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Day 62 of 365: I Am Redeemed

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, when you think of the word “redeemed” outside of Christianity, what definition comes to mind?

When I think of being redeemed or to redeem, I think about the meaning of having bought back, recovered, or liberated something by paying a price or fulfilling a promise.

When I think about the love God has for us and that he redeemed his glory for our sin. What an amazing love!!! No matter how many times I think about it, tears still fill my eyes.

Why, Lord? Why redeem me? Your love is an overwhelming love. Thank you, Lord.

Scripture Passage of the Day

Psalm 107:2-8
New King James Version


2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3 And gathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And He led them forth by the right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
8 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, thank you for  loving your creation so much that you literally gave all you had in the form of Jesus, The Christ. The love of Jesus transcends everything that I could ever comprehend. It just doesn’t make sense to my natural mind. I know that your ways are far above my ways. I just can’t say, “Thank You” enough times. I give my all to you. In the name of Jesus, The Christ, my Lord.

And I let it be…And so it is…

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Video of the Day

Music video by Chris Blue performing I Am Redeemed (Live At Gaither Studios, Alexandria, IN, 2023).© 2024 Gaither Music Group, LLC.

Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA

Covington, GA

Day 61 of 365: My Bad…

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, I have been watching a lot of basketball with my husband, and it has revealed a powerful life lesson. When players huddle around the coach, they receive a clear plan. The problems start when someone goes off script—ignoring instructions and hurting the whole team. Often, frustration follows. But every now and then, a player looks at their teammates and says, “My bad.”

Those two words matter.

Taking responsibility isn’t easy. It requires humility, honesty, and courage. Yet that moment of ownership can restore trust and help the team move forward. Scripture reminds us that humility leads to wisdom, and wisdom strengthens relationships—on the court and in life.

God calls us to be people who own our mistakes, learn from them, and grow. When we admit we were wrong, we reflect Christlike humility and allow healing to begin.

Scripture Passage of the Day

1 John 1:5-10
English Standard Version
Walking in the Light
5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, thank you for always searching us for truth and revealing to us when we need to confess our wrongdoings. May we never be so prideful as to think that we are never wrong. Create a right spirit within us so that we may always walk closely with you. In the beautiful name of Jesus, The Christ, our Lord.

And we let it be…And so it is…

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Video of the Day

Walk In the Light

Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA

Covington, GA

Day 60 of 365: Renewed and Healing

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, I pray you had a great week. My weekend was filled with joy and then lots of rest due to food poisoning. LOL

All the time in bed made me grateful for such an amazing weekend. I have the most incredible circle of sisterhood sisters. We spend time pouring into each other. This weekend, a precious sister just allowed me to be vulnerable, and she truly ministered to my soul and spirit. I will forever be grateful for this moment. Thank you, Ms. Tyra.

Scripture Passage of the Day

Psalm 103:1-5
New International Version
Psalm 103
Of David.
1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Spirit of the Living God

Thank you for allowing a time of renewal. Thank you for knowing exactly what we need before we need it. We bless your holy name. May we always remember that you are our dwelling place. In the matchless name of Jesus, The Christ, Our Lord and Redeemer.

And we let it be…And so it is…

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Video of the Day

Music video by Matt Redman performing 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord). (P) (C) 2012 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws.  Manufactured by EMI Christian Music Group,

Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA

Covington, GA

Day 59 of 365: Heart Posture

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Sitting with the weight of loss tonight as a dear friend says goodbye to her father.
Grief holds many layers—pain, love, joy, and memories that span a lifetime.

In our 40s, 50s, and 60s, many of us are now caring for and losing those we love most. Our hearts feel fragile.

When it’s hard to take the next step, when your heart feels heavy— hold on to Jesus. 💛

Scripture Passage of the Day

Joshua 23:8
New International Version


8 But you are to hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have until now.

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, thank you for being our ever-present help in times of trouble. Thank you, Lord, for allowing us access to call out your name when we don’t know where else to turn. Thank you for continually being our comfort and our Peace. In the name of Jesus, The Christ, we do pray.

And we let it be… And so it is...

Amen, Amen, and Amen 

Video of the Day

Official lyric video for “Refiner” from CeCe Winans’ GRAMMY-winning album, “More Than This.”

Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA

Covington, GA

Day 58 of 365: Exhausted

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, you know that my blog is real with transparent feelings and emotions. I’m going to be honest. I am exhausted.

Exhausted describes a state of being extremely tired, fatigued, or having absolutely no energy left. It also means completely used up, depleted, or drained of resources. Common synonyms include worn out, spent, drained, and fatigued.

Yep, that sounds about right.

Here is one thing that I am as well… Hopeful!!

I have learned that no matter how low I get, God is always with me. There is no place I can go where God can’t reach me.

Scripture Passage of the Day

Psalm 139
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
5 You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.

7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, thank you for hearing my heart, when my mouth is too tired to open. Hear my heart and know that I love you, but I’m tired. Help me to rest in your presence and wait for you. In Jesus The Christ name, we do pray.

And we let be,…And so it is…

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Video of the Day

Too Tired to Pray – Worship Song for Tired Heart | Voice of Heaven

Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA

Covington, GA

Day 57 of 365: God Specializes

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, as we continue through this final week of Black History Month, I want to share a song that is deeply meaningful to me. Earlier today, I called my mother to ask her the name of the song I used to request that she and my father perform for me in Daddy’s den. Even in the early stages of dementia, she responded without hesitation: “It was called God Specializes.”

As she softly spoke the opening line of the song, I felt tears begin to well in my eyes. One of the last times my father was well enough to play the keyboard for me, he and my mother sang this very song together. That moment remains etched in my heart.

Today, I invite us to let the message of this song serve as our devotional —reminding us that God specializes in what seems impossible and meets us with grace, strength, and faithfulness in every season.

Scripture Passage of the Day

Ephesians 3:20-21
New International Version


20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Song Lyrics

God Specializes” – Lizz Wright

Have you any rivers
That seem uncrossable?
And have you any mountains
That you cannot tunnel through?

God specializes
In things thought impossible
And He will do what no other
No other power but holy power can do 

(God specializes)
God specializes
(God specializes)
When your body
(God specializes)
Is full of disease
(God specializes)
And your medicines
(God specializes)
It don’t give you no ease
(God specializes)
God specializes
(God specializes)
Yeah, God specializes 

Video of the Day

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
God Specializes · Lizz Wright
Fellowship
℗ 2010 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2010-01-01
Producer: Brian Bacchus
Producer: Toshi Reagon
Recording Engineer: Kevin Killen
Vocalist: Lizz Wright
Composer Lyricist: Oscar C. Eliason

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, thank you for being able to specialize in everything we need. You are the Great, I Am. There is none like you, Lord. Thank you for your faithfulness and for bringing us this far in our spiritual and earthly journeys. Continue to show us the Good Way and help us to walk in it. In the name of Jesus, The Christ we do pray.

And we let it be…And so it is…

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA

Covington, GA

Day 56 of 365: This Far By Faith

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Growing up, I was always surrounded by music. My father was an exceptional musician with an expansive collection spanning every genre. My mother often shared that, even as an infant, music or singing was the only thing that could soothe me when I was upset. That remains true today. Music is my love language—especially music that reflects our relationship with God. It brings me the greatest joy, and I cannot count the number of battles I have faced and overcome by allowing music to carry the weight when words fell short.

Through music, I experience God’s presence in a deeply personal way. It becomes a form of prayer—one that quiets my spirit, strengthens my faith, and reminds me that I am never alone. In moments of uncertainty or struggle, music has been God’s instrument of peace, renewal, and reassurance, aligning my heart with His promises and restoring my hope.

Scripture Passage of the Day

Mark 11:22-24
New International Version


22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly[a] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, thank you for creating us to worship you and walk with you. Thank you for every song that you have inspired that draws us closer to you. May the melody of our heart always be to worship you. In name of Jesus, The Christ, we do pray.

And we let it be…And so it is...

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Video of the Day

Bishop Carlton Pearson at Azuza

Day 55 of 365: Jacob’s Ladder

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, as the month of February is about to come to a close, I want to give honor to some of the older gospel hymns. Today, I want to give honor to the hymn Jacob’s Ladder. The hymn is taken from Genesis 28:10-19 and accounts when Jacob is running from Esau because he stole his brother’s blessing and birthright by tricking his father. His mother told him to run, and Genesis 28 is the account of what happened.

Scripture Passage of the Day

Genesis 28:10-19
New International Version
Jacob’s Dream at Bethel


10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 There above it[a] stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[b] 15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”

18 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. 19 He called that place Bethel,[c] though the city used to be called Luz.

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, thank you for teaching us in every moment. You teach us and bless us even when we don’t deserve it. May our hearts always be for obedience. In the name of Jesus, The Christ we do pray.

And we let it be…And so it is…

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Video of the Day

Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA

Covington, GA

Day 54 of 365: Be Still And Know..

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, I’m ready to jump right into the Word of God this evening.

Scripture Passage of the Day

Psalm 46
New International Version
Psalm 46[a]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[b]

A song.


1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.[c]

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

7 The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.

8 Come and see what the Lord has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields[d] with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”

11 The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living, thank you for helping us find our stillness in you. You are our refuge and our strength. We run to you for hope and for our future. We bless your holy and wondrous name. There is no name above the name of God, Jehovah. You are our Alpha and Omega. May we continually keep your name in our heart, mind, and spirit. In the matchless and holy name of our Redeemer, Jesus, The Anointed Christ.

And we let it be…And so it is…

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Video of the Day

Official video for “Be Still and Know” from CeCe Winans.
Stream or download the song here: https://cece.lnk.to/MTT​

Rev. Marcia Davis. BA, MA

Covington. GA

Day 53 of 365: What Happens Now?

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, what happens when we close a major chapter of our lives or find ourselves in territory we have never been in before?

Whether it is a loss of a loved one or brand new parents bringing home a newborn baby from the hospital? What do we do when facing a new season?

Scripture Passage of the Day

Psalm 94:19
Living Bible


19 Lord, when doubts fill my mind, when my heart is in turmoil, quiet me and give me renewed hope and cheer.

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, thank you for never leaving us or forsaking us. Even when we experience things that are new and exciting, we still may have some nervousness. Thank you for giving us peace in the midst of it all. In the name of Jesus, the Christ we do pray.

And we let it be…And so it is…

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Video of the Day

Aware Worship remakes cover from Elevation Worship with song, “Make A Way” featuring Mark Gutierrez, Bishop Donald Clay, and Jordan McCullough.

Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA

Covington, GA