Psa. 62:1 ¶ For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. At the end of the day, prayer can be reduced to waiting on God. After we get past all of our requests and troubles we find ourselves in the place of total dependency. Total dependency, I like the sound …
Precious promises, that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature. 2 Peter 1:4 You don’t hear much talk or preaching about being holy nowadays. It’s kind of like holiness is out of style. Why would God expect us to be holy in this filthy world? Could it be because He is holy …
Rom. 1:7 ¶ To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: ¶ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Living in New Orleans we hear the word ‘saint’ used a lot. Everything from our beloved football team ‘The Saints” to the …
Psa. 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Sometimes I think it is hard for the Lord’s dutiful servants to receive impartation from the Lord. Christian workers tend to get fixated on programs, routines, principles, goals, performance… You get …
MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS BAILEY- “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God” ROM.1:1 1. a servant δοῦλος * doulos * slave (literally or figuratively, involuntarily or voluntarily; frequently therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency): – bond (-man), one who is in a …
“Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.” —Exodus 14:13 I was at a real crossroads in my life. I was to lead a team from our Bible School to plant a church in Sacramento, California. There was only one problem, I felt in my heart I wasn’t supposed to go. Our team was …
Rom. 4:19,20 He (Abraham) did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith …
ROM. 1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; I remember the first time I really gave attention to this scripture. It was a scripture shared with me by Dick Mills when he was planning a ministry trip to our …
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.JOHN 15:9 Parris and I have two dogs, a beagle named Phoebe and Rennie a Terrier mix. It’s funny how you can watch God’s little creatures and learn a lot about us humans. Every morning we have the little love ritual. …
Rom. 5:17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ. I often think about the way I was …
