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It is What "IT IS" Ministries, Youngstown, OH (2026)

05/10/2026

To All the Mother's, I Wish You All a very Happy and Blessed Mother's Day!!

04/05/2026

Good Afternoon , and as Always Praise the Lord. Today is Easter Sunday a most Spectacular day. This is the day, that Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, conquered death and the grave, He went into hell, took the keys from Satan, and then rolled the stone away and walked out of that grave. He did the Father's will and because of that, the choice He made to take upon himself , all of our sins, and became the bridge between us and the Father, he restored what the devil had stolen, communication with the Father, access to the Throne of Grace. And because He made the choice to carry our sins upon himself and be nailed to the Cross, we also are given a choice, to choose life, thru Salvation, or we have a choice to choose death by denying Him.
If you look around you today, there are so many uncertainties, wars, higher prices on food, gas, medications, housing, you name it, we are all being affected by what's going on in the world we live in, no one is excluded. We have to make choices everyday, to get up to go to work, put gas in your car, go buy groceries,
take your medication, you get the picture.
You can choose not to do the things above, why? Because we have free will, but to every action, there is a reaction whether good or bad. You dont go to work, no income, no income no food, and so on, you get what im saying. Now there is a choice that You and I can make, the debt has already been paid in Full. Jesus took every sin that You and I have and will do, and it was nailed on the Cross ✝️, He paid it with His Precious blood, and gladly laid His life down for You and me. I want you to think about something that came to my heart the other day, I shared it with my wife. Picture Jesus, nailed up on the Cross, thorns pressed into His skull, Spikes driven into His hands and feet, the scars on His back, from the beaten he took with the whip, that had sharp bones attached to it, everytime it hit his flesh it would rip his flesh open, think about the pain and agony his physical body was enduring, because of the choice He made to do His Father's will, so that we could have Salvation. Bear with me just a little bit longer, now picture Him up on the Cross ✝️, elevated above the crowd, blood spewing out of him, and he's looking over the crowd the same ones he spoke to, healed, delivered and now they are saying crucify him. Wait for it!! Now imagine, him lifting up his eyes, remember Hes the Son of Our Living God, looking beyond time and space, and guess who he sees, Yes!! He sees You, Me, and all of those the Father has and will give Him,
and He makes the choice to stay up on the Cross for you and me, and when He says " It Is Finished", He wasn't only talking about His assignment, He was saying we are complete and Finished in the Spirit, and that because of the choices that You and I choose to follow him, we to will complete our assignment and destiny here on earth, and one day when He calls us home, He will say to us, " Well done, my Good and Faithful Servant come". Oh what a Glorious day that will be. So today,
I want to encourage you to keep the Faith,
Stay strong and bold in the Lord, make the choice to follow Jesus, wherever He may lead you. Again have a Blessed Easter and know that Our Savior Lives and is Risen and Hes Living on the inside of You and Me, take care and May the Lord Bless and keep you. ❤️🙏

03/18/2026

Good Wednesday Morning, and as Always Praise the Lord.
Since my last post, there has been alot going on in the world. Nothing going on should surprise you, especially if you are staying connected to the Lord. When I say connected its by your daily prayer time, reading and studying your word the(Bible)
In Matthew 24, Jesus told his disciples about what's to come, but unfortunately we really dont want to hear it. Ever since the covid pandemic, it seems like everything changed, nothing was normal again, and one thing after another, from then up to now. You realize even though sometimes things get really hard , we love this life we have; and all the freedoms; we have been Blessed with, here in America.
And Yes, im proud to be an American, and I thank the Lord for everything He has Blessed me with. But, I also realize this life is temporary, we wont live forever, this body that houses our Spirit will one day die. And If you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, when u die, you will
go to Heaven and be with the Lord Forever and all those who have died in the faith will be there as well, and that's Eternity. So, I said all this to say, we are like nomads passing through, this thing we call life, loving, sharing, caring, being a part of society, but realize it goes oh so fast. All we really have is right now, because tomorrow isnt promised to anyone. So, though the world seems to be spinning out of control, know that nomatter what comes, we serve a Awesome God, that is Always in Control,
and that He will Never leave or Forsake us. So walk , Courage over fear, walk in Victory, and walk by Faith!! Knowing who you belong to. Love you all in Jesus name, praying for all Believers to stand firm and take your rightful place. And praying for anyone who dont know the Savior but is thinking about it, Romans chapter 10 verse 9-13, in Jesus name Amen, and Amen .

01/01/2026

Happy New Years Eve, and as Always Praise the Lord. We are just about 2 hours away from ushering in the New Year. 2025 has definitely been a year to remember. Seems like every year around this time, we all are ready to move forward and see what's ahead.
For some of us 2025 was a Amazing year,
for others not so good. But throughout it all, we are still here, pushing forward, hoping and striving that the next year will be better than the last. The world we live in is so different, everywhere you look there's something changing, some good, and some bad, unfortunately it seems like the bad nowadays overshadow the good.
The only consistent in our life is the Lord,
No matter where or what situation you may find yourself in, God is Always Faithful, He may not answer you when you think He should, but He is Always on time. People are always making New Year resolutions to eat right and exercise.
But I would encourage you to exercise your Spiritual man or woman and read your Bible daily,
to renew your mind, the Word of God refreshes and encourages you in whatever you may be facing. The word of God is our Spiritual navigation system the helps lead us and guide us in our everyday life. God also will talk to you thru His word, the Bible whether you believe it or not it is alive, it's not like reading a book. That's why the enemy of our souls dont want you to read it, because of the Power it has to free you and liberate your mind of all the junk that we hear or see in the world, whether by in person, social media, tv or whatever means things try to attach to us. And lastly, your communication with God, and that's in prayer, talking to God, Thanking Him for Salvation, for your Family, for life, for Health for Strength, whatever He may place on your heart .
Spiritual gain is more important than the physical, because we dont fight against flesh and blood, but against principalities in the spiritual realm. Ive said all this to say, no matter what year comes and what year goes, know that with God, You will be Victorious and You will make it thru.
Love you in Jesus name, and I pray that the Lord will draw you all closer to Him in 2026, and that He will refresh, and reset you, to walk in Peace, and be Victorious in whatever you may find yourself doing. Take care and may God Bless and Keep you.

12/24/2025

Good morning and Merry Christmas Eve. I wasn't going to post, but I thought, maybe someone may need to hear this. This year has been a very trying year for so many families, mine included, yet we are still standing, not by our own strength, but by the Grace and Mercy of God. For some, you have lost a Loved one, and the place where they once occupied it's empty, for some you've gone to the doctors and received a bad report, for some you are facing depression, anxiety and a slew of things, battling a storm alone. For some the Holidays are just a grim reminder of Loved ones gone and instead of Joy, it brings pain. These are just a few things that I know for a fact, people are feeling during the Holidays, while others are Happy and Celebrating. You may say " How do you know?" , because I described everything over the course of my life at one time or another Ive been there, more times than I would admit. If u follow my posts, you know there's a But coming. But, what has brought Me and my Family through is the Lords Loving Mercy, that He extends to us, each and everyday. If I have learned one thing about the Lord, whatever storm you may be struggling with there is a life lesson within it. Whatever illness you may have, there is a lesson in that, when a Loved one is gone, believe me, there's a lesson in that as well. So many times we shake our fists at God and say why?why?
out of hurt, grief, not seeing the bigger picture. Our God is a Loving God, His ways are Higher than Ours, His understanding is Greater than our human minds can imagine. Most of All Hes Sovereign, Hes incapable of making mistakes. And lastly, whether you can understand this or not, Everything that God does, He does it from a place of Love that we wont be able to comprehend until we go home(Heaven). Ive said all this to say, I Thank God, for the Good, the Bad, and the ugly, because it's what's shaping us, molding us, breaking us, not for the bad, but preparing us for what's ahead.
So in closing, I want to say a Prayer over you all. Heavenly Father, I pray for whomever is reading this post, Father you see where they are at, and what they are dealing with, Father in the Precious name of Jesus Christ, Father I ask you to move in their Hearts and their situations whatever it may be and bring a Peace a calm and restoration in Jesus name, Amen and Amen. ❤️🙏

11/11/2025

Good Tuesday Evening and as Always, I will Praise the Lord. Its been a couple of months since my last post. I suffered a bad back injury, that knocked me literally off my feet. During that time, I had so many things going on, so many emotions and I was struggling. I know what it is to go through silent storms, and lose your way. You may say, as a Reverend, is it possible? the answer is yes, I was to busy focusing on the storm, that I lost sight of the lighthouse, who is Jesus Christ.
Before I finish this thought, I want to fast forward to July. While doing my studies, the Lord took me to the book of Job 13:15
It says 15, Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face. That scripture would not leave me, I would meditate on it and I thought I was living my life as such.
By that, I trusted the Lord for my Family,
I've always had big believing Faith for everyone else, but after my back injury, I was being tested by the words, the Lord had given me, and during the intense pain, not knowing if this was permanent or something that I would have to live with,
I realized, I didn't have everyday Faith for myself. This was a hard pill to swallow,
I became mean, distant, withdrawn towards my family. I didn't want to post, text, or be bothered, Yes I was wallowing in self pity. For anyone that truly knows me, I just keep going, and this injury stopped me in my tracks. I Thank my Family for not giving up on me, some encouraged me, not knowing just how bad off I was. My spiritual Father, Pastor Imler, heard I was down, and He called periodically and would pray 🙏 for me.
My better half, my wife Ruby, definitely went beyond the call of duty to try and help me, but I will say, I was a bad patient,
and I owe her so much for not giving up on me. Lastly, in my desperate state, I prayed 🙏 and asked the Lord for a sign,
I was clutching straws. The next day after I prayed 🙏 He sent me a sign, my son Rodney 2nd,
he made a appointment with one of the doctors he sees for his injuries, being a bodybuilder he goes alot. I was skeptical at first, but I couldn't take a step without severe pain and help. Needless to say, I was willing to try anything because I was beyond my breaking point. I walked in with assistance bent over, and walked out on my own, and given the news nothing broken, but 6 to 8 weeks to heal.
What concerned me was my spiritual man was broken, my physical man would heal,
but my spiritual heart was torn 💔. I have read different times in the book of Romans where Paul would say , paraphrasing, when I want to do right, my flesh wanted to do wrong. Until the Lord took me to this valley of dry bones, not a comfortable place, but a place to bring home a lesson, a heart lesson that I had to endure, and a lesson He wanted to burn into my spiritual heart, to a place that I would surrender All, less of me and more of Him. Im still healing both Spiritually and Physically, and im learning to trust the Lord for everyday provisions, one step at a time. You see, the world 🌎 that we know looks hopeless at times, while the world is preparing for what's to come, the Lord is preparing His People for home.
Hes separating the sheeps from the goats.
Judgement has to start with us first, we are His Children, and are called to a higher standard, not that we are better than anyone else. But we are to lead others by the lives we live, to be leaders not followers. I don't know who this message is for, but if u are going thru a storm, I want you to know, that you are never alone. Sometimes, the pain, whether physical, emotional,or psychological will cloud your judgment, even the enemy of our souls, will use any opportunity to usher in lies, to make you feel you wont make it. But Im here to tell you, we serve a Awesome God, who gave us His Beloved Son to die on a rugged cross for You and me. Then He conquered death and the grave and rose again!! And He has given us Eternal life to those who believe in Him. And this same God is with us ,each and everyday, even when you dont feel Him there. Sometimes He will take you to the valley of dry bones, but in the midst of the desert, provisions will be supplied.
He is the bread of life, He is the Living Water, and He Loves You Unconditionally.
Love you in Jesus name, remember it's about relationship and not religion, take care and God Bless. 🙏

08/21/2025

Good Wednesday evening and as Always,
Praise the Lord. You know the world makes a mockery of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ. On every turn, whether on t.v. , social media, sometimes when people are speaking, they'll say His name in vain, there's no respect or fear of Our Living God anymore. But a day is coming the Bible says, Every knee shall bow and Every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord. He's not a baby in the manger anymore, He's the "Lion of Judah".
And He fights for you. So if you are going thru something and feel that no one cares or will come to your aid, think again, just
call on His name and see Him show up.
Today, in our country , we dont even recognize it anymore. Our freedoms are being challenged everyday,
and so many obstacles are being thrown out there to trap and ensnare us from reaching our goals and dreams. But im here to tell you, if you put your trust in
the Lord, He will Never Fail you, let you down, tell you He's too busy,
He's and Ontime God, who cares about the littlest things in our life, and He makes a way out of no way, because He's not a man that will let you down. He's the Alpha, He's the Omega, the Beginning and the end.
And there is No one like Him. So in closing, I pray 🙏 that if tomorrow comes,
when u wake in the morning, I hope you realize that Our God is Always there,
and if you just Believe in Him, and walk by Faith and not sight, He will fight for you,
and remove the obstacles that are in your way, and slay the Giants that try to stop you. Have a Blessed evening and may you walk in Victory in Jesus name, Amen 🙏 And Amen.

08/13/2025

Good Tuesday Evening and as Always,
I will Praise the Lord, for His Faithfulness,
for waking me up this morning, for my
Family and most of All for Salvation.
Tonight I just want to share with you, what's been on my heart. As a Reverend
I have the honor of doing weddings and
also doing Funerals, the older I get, the more that I do funerals of family members, friends, sometimes people call and ask me would I do a service. I've also attended multiple funerals of friends and associates, and the thing that everyone wants to believe is that, their loved one is up there in heaven in the arms of Jesus. Psalms 23 is Always the most used scripture. Ministers alot of times will use it to deliver their message. And we say that we will see them again in heaven one day. Here's what's been tugging on me, if that person did not know Jesus as their Lord and Savior, if they didn't have a personal relationship with Him, they are not in Heaven, they are in torment in Hell,
that's truth and if you are Saved when it's your time to go, you won't see them there in Heaven. I know these are strong words, but if it makes you question yourself, if it makes you realize there is not a purgatory or a in-between, it's either Heaven or Hell,
you hold your fate in your own hands, because tomorrow isnt promised to anyone. During my study, I went back to Matthew 24 chapter 3, 4, 5 , the disciples was asking Jesus what will be the sign of your coming and the end of age. What stuck out to me, and Ive read it a many times but this time something happened.
4. Jesus answered, "Watch out that no one deceives you. And I realized , one of the Greatest deceptions that is happening right now is people think they are Saved because they go to Church, they are, on the dance team, they teach Bible class, everytime the door opens they are there. They are a active member of their Church, busy being busy , but to busy to have a true relationship with the Lord.
They use to say once Saved Always saved, but that again is a lie from the pit.
Some people have gone down to the front during alter call, because it was a moving service and at that moment, filled with emotions but not with the heart, do the sinners prayer, but then on Monday thru Saturday back doing what they did before, see that was lip service not heart surrendering. These are just a few examples of people who think that they are Saved, and if the Lord comes back soon or they die, think that they are safe. I believe, that God in His Mercy and Grace,
is delaying to give the Church time to wake up, repent, and to change its ways.
Jesus is coming back one day for His Bride the Church!! And so many of them won't be ready, they will be caught sleeping, idle, half dressed, not ready and it will be too late. I know this post is deep and long, but if it makes u search your own heart, or make you ask yourself if I die tonight, where will I spend Eternity.
You see, that's Forever, once you take your last breath it over. In closing, I want to say this prayer over you. Father in the Mighty name of Jesus, I ask you to search hearts, if anyone reading this message is living in deception, I ask you to open up their Spiritual eyes and ears,
Father , I ask you to show them the truth and give them Mercy and Your Grace, and turn their hearts to you, in Jesus Mighty name, Amen 🙏 And Amen 🙏. Love you in Jesus name ❤️ take care.

08/05/2025

Good Tuesday Morning and as Always, Praise the Lord. Because Hes Worthy of All the Praise, even when we don't feel like doing it. It shouldn't be just a feeling, because sometimes we just ain't feeling it, sometimes because we are struggling or going thru something and the amens and hallelujahs isn't our first response, come on, That's truth. Do you realize you serve a God, that knows everything about you, there's nothing hidden that He doesn't know. In Psalms 139, if u get a moment read it, you think you're not special, you think you don't matter. Take this verse , in 13- For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14- I Praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
You see, you wasn't a accident or a whoops, God predestined you, before conception, His hand was upon you, and He has a plan and destiny for your life.
Why do you think abortions are on the rise, the enemy of our souls, knows that God has his hand on us before conception, and he wants to destroy as many of God's creations that he can, so that they can't grow up and become Men and Women of God, to become instrumental to the Kingdom of God.
So, if you are reading this post, it's not by accident, I want you to say this over yourself right now. Repeat after me, right where you are. " I Am Fearfully, and Wonderfully made, in the image of my God, I am special, I am unique, I am Beautiful or handsome, and I was meant to be, no matter what the world says about me, God doesn't make mistakes ♥️
Now remember our words are powerful, from today on, speak life over yourself,
and then just Walk. That's Faith, whether you feel like it or not, like the beginning of this post, give God the Praise even in your lowest moment. Spoiler alert ⚠️ if u give Him the Praise, He will lift u up, because you are acknowledging Him above yourself and when u do that, He'll come to your aid everytime. Love you all in Jesus name ❤️ I pray God's Protection, Strength and Courage over each and everyone of you in Jesus name. Amen 🙏 And Amen.

07/30/2025

Good Tuesday Evening, and as Always I will Praise the Lord. It's been a minute since my last post, I try to not put just anything on here, unless I feel the Lord tugging at my heart to share something with you. I know I can't see you, but how many of you have been experiencing like a heaviness or would I say sense that something is shifting and something major is coming, and it's not far away. It's not physical, it's Spiritual, you can sense theirs something going on. Do you go to bed, but still wake up tired, no matter how much sleep you get, it's never enough, that's because it's not physical, what you are feeling is a Spiritual weight, that something is going on in the atmosphere
and it is. Are you starting to be more solemn, not wanting to do some of the things that you thought was important but now seems miniscule. After saying all that I want to bring it home. During my prayer time, the Lord began to deal with my heart about being obedient and doing whatever He told me to do without hesitation, so you thought it was just you,
no, I am flesh just like you, I struggle with things just like you, I get frustrated just like you, but I know who my source is and it's the Lord. One of my assignments and duty is to get up at a certain time of the morning to go pray 🙏 and spend time with my Lord, but this flesh that we have likes to sleep, and so, there was times when I needed to get up, I rolled over and went back to sleep. Afterwards I would get up and go to work, Praise the Lord, listen to Christian music, even minister to
People whenever the Lord gave me an opportunity, but something for that day was always off, no matter what I did, to me something was missing. I didn't miss alot, but sometimes it was easy to justify why I didn't get up, im tired, cut the grass ,
worked overtime, just getting old, sounds familiar, but you get the picture.
Even though we are flesh, as a Child of God, we have the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, living on the inside of us, and we have to be Obedient to God whether it's comfortable or not. I Love my wife, and how she'll drop a nugget to me, then go back to whatever she's doing. She told me, you get up and go to work everyday, whether your tired or not, even if you are
late, you still go, and walked away.
I had to chew on that for awhile, but realized it was truth, it wasn't harsh, but truth, said in Love, but it touched me.
Then I was listening to a podcast of Tony
Evans, and I pray 🙏 for my Brother in Christ that the Lord will keep Him, and cover him. That's something for another post. Anyways, as I was listening to him,
It was as if the message was just for me, realize we serve a Awesome God, who Loves us more than you or I could imagine. He gave His only Begotten son Jesus to die for All of our sins, who had not a spot or blemish but carried every sin on that cross for You and Me, so that we would have eternal life, if we confessed with our mouth and believed in our hearts and asked Jesus to come into our hearts
(Romans chapter 10-9 tru 13) anyways back to the podcast, He said, paraphrasing, when the Lord tells you to do something and you don't, you are being disobedience, being a rebel, actively being defiant. Funny my wife said it the same day to what he said , and something clicked in me.
I knew in my heart when I didn't get up, if I asked for forgiveness with a broken and true heart, which I would, because it bothered me, but I still made excuses why I couldn't get up. Spoiler alert ⚠️ I made up in my heart, that I was getting up no matter what, and Praise the Lord, I haven't looked back, sometimes I wake up before the alarm goes off, and sometimes I get up with the alarm, but I get up and I meet with my God. And I put myself out there to say this!! Time is running out, I truly believe we are the generation that will see the Lord. Our enemy the devil is on overtime, distracting God's people, many have become quite, complacent, kind of just settled in, having the attitude it will just be whatever. And lastly, some have been deceived thinking their Saved and secure, living any kind of way, playing Church, and waiting on Jesus. Now is not the time to be slack, we have family, friends, associates, people we see every day, who are lost and on their way to hell, if they die in their sins. We need to be praying and interceding for them, the world, and asking the Lord to have Mercy on this wicked world. Instead of just sitting and waiting for the trumpet to sound, We need to make sure our Spiritual houses are in order, and that we are busy doing the work of the Father, because in the end, only what we've done for the Lord will stand. Everything else will be burned up, cast into the fire. I apologize for the lengthy post but I want to be Obedient and share what the Lord places on my heart, and if I can be transparent with you to show you we all struggle with things, but by the Grace of God, He will bring you through it, when you surrender your will to His, and so Yes Lord. I pray 🙏 for each one who reads this post, that whatever you may be struggling with, whatever storm you may find yourself in, know that it's not about religion, It's all about a relationship with a Loving and Awesome God, who will be there with you " No Matter What", all you have to do is call on Him and He will answer you. Love you all in Jesus name. Amen and Amen 🙏.

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