I Call Them By Name

I Call Them By Name

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours.Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and You are exalted as head above all. (I Chronicles 29:11) I was reading Psalm 147 when...
“I AM HE”

“I AM HE”

“I AM He; I AM the First, and I AM the Last. My hand laid the foundation of the earth and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together” (Isaiah 48:12-13). As I pondered this scripture, I became even more awed by our Creator’s...
Be Still

Be Still

“Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). Every Tuesday night, our church has prayer service, followed by a short teaching from our pastor or a guest. Recently, our pastor taught on the above verse, and as he was teaching, the Lord told me to look up the word...
Setting Goals

Setting Goals

My mother always stressed the importance of setting goals, aiming high for desired results, and then striving to achieve them. As I was praying and asking God to help me set goals to think on those things that are pure and righteous; speak what edifies; do those...
Roots that Run Deep

Roots that Run Deep

On February 13, 2019, the sound of chain saws and wood chippers awakened me out of a much-needed sleep. The snowstorm of December 9, 2018, had deposited as much as nine inches of heavy, wet snow on parts of East Tennessee and various parts of the Carolinas....
Powerful and Effective Prayers

Powerful and Effective Prayers

When studying (James 5:13-17), the last line stood out like a flashing, neon sign: “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” The Holy Spirit then directed me to focus on one word—righteous. We all want our prayers to be powerful and...