It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God.  Are you aware of the goodness of God?  Have you ever experienced His goodness in your life?  Have you ever told anyone about how good God has been to you?  So often in our lives we experience the excellent greatness of God but we act as if we deserve the blessings we receive.  Just because we treat others right does not mean God owes us eternal life.  We are set for Heaven, not because we sing in the choir, usher people to their seats, give an offering or preach powerful sermons.  We are set for heaven because Jesus gave His life for you and me, and you have professed Him as your Savior.  It is through His sacrifice we are able to enter into Heaven’s gates.  You were aware of this … right?  You did not think it was because of any goodness of your own … did you?  When we confess(ed) Jesus as our Savior and Lord, we inherit(ed) an eternal life that man could not offer.

This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you.  The Lord wants me to tell you something of great importance.  My friend, God Is A Holy God!  In spite of all the wrong we have done in our lives, He is still holy.  Whether I walk upright or not, He is still holy.  Whether CNN broadcast it around the world or nor, He is still holy.  The Bible declares in 1 Peter 1:16 – Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.  The Lord’s holiness does not depend upon my acknowledgment of Him.  If man refuses to praise God for His holiness, He will cause the rocks to praise Him in our place.  Why?  Because God Is A Holy God!  The Bible declares in 1 Peter 1:15 – But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;  Today, how are you carrying yourself?  How are you treating other people?  How are you displaying Christ in your life?  Can family and friends see the glory of God resting upon your life?  Child of God, if our Father is Holy what are we called to be?  

My brother, my sister, God does not want you to be so holy that you are no earthly good.  He does not want you to become a distraction to other believers.  He is calling us to be sanctified (to be set apart) (John 17:19).  He desires for us to be a light for the people walking in darkness.  God Is A Holy God!  The Bible declares in Psalms 99:5 – Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; for He is holy.  Beloved, if we walk after the things of God, many will see the power of God residing within us.  Have you ever thought of God being holy?  Have you ever experienced the Lord’s holiness?  I say you have.  The reason you are alive today, is because God’s holiness overtook the enemy’s evilness.  The Bible declares in Psalms 103:1 – Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.  God Is A Holy God!  Now that you know God is holy, live your life accordingly.  Prayer for Today: Father, I thank you for your Holiness.  You are God and beside you there is none other.  Today, help me live a life that pleases you.  In Jesus’ name … Amen!  

Scripture Reading for Today: Psalms 145:17, Psalms 145:21

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God.  Have you ever felt as if you were walking through life alone?  It appeared like no one was around to walk with you or care enough to notice you.  Have you ever stumbled and fell but no one was there to help you get back up again?  You desired to get up but you needed assistance.  You cried out for help but no one took the time to acknowledge you.  Have you ever been identified by your sin not your purpose?  No matter how effective you have been for the Lord, when you make one mistake, the people remember that more than anything else you have done.  You have admitted what you did wrong, but they refuse to accept it.  Have you ever found yourself trying to explain why God’s blessing you to other people?  Since God has bestowed His favor upon your life, now you spend your days apologizing to people who cannot understand why God is doing what He is doing.  Have you ever felt to weak to walk and to tired to talk?  

This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you.  The Lord spoke to me this morning in an unusual way.  Instead of doing the devotional the same way this morning, He told me to send you the below poem by Mary Stevenson.  My friend, just in case you have forgotten, it was the Lord who carried you through your storm.  What are you going through today?  What are you faced with this morning?  What dilemma do you find yourself engaged in?  Beloved, if He was God enough before, He Is Still God Enough Now!

Footprints in the Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. 
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. 
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. 
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, 
other times there was one only. 
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, 
when I was suffering from anguish, 
sorrow or defeat, 
I could see only one set of footprints, 
so I said to the Lord, 
“You promised me Lord, 
that if I followed you, 
you would walk with me always. 
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life 
there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. 
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”

The Lord replied, 
“The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, 
my child, is when I carried you.”

Mary Stevenson
© 1984 

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God.  Have you ever shared your dream with someone and they attempted to crush your excitement?  They did all they could to discourage you and the hope you had in the Lord.  They tried their best to hold you down.  “No one has ever done that” is what everyone keeps saying to you.  Have you ever found yourself feeling alone in this crowded world?  Since no one understood you or your faith in God, you found yourself hanging with yourself.  Have you ever tried to make your family and friends a part of the vision God gave you? Because of excitement and unwavering love for others, you desired to make your loved ones a part of the awesome work God was doing in your life.  To your surprise, in stead of everyone supporting you and accepting your invitation, many mocked and ridiculed you.  Have you ever been there?  Are you there now?

This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you.  My friend, What Do You Do When No One Else Cares?  What do you do when no one else shares your dreams and goals?  The Bible declares in Psalms 37:3 – Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.  Life can really hurt at times.  One day everyone can love and enjoy your company.  The next day the same people can hate and refuse to be around you.  Life can make the strongest man become weak, and the proudest man become humble.  How do you handle being rejected especially when you are doing the will of God?  The Bible declares in Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.  Even when no one else cares about your mission and desires, you must continue to obey the Word of God.  When God called you, He foreknew everything you would endure.  He knew people would reject you.  He knew some family and friends would laugh in your face.  He knew you would get tired along the way? 

My brother, my sister, What Do You Do When No One Else Cares?  You rest in the assurance that God does.  The Bible declares in 1 Peter 5:7 – Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.  Beloved, the Lord cares for you whether man does or not.  His love and support of you is not determined by the opinions of others.  When others begin to talk bad about you that’s when you know God is moving in your life.  If the enemy is attacking, you are fulfilling the will of God.  If the enemy is not attacking, you should be nervous.  The enemy never attacks who or what belongs to him (1 Peter 5:8).  The Bible declares in Psalms 118:8 – It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.  Many people, who do not care for you or what you are doing for the Lord, allow jealousy to consume them and their hearts.  Many people wonder why God is using you and not them.  They fail to realize, He is God enough.  He can use you and them too.  Child of God, What Do You Do When No One Else Cares?  You pray and proceed.  Prayer for Today: Father, I know you have called me for great work.  You have ordained me for an awesome assignment.  Help me discern those who care and those who do not.  In Jesus’ name … Amen!

Scripture Reading for Today: Proverbs 22:29

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God.  Have you ever known someone who loved to judge other people?  (S)He received great pleasure from pointing their finger at someone else’s less fortune.  Every mistake a person makes this individual is the first person to let it be known.  If this same person were to fall short they spend hours and days justifying why they did what they did.  Have you ever known someone who loved to act as though they sit next to God in Heaven?  They have an answer for every question.  They can always tell you why you are going through, what you are going through.  How do you handle people like this?  What do you say to a person who thinks (s)he has all the answers?  Have you ever seen how man’s judgment has ruined many people?  It has destroyed many ministries, many marriages, many families, and many friendships.  People have walked away from the church as a result of this.  

This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you.  My friend, Do Not Judge The Book, Read It!  What does this mean you may be asking?  Before you form an opinion about someone based on their outer appearance, learn how to look within that person for the truth.  The Bible declares in 1 Samuel 16:7 – … for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.  Many times we judge other people based on what someone else has told us about them.  You may never personally know this person but because someone else formed a negative opinion about this person, you have also.  To judge the book by what the cover displays shows your lack of wisdom.  To allow others to determine how you feel about someone displays your lack of maturity.  The Bible declares in Luke 6:37 – Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:  Do Not Judge The Book, Read It!  Learn how to form your own opinions about someone.  Learn how to befriend people that others avoid.  Their avoidance may derive from a lack of security within themselves. 

My brother, my sister, who are you judging today?  Who have you written out of your life?  Was that God’s plan or based on your friend’s opinion?  Beloved, before you write your book report, make sure you have all of the factual information necessary.  Do not finalize your opinion on someone without having solid proof to support your conclusion.  The Bible declares in 1 Corinthians 4:5 – Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.  Do Not Judge The Book, Read It!  Start seeing people with the eyes of Christ.  Start treating people with the love of Christ.  Stop allowing others to dictate who you will befriend and why.  You are a child of God.  Judging someone else is not pleasing in the eyes of the Lord.  Stop it!  The same measure of judgment you place on someone else, God will return that same measure back on you.  The Bible declares in Hebrews 4:12 – For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.  Do Not Judge The Book, Read It! Prayer for Today: Father, forgive me for ever judging someone else.  Forgive me for allowing others to control how I see and treat others.  Allow me to see people with eyes of Christ.  In Jesus’ name … Amen!

Scripture Reading for Today: John 7:24

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God.  Have you ever known someone who gave up on their life’s dream because of a lack of support and encouragement from family and friends?  (S)He expected everyone to have blessed words to share but it was just the opposite.  There were more doubters than there were supporters and believers.  Some people walked away shaking their heads in disbelief.  Others questioned the sincere intent of the person.  Have you ever prayed for the Lord’s will to be manifested in your life but you wanted to control how and when the Lord could come?  While you desired to do God’s will, you also desired to dictate how you would do it.  Yes you love the Lord, but you still want to dedicate your time and efforts to other things that the Lord has told you to let go of.  Are you operating in obedience today?  Have you heeded the voice of the Lord?  Are you living within the Lord’s will?  

This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you.  What do you do when you want to do God’s will but no one supports you?  What do you do when your dream and vision seem impossible?  What do you do when your current situation(s) seem(s) to never get better but worse?  Today, God has given me something for you and me.  My friend, Never Give Up On It! It represents the promise God made unto you.  The Bible declares in Isaiah 1:19 – If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:  There are no limitations in God.  He is able to do what He promised He would do in your life.  While it may appear impossible in your eyes, His eyes see just the opposite (Isaiah 55:8-9).  God not only sees what is in front of you, He also sees what is coming your way and what the enemy desires to send your way.  There’s nothing hidden from the presence of the Lord … nothing!  

My brother, my sister, Never Give Up On It!  Never allow any person, place, or thing to hinder you from walking out what God birth in you.  God will honor His promises.  He will bring them to pass in your life.  The Bible declares in 2 Corinthians 1:20 – For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.  Beloved, what has the Lord said to you?  What has He revealed to you in prayer?  What ministry has He assigned for you to bring to pass?  Are you scared?  Never Give Up On It! It will come to pass.  The Bible declares in Romans 4:21 – And being fully persuaded that, what He had promised, He was able also to perform.  Our God is an Awesome God.  Never has He lied to His people.  Never has He led His people astray.  Stand on the promise.  Live on the promise.  Rest on the promise.  Walk according to the promise.  Hold God to the promise.  Speak according to the promise.  Child of God, when all you have is a promise, that’s enough.  Prayer for Today: Father, you made a promise to me.  I know you are able and I know you will bring it to pass.  I praise you in advance for what you are doing in my life.  In Jesus’ name … Amen!

Scripture Reading for Today: Ephesians 3:20, Philippians 1:6

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God.  Have you ever found yourself faced with a very tough decision?  The decision weighed heavy on your mind.  The outcome would not be appreciated by everyone but you knew it was necessary.  Many would walk away in disbelief, while others would encourage you.  Have you ever had to sit down with a friend or family member and correct them in love?  You watched the direction they were heading in and the Lord pricked your heart to go to them.  Along the way, you noticed their walk and talk were not complimenting each other.  As uncomfortable as it may have felt, you knew the Lord was telling you to approach him or her.  Have you ever seen someone changing for the worse?  As time went on, (s)he began to behave in ways that were unpleasing to the Lord.  (S)He began to engage in activities that (s)he knew was wrong.  Are you that person?  Do you know that person?

This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you.  Today, we live in a world where wrong is considered right and right is considered wrong.  The commandments of God have been overlooked by the laws developed through man (Matthew 15:6).  Many friends and family members have gone astray because of unfulfilled promises made by the enemy.  Some have become shackled down by their mistakes or the judgments of ‘church folk.’   My friend, Don’t Let Your Brother (Sister) Fall! The Bible declares in Matthew 18:15 – Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.  So often we watch our brothers and sisters falling before us but we do not feel compelled to prevent it from happening.  What if it were you?  Would you want someone to help you back to your feet?  Do you not know that we are responsible for one another?  The same God who forgave your sins, is the same God who can forgive your brother or sister’s sins.  

My brother, my sister, Don’t Let Your Brother (Sister) Fall!  Do not turn your back and attempt to ignore the sin which consumes him or her.  The Lord positioned you there for a specific reason.  Do not wait until after (s)he falls, if you know it could have been prevented.  The Bible declares in Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.  Beloved, we have a charge to keep and a God to glorify.  Have you forsaken your brother or sister?  Have you consumed yourself with selfish desires and overlooked the needs of those around you?  Have you become self-centered in stead of God-centered?  Are you upset with me because there are so many questions?  Don’t Let Your Brother (Sister) Fall!  It is time for us, the body of Christ, to restore our brothers and sisters back to the fold.  Gossiping destroys the family God has built.  Prayer for Today: Father, today help me to help my brother or sister.  Strengthen me that I may strengthen them.  I vow to not let them fall.  In Jesus’ name … Amen!  

Scripture Reading for Today: Matthew 12:11

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God.  Have you ever known someone who complained about everyone and everything?  No matter how well things were in their life, (s)he always wanted more and expected to have better than you.  They never had a nice word to say when others were blessed by God.  If you received what (s)he did not, jealousy consumed their behavior.  When others were blessed, they attempted to always find something wrong.  When they were blessed, they wanted the entire world to know and celebrate with them.  Have you ever known someone who made you uncomfortable when they came around?  Something about their spirit made your spirit uneasy.  Whether they opened their mouth or not, you could discern evil within them.  Before they came around, everything was going well.  After they left your presence, you felt a heaviness in the atmosphere.  Have you ever had someone attempt to contaminate your dreams?  Their lack of faith refused to believe your faith in God. 

This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you.  Today, I have been given the challenge of making you think.  The challenge of causing you to do a self-evaluation.  My friend, Do You Infect or Affect Your Environment?  When others come around you, do they walk away encouraged or discouraged?  Do they walk away rejoicing in the Lord or further from the Lord?  To infect means to contaminate or corrupt; to affect means to influence or change.  The Bible declares in Matthew 5:16 – Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.  Think about the people you interact with on a daily basis, are they better because you are around?  Can they expect words of blessings or conversations of gossip from you?  Do you not know God has ordained you to be an ambassador for Christ?  You have been sent to share His goodness to all you commune with.  The Bible declares in 2 Corinthians 5:20 – Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 

My brother, my sister, Do You Infect or Affect Your Environment?  Do people see the glory of God resting upon you or the ways of the world surrounding you?  Beloved, no one wants to be around a person, place, or thing that has become infected.  Infections can be contagious, just as sin.  When you come into the room, do people flee from you or flock to you?  The Bible declares Romans 14:16 – Let not then your good be evil spoken of:  Think about the places you go on a daily basis, are they better because you were there?  Or what about the things you do, are they infected or affected because of you?  Child of God, you have a great responsibility upon your life.  There are many people watching you.  God has entrusted an anointing within you that many people have noticed.  Can your word be believed?  Does your talk and walk glorify God?  Do You Infect or Affect Your Environment?  Think about it!   Prayer for Today: Father, today I pray that my environment will be affected not infected because of me.  All that I do is for Your glory.  In Jesus’ name … Amen! 

Scripture Reading for Today: Colossians 3:23

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God.  Have you ever found yourself doing the same thing expecting a different result?  You approached each situation with the same mindset and same defense.  You thought you could defeat the enemy by staying quiet, hoping he would think you were invisible.  While he was attacking you and your family, in stead of you declaring the Word of God against him, you stood quiet and fearful (2 Timothy 1:7).  Have you become complacent with your position in life?  You just accepted things as they came.  You grew accustom to second hand blessings.  While God desired to bless you abundantly, you grew comfortable with getting the remains from someone else.  Hmmmmmmmm!  Have you ever missed the move of God because you expected Him to come the same way each time?  You failed to realize He could bless you through someone else, while blessings others through you.  

This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you.  Are you content with the way things are in your life?  Are you satisfied with just having “barely enough” to make it?  My friend, Are You Stuck?  Are you in bondage because of a close-minded attitude?  Many times we miss many blessings in our lives or we have doors close in front of us because we grew complacent with life and the way we defined it.  To be stuck means to halt the movement or action of something or somone.  The Bible declares in Hebrews 12:1 – Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.  There are many people who look blessed and appear blessed in the eyes of man, but (s)he has not experienced a new thing in a long time (Isaiah 43:19).  They’re bound by the mistakes of their past.  They’re fearful concerning the events of their future.  Are You Stuck?  Are you living within a small circle?  Each day you go in the same direction.  Just as a hamster on the wheel, are you running in place thinking you are making progress? 

My brother, my sister, are you further along than you were this time last year?  Have you grown since January 1?  Are you still shackled by immature behavior and animosity?  The Bible declares in Matthew 16:19 – And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.  Beloved, Are You Stuck?  Have you become dead weight?  The Lord desires to use you in awesome ways.  He formed you with purpose in mind.  Yes you have made mistakes, but so have I.  Yes you fell short, but we all have (Romans 3:23).  In spite of your shortcomings, God has a plan for your life.  He has a mission for you to complete.  He has a blueprint created with you in mind.  It is time for you to get life back in your legs.  When you are stuck, your mind is bound and your legs have lost strength.  Today, I declare peace in your mind and strength in your legs (Job 22:28) (Acts 3:7).  No longer can you or will you be stuck.  Prayer for Today: Father, there is work to complete and I am the one you ordained to do it.  My time being stuck is over, I am moving forward according to Your will, in Jesus’ name … Amen!  

Scripture Reading for Today: Romans 12:2

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God.  Have you ever had your life systematically planned out?  You knew where you wanted to be every five years.  You knew when you would graduate from high school, college, etc.  You knew when you would get married, have your first child, buy your first home, retire, etc.  Everything was planned and going as scheduled.  Have you ever had your plans altered because of God’s plans for your life?  What you wanted to do and what God created you to do were different.  Where you want to go and where God desires for you to go are different.  Your career aspirations are not God’s.  Have you ever had the Lord send you somewhere that was unfamiliar to you?  With no other instructions, He told you to go (Genesis 12:1).  Everyone around you thought you were hearing incorrectly.  Some laughed and mocked you, while others walked away in disbelief.  Have you ever been there?  Are you there now?  

This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you.  It is amazing how God can come in and change everything you thought you needed to make it.  The people you thought you needed in your life, God begins to separate you from them.  The things you grew accustom to doing, the Lord begins to remove the desire for them.  The places you often visited, He no longer allows you to go.   My friend, Has God Changed Your Life Plans?  Has He seemingly interrupted your life?  Do you feel cheated?  The Bible declares in Proverbs 16:9 – A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.  Oft times we experience drastic changes in our lives because the Lord has something totally different for us to do.  Just when we became comfortable with life, the Lord tells you its time to move.  Its time for a change.  Have you become bitter because of God’s intervention?  Are you mad because God will not conform to your will?  Has God Changed Your Life Plans?  The Bible declares in Psalms 128:1 – Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in His ways.   

My brother, my sister, are you doing what the Lord told you to do?  Are you walking out what the Lord birth in you?  Have you become content with where you are and what you are doing?  Think about it!  The Bible declares in Proverbs 5:21 – For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He pondereth all his goings.  Beloved, Has God Changed Your Life Plans?  Has He told you to do something different with your life?  If yes, are you doing it?  If no, are you trying to do things outside His will?  You must understand, God knows what He is doing.  If He requires you to change your direction, there is a divine purpose behind it.  If He steps in and changes your walk, do not become bitter but rejoice in the Lord.  There are many lives that will be impacted because God led you their way.  If you attempt to operate by your own rules and ways, you delay the progress and the promise.  The Bible declares in Proverbs 10:9 – He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.  Has God Changed Your Life Plans? Prayer for Today: Father, I notice what you are doing in my life.  I pray for the spirit of obedience.  I pray that I will follow your lead and not run against you.  In Jesus’ name … Amen! 

Scripture Reading for Today: Isaiah 55:8-9; Psalms 37:23

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God.  Have you ever known someone who gives up at the first sight of attack or despair?  The first person who disagrees with him or her they want to walk away from the dream.  Since no one believes it can be done they want to throw away all of their days of fasting and nights of laboring.  No willingness.  No perseverance.  No tenacity.  Have you ever depended on other people’s prayers to get you through?  You did not believe your prayers would be heard like those your friend solicit.  You expected your friends and family to talk to God on your behalf.  You never bowed down on your knees.  You never called upon the Lord’s name.  If others did not believe and pray for you, no prayers were submitted.  (Key note: To pray for others and have others pray for you is very important, but you must also know how to pray for yourself.)  Have you ever been there?  Are you there now?  

This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you.  Do you believe there’s power in prayer?  Do you believe God still answers prayer?  In spite of what the enemy told you, God still hears and answers our prayers.  He is still willing and able to do what we need done in our lives.  Today, I want to encourage you.  My friend, Never Stop Praying … It Really Works!  The Bible declares in James 5:16 – Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.  There’s something about prayer that enables the Believer to enter into the presence of our God.  It is true, much prayer much power; little prayer little power; and no prayer no power.  No matter what you are experiencing today, you can take it to the Lord in prayer.  Whether it is your personal matter, a friend’s situation, or a family members struggle, it can still be taken to the Lord in prayer. 

My brother, my sister, Never Stop Praying … It Really Works!  The blessings you enjoy today comes as a result of someone else’s prayers for you.  You did not think you did it alone … did you?  It is because of the mercies of God that we are not consumed (Lamentations 3:22).  The Bible declares in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 – Pray without ceasing.  Beloved, what are you dealing with today?  What dilemma or tribulation are you faced with?  Who are you worried about?  What situation attempts to steal your joy and your peace?  Are you praying about it?  If yes, never stop.  Have you stopped praying about it?   If yes, why?  Never Stop Praying … It Really Works!  When you pray for someone else, pray for them … not at them or about them.  The Bible declares in Matthew 5:44 – But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.  Prayer for Today: Father, I believe there is nothing too hard for you.  I believe you can do anything but fail.  Today, I do not cease in my prayers.  In Jesus’ name … Amen!

Scripture Reading for Today: John 17

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.