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06/18/2026

Psalms 4 NKJV
The Safety of the Faithful
To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
4 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have relieved me in my distress;
Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
2 How long, O you sons of men,
Will you turn my glory to shame?
How long will you love worthlessness
And seek falsehood? Selah
3 But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly;
The Lord will hear when I call to Him.
4 Be angry, and do not sin.
Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,
And put your trust in the Lord.
6 There are many who say,
“Who will show us any good?”
Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
7 You have put gladness in my heart,
More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.
8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
(We read in this Psalm that it is written by David. It seems it was written during a time when David was being distressed by what others might be saying about him. Verse 2 How long, O you sons of men,
Will you turn my glory to shame?
How long will you love worthlessness
And seek falsehood? Selah
How often do we have others that will attack us with falsehoods or bring up our past. While we have changed, others want to remind us of who we were, not who we are. Sometimes it could be old friends that have not changed and want us to return to our old ways and return to their ways.
We are told it is ok to get angry about this, however, do not sin because of our hurt and anger.
I believe that a better way of dealing with those that speak ill of you is to show His light and love to them and others. Verse 8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. I have found the only way for me to lie down in peace, and sleep is when I get over my anger and go to my Lord. My relationship with Him is what gives me a peaceful sleep and removes my anger. I find it hard to be angry when I am in the presence of my God. I am humbled in that presence and do not have the ability to have anger. God bless and remember God loves you and so do I!)
I am not who I was, I am reborn.

06/17/2026

Psalms 3 NKJV
A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son.
3 Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!
Many are they who rise up against me.
2 Many are they who say of me,
“There is no help for him in God.” Selah
3 But You, O Lord, are a shield for me,
My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
4 I cried to the Lord with my voice,
And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah
5 I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me all around.
7 Arise, O Lord;
Save me, O my God!
For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone;
You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8 Salvation belongs to the Lord.
Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah
(We see Selah used in this text, a search of the meaning shows that it is believed to be a pause or for the reader to meditate on the verse. Some also believe it to be a musical pause. This phrase is used 71 times in the Psalms.
We are also told that this Psalm was written by David when he fled from Absalom his son. This incident is written about in 2 Samuel 15-18.
David was being chased by an army lead by his son Absalom who wanted to be the king of Israel. Many thought that David loss the support of God because of his sins. David was surround by his enemies, however, his faith in God allowed him the ability to sleep for he felt His protection. Even though he was outnumbered, he still had faith and confidence in his God. We too should keep our faith even when we feel outnumbered. David still felt God's presence during his tests and trials, do we feel His presence?
Much of David's trouble stemmed from the sin with Bathsheba (see 2 Sam 12:10). Thus, a curse of infighting in the family of David. So, David's mistakes and sins have cost him trouble throughout his life. As do ours at times, however, God still loves and protects us when we come to him. David made mistakes but never lost his faith and relationship with God. We too must repent and ask for forgiveness when we sin against God. Through this we can keep our faith and relationship with Him. When we need God, we too should say Arise, O Lord;
Save me, O my God!
If we do with faith and love, He will answer. God bless and remember God loves you and so do I!)

06/16/2026

Psalms 2 NKJV
The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom
2 Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
6 “Yet I have set My King
On My holy hill of Zion.”
7 “I will declare the decree:
The Lord has said to Me,
‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
(It is believed that David wrote this Psalm and was explaining how since he was anointed by God all that fought against him would fail. This was true in his time but also told of the coming of Jesus. Jesus was also plotted against by the rules of the world Roman and the Pharisees. While they thought they destroyed Him, He will return and Judge those that opposed Him. They will be broken like potter's vessels by an iron rod. This Psalm is referred to in numerous New Testament texts including Acts 4:25-28; 13:33; Revelation 2:27; Hebrews 1:5; 5:5. This would show the importance of the text since the disciples referred to it in their writings.
It is still true today, while there are those that think they can do as they wish throughout life, live as they want without any repercussions, they will find out differently at judgement day. The rulers of the world today, the celebrities, and those with authority might be enjoying some sort of privilege now. Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. God and Jesus will not be mocked, what are you sowing? God bless and remember God loves you and so do I!)

06/15/2026

Psalms 1 NKJV
The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
(It is believed that this psalm was written by David, and he is telling us about a righteous man. How a blessed man does not walk in the counsel of ungodly men. We are to be with liked minded men and women. For we are who we hang with. We should meditate on scriptures and God's way, not man's way. It should be mentioned that mediation is more common today. However, it seems much that is taught is a self-centered meditation. Where you concentrate on your breath or yourself, we are told in this psalm to concentrate on the law and scriptures. Or in other words to concentrate on your relationship with God and His teachings. With this mindset we are like a tree planted by the river, that has all the nourishment need to flourish and bear fruit. If our thoughts are more self-centered or in the world we sacrifice our relationship with God, not only while we are in the world, but when we come to judgement day. When we are centered in scripture, we will be able to stand against the attacks of the world. just as the tree can stand in a windstorm, but the chaff cannot withstand the windstorm and is blowen away. We need to withstand the windstorms of life and remain with Jesus. Be in the Word and meditate on it, not self. God bless and remember God loves you and so do I!)

06/14/2026

John 5:1-15 NKJV
A Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda
5 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. 5 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”
7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”
8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
And that day was the Sabbath. 10 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”
11 He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”
12 Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”
15 The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
(We read how a man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years was laying by a pool that is said to have healing power. Verse 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” I want you to think about this, when we pray for healing do, we truly want to be healed. Many of us pray for healing of something with doubt. I might even say fear, for we know the pain we are experiencing, some have had it so long it is like a friend that is always there. We wonder how our lives will be different? If this pain is an addiction, we might pray thinking I will fail, for we had tired it many times before and have always come back to the familiar pain we know when times get hard. We know we will have to change our lives, and maybe our friends and even family. Some of us might lean on this pain as an excuse for our actions and life. For some of us our injuries are part of our identity, how we are known. So, when Jesus asked do you want to be made well, it was the right question. Do we want to be made well. Maybe we need to pray to remove our doubt of healing and for healing. We might need to pray with confidence in the healing or pray for confidence in healing. Also remembering it is in God's timing not ours. The other thing is why do we always seem to turn to our pain/addiction in hard times instead of God? One might say the man at the well was lucky for Jesus came to him, I say Jesus is here for all of us if we turn to Him. He does not leave us we turn away from Him. So, why do we tend to turn to the pain instead of the freedom? God is waiting for you to return to Him. I know I need Him for I am nothing without Him in my life. Verse 8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” Do we want the healing? God bless and remember God loves you and so do I!)

06/13/2026

I wonder how many of us grew up with the vison of God being an old angry man sitting on a throne? Judging us about all the sins we have committed. I grew up in a church where I was told when I was going through confirmation classes that if I went to a school dance and slow danced with a girl, I was sinning. Because of my thoughts, I thought I was done for, how could I have a chance at Heaven I can't even go to a school dance without sinning. I have since found out that the Bible is actually a book of love. Doing a google search of how many times Jesus spoke on love, I found it was 179 times in the New King James version. 57 times in the book of John alone. How many knew that in Greek there are different words for love.
Agápē: Selfless, unconditional love, often used to describe God’s love for humanity and the love humans should show one another.
Philia: Brotherly or friendship love, reflecting loyalty and companionship.
Storgē: Familial love, such as the love between parents and children.
Éros: Romantic or passionate love, less emphasized in Jesus’ teachings.
Jesus’ teachings focus primarily on agápē, urging followers to love God fully and to love their neighbors as themselves
With love being the main premise of the Bible why then did I have such a vision of God. I think it was the old scared straight effect of those teaching the word. We needed the fear of God to keep from sinning. This is where man gets in the way of God. While I agree we have to have a fear of God and His authority over us, we must first know of His love for us. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. When we see the love of God it shows us that he is a forgiving and loving God. That He wants us all to be part of His family. Yes, we will all be judged and corrected, but in a loving, merciful way, by a gracious God, if we believe. We also need to look at John 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. Jesus was sent for our salvation to do the work that we as sinful beings could not do ourselves. Jesus did not come to condemn, but to save. I no longer see my God as an old angry man sitting on the throne, I see the love of my Father, His forgiveness and grace. The God that walked with Adam and Eve through the garden, talking and having a relationship with them. The one who they knew when He walked into the garden without even speaking. That is the loving relationship I want with my God. To feel His loving presence without having to hear a word. Why would I fear someone that loves me that much? Why would you? Pick up a Bible and read the love letter from God to You. God bless and remember God loves you and so do I!

06/12/2026

John 3:1-21 NKJV
3 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?”
10 Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things? 11 Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”
(Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night, in the cover of darkness. Isn't that when must of us come to Jesus? When we are in darkness when we are lost searching for the light. Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a teacher, a leader in the Jewish faith. He knew the law, he taught it, how or why would he be lost. He saw and heard what Jesus had done, verse 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
I wonder if Nicodemus was ashamed that he came for knowledge from Jesus. It shows that this leader was in a sense humbling himself to Jesus. We also need to humble ourselves to Jesus.
Imagine his surprise to hear that he a leader needed to be reborn. He was a mature man how could he be reborn. A man that teaches about God and the spiritual presence of God, could not understand about a spiritual rebirth. He could only think about the birth he knew of in the world. It did not make sense to him, I wonder did Jesus make sense to you before you knew Him?
Jesus goes on and tells that He will have to be lifted up as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness. He is advising Nicodemus that He will be crucified. This brings us to one of the most popular verses in the bible John 3:16 However, many do not remember John 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. Jesus was not condemning Nicodemus either, He was showing him the path, would he follow it? Will you follow it? Or do we love the darkness more than the light? Are we too comfortable living in the darkness, the world. Are we willing to give up the worldly ways and comforts to follow Jesus. This is a question we all have to ask ourselves; I am sure it was a question Nicodemus was asking himself. Jesus did not come to condemn you; He came to show us the path to salvation. Will we take it? God bless and remember God loves you and so do I!)

06/11/2026

2 Timothy 4:7-8 NKJV
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
This is what we are all striving for to fight the good fight and to finish the race. However, how many of us struggle at times with our faith. After the loss of a family member, loss of a job, or a loss of a relationship. I know at times I have ran away from my faith and look for comfort in the world. I am not proud of this, as a matter of fact I am ashamed of my flaws. I wonder how God could find me righteous after all I have done. I know where I have taken the worldly path. I know how I have blasphemed my God through my sins. How I have questioned His existence and authority. Then I remember it is not what I have done, but what Jesus did for me and you on the cross. How He took our sins to the cross, how He was the righteous one, the sinless one. He came from heaven to be humbled as a man and live in this world to give us a path to salvation. He knows our temptations and how to defeat them. So, when I read what Paul wrote, I understand why this man that tried to destroy the early church can say he fought the good fight. For he is not saying he himself has fought it, but Jesus did the work on the cross and he just followed Him, after he realized who Jesus was. We just need to follow Jesus and believe in him what he did for us and ask for forgiveness for those sins. It is our belief and faith in Him that makes us righteous, our rebirth in our belief in Him.
If you are struggling with your faith because of what has happen to you or your family. It is not too late to find peace in his presence. I pray you find the peace and understanding that only Jesus can give you. God bless and remember God loves you and so do I!

06/10/2026

We read in John about the Samaritan Woman at the well. John 4:10 NKJV Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
11 The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? 12 Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?”
13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
15 The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
We also read in John 19: 34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. 35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.
This occurred after Jesus said it is finished. This also fulfilled Zechariah 12:10 “And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
My question is was this what Jesus spoke of in John 4: 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” "IN HIM A FOUNTAIN OF WATER SPRINGING UP INTO EVERLASTING LIFE." The living water Jesus words, how he lived His life, that he is the truth, the light, and the way to salvation. Our belief in Him, our acknowledgement of Him as our Lord and Savior.
I was studying for a message I am due to give and while putting it together I was hit with this, that I had glossed over many times before. Am I crazy or does this make sense, that Jesus was telling us that water would flow from Him. Living water the word of God. Or was it just from His broken heart. What is your thought on this, do you ever see something that you have missed before when reading the Bible? This is why I love reading and studying the Bible, no matter how many times you read a scripture, He can always shine a light on more depth. God bless and remember God loves you and so do I!

06/08/2026

Matthew 24: 36-44 NKJV
No One Knows the Day or Hour
36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
(We are warned that Jesus will return when it is not expected. Our lives will continue as normal. There will be weddings and births, celebrations and work. We need to prepare for this day in advance, we need to have our relationship already formed and established before this day. For when Judgement Day comes it will be too late. You do not want to be the one left. We are all travelers in this world our final destination depends on if we know Jesus and have belief in Him as our Lord and Savior. If so, you will spend eternity with Him, if not you will spend eternity in the pit of fire. Since we do not know the day, it is time to choose who you follow. God bless and I pray you choose wisely. Remember God loves' you and so do I!)

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