Jn.10:7-9 – So Jesus went over it again, “I speak to you eternal truth: I am the Gate for the flock. All those who broke in before me are thieves who came to steal, but the sheep never listened to them. I am the Gateway. To enter through me is to experience life, freedom, and …
Hab.2:3 – For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. One of the things that can bring discouragement is what we would consider a delay in what …
Psa. 46:1 ¶ God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Martin Luther used to sing this Psalm in times of trouble. I love this incredible promise. He is a ‘very present’ help in times of need. He is not just a promise that somehow things will work out, He is …
Hos. 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you. My uncle used to have a small farm where he grew various fruits and vegetables. As a child, I was amazed at how much food …
ZECH.4:9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands shall also finish it. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.” The Lord always meets us in the worst of times. I was in one of those horrible times in 1990 when the Lord …
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. Genesis 21:6 This is really one of the funniest stories in the Bible. Pregnant at ninety? Really? Sarah had wanted a son all of her life more than anything else. She had been barren from her youth …
“THE ARM OF THE LORD MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS BAILEY- “O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.” Is.33:2 One of my greatest times as a young Christian was when I received a letter from back home from …
REMEMBERING HIS GOODNESS Psa.103:1-2 ¶ Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: One of the characteristics of the fallen race of Adam is forgetting the goodness of our God. David obviously knew the importance …
MARK THE HAND OF GOD Forget not all His benefits. Psalms 103:2 It is so easy to forget. Many of us get stuck on ungrateful, “What have you done for me lately?” If we were able to see clearly we would be humbled by His constant care for us and speechless at His perfect detail …
VICTORY CELEBRATION 2013 This is a very special year for Parris and I. We have declared the whole of 2013 as a year of celebration. Forty years ago our lives were drastically and permanently changed. What happened? First of all we were born again. Christ revealed His amazing love for us to us. We …
