation.I think maybe the drawing of the bucket is too much, so I make the well to run over.Yet you still will not come.So I go to... Continue Reading →
Most friends and acquaintances prefer to be around us when we are celebrating or have good news to share and that is understandable. I find it extremely comforting though to know that the Almighty desires to be around us MOST when we are hurting and discouraged. When we are AT our worse or IN our... Continue Reading →
The assaults on our heart are pretty relentless. When we are not being attacked from the outside, we still have to contend with the occasional utterances of our own wounded heart, questioning our well-being. The wounded heart can be a fifth column, an enemy within. This is why God is creating in us a... Continue Reading →
Though we are the same, we are different,The way we contrast brings definition and meaning,As the writer scripts thoughts with dark lines on white paper,The lines formed by our differences give definition to the glorious image of God,When we embrace the differences that are inherent between us,We allow for bolder lines which enhances the... Continue Reading →
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