Hope for Today

Our destiny is not to remain here on earth forever. Tomorrow is not promised and nobody knows for sure what today will bring. Idle time is fleeting; but when we pause to reflect it's long-lasting. How can we live in the moment free of the cares and worries of this world? For starters, we can yearn for and seek time to reflect on God's mercies that are new every morning.  Matthew 6:34 (NASB) says, ...

Our destiny is not to remain here on earth forever. Tomorrow is not promised and nobody knows for sure what today will bring. Idle time is fleeting; but when we pause to reflect it's long-lasting. How can we live in the moment free of the cares and worries of this world? For starters, we can yearn for and seek time to reflect on God's mercies that are new every morning.  Matthew 6:34 (NASB) says, ...

Society suggests that living a fragmented life from family and community is the norm. Today, more than ever, the differences, untruths, fear, and ignorance tear our families, communities, and nation apart. Restoration is needed to achieve healing, harmony, and unity. I Peter 5:10 (NIV) says, "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little...

Children are a blessing from God, and parenting is a huge responsibility that shouldn't be taken lightly.  True enough, single parenting is met with many challenges. Generally, the family structure breaks down, and children live with the stigma that they are on the short end of the stick. Single parents can be overcomers by surviving financial hardship, emotional upheaval, and spiritual burdens of...

All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows Day, is November 1. Halloween, a contraction of All Hallows' Eve, is a holiday observed on October 31, the evening before All Saints' Day. The Celts believed the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. I T...

The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Every believer receives the gift of the Holy Spirit upon conversion. God is not seen but experienced. Jesus Christ is pictured during His ministry and hanging on Calvary's cross. On the other hand, the Holy Spirit is not pictured but is described with symbols such as a dove; a tongue of fire (flame); the wind; a lamp; rays of...

There is a truth that sets us free --one truth, Jesus the Christ that gives strength to all the other truths. And since the key truth is a person, not a thing, our freedom is found in our relationship with the person, Jesus the Son of God. Our victory is in Him!  It doesn't matter what angle or approach Satan uses, Christ will already be there. The enemy has been defeated. Christ wins the spiritua...

It's been a while since I've been on the air. Today's episode will be a brief check-in, an update, and a time of prayer: Simply put, I am praising God because I've been blessed with another day to serve Him and others. Psalm 118:24 (NKJV) says, "This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it."  That's what I aim to do today and I hope you will too!  Join us Tuesday, Augu...

Each day here on earth is a gift from God. At the start of our day, we should thank God because He gave us another day to serve Him and others. How do we view time? Is it limited? Do we regret losing it? Do we throw it away? Do we chase it? Do we seize the moment?  Tomorrow is a blessing. Yesterday should bear lessons learned. Our perspective concerning yesterday and tomorrow should elicit trust i...

There are so many roads to take on our journey with Jesus Christ. Sometimes we second guess where to turn or in which direction to go when we reach a fork in the road or a dead end. Have you ever asked why the detours in life? The answers are embedded in God's purpose and a plan for our lives. When we patiently wait on Him for guidance and direction, we'll find the strength to keep pressing on wit...

Life isn't easy, but there is always hope!  Choose a word that best describes your life --is it triumphant or defeated? No matter what we are faced with, life is worth rejoicing. We can be victorious, successful, and achieve what God has for us. We are measured by God’s standard, not the world’s standard. II Corinthians 2:14 (NASB) says, "But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Chr...

Jehovah Rapha means the Lord heals physical and emotional needs. We often pray for physical healing, but our healing should be holistic, including physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Jesus did it all during His public ministry.  And, the Holy Spirit was at work in and through the apostles, performing His ministry of glorifying Jesus Christ.  Peter was told to heal a lame man lying at the B...

Right now, Christians are observing the Lenten Season. Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. The following day is Good Friday and then in celebration of our risen Savior, we rejoice on Resurrection Day Sunday, proclaiming “He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!” Acts 17:30-31 (NASB) says,30 "So having overlooked the...

A surrendered life to Christ is powerful! In it, we have all the freedoms that we need. God wants us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and live sensibly, righteously and godly in this present age. Jesus Christ redeemed us and has clothed us in His righteousness. We are saved from the wages of sin --every lawless deed and all impurities so that we can stand worthy before God. Luke 9:23 (NKJV)...

The Holy Spirit gives us the power we need to reject those old sinful desires. The fruit of the Spirit will produce Christlike characteristics. When we are led by the Spirit and walk with the Spirit, we can say “no” to sin and accept the “way out” God faithfully provides. We must follow the Holy Spirit’s leading. As we give the Spirit more control of our lives, He begins to do in and through us wh...

Our heavenly Father graciously and freely distributes spiritual gifts to each believer. He wants us to use our gifts for His glory, but oftentimes we don't. He not only expects us to use our gifts but also to know our spiritual gifts and to grow in them each day. I Peter 4:10 (NIV) says "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in...

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe this year is almost over. I am excited for the new year, are you? Ready or not, here it comes. The question is are we prepared to move onward and upward in 2022? Jeremiah 29:11-12 (NIV) says, For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year is our standard greeting during this time of year!  And when I say it, I mean it with all sincerity. I also want to acknowledge a few more holidays during December, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Boxing Day. Each of these holidays have significant meaning to the people who celebrate them. The account of the birth of baby Jesus can sometimes get lost in the December shuff...

Life is a journey! While living life we will encounter happiness, sadness, fear, and anger, just to name a few emotions. But the reality is, humankind was created to feel and show emotions. The million dollar question is how do we respond to God when life’s circumstances directs us to the pathways of pain, disappointment, guilt, or shame? Our challenge is to stay on course and not detour. God want...

God expects us to communicate with Him through prayer. There is power in prayer. God is always ready to help, provide, and get us through any situation we encounter. We can depend on Him! He has inclined His ears to hear us and to answer our prayers. God is always on time, and according to His will, answers prayer. The outcome will glorify Him. I Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV) says, "Rejoice always,...

In Christ, we are brand new in the sight of God, no matter our chronological age or how battered, torn, and tired we may be. God’s grace and mercy upcycle believers in Christ.  He reuses us as His new creation and we become more valuable in His sight.  I Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have beco...

It is important to study the Holy Scriptures! Why? Because when we study and know Holy Scriptures, we can stand on the promises of God and not waver in our journey. Jesus walks and talks with us. When we guard Scriptures in our heart, along with the indwelling of the the Holy Spirit, we have an internal GPS! II Timothy 2:15 says,"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does n...

The Holy Bible is the sacred Word of God. It shows His characater and accounts for God's revelation of himself to His people. God caused the Bible to be written for the express purpose of revealing to us His plan for redemption. In each section of the Bible, we see God's holy, unchanging, faithful, gracious and loving character. II Timothy 3:16-17 says, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful...

Christians may be surprised to learn that the doctrine of justification by faith is not only found in the New Testament but also the Old Testament. Genesis 15:6, says, "Abraham, in response to God’s promise, believed the LORD, and it was counted to him as righteous."  In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul wrote about justification by faith by contrasting justification by faith with justification...

The Christian belief system is rooted in justification by faith. When sinners recognize and acknowledge their need for a Savior, they are making their way toward God. Accepting the Son of God, Christ Jesus, as Savior is mankind being saved by grace through faith. Our justification is by faith alone and apart from good deeds. Romans 4:3 says, For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God,...