Good morning, Family:

Praise God for a brand new morning and new mercies. What does it mean to Worship God? We worship God because of who God is. We worship the majesty of God. We worship the glory of God. We worship the Holiness of God. 

Worship is what makes us fall to our knees and sometimes even to lay prostrate with our entire body. The power and glory of God causes our knees to buckle and our Spirit to collapse in utter reverence to the Awesomeness of God. 

Psalm 99

Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

³ Let them praise your great and fearsome name (he is holy):
⁴ “Mighty king who loves justice, you established
fairness, justice and righteousness in Ya‘akov.”

⁵ Exalt Adonai our God!
Prostrate yourselves at his footstool (he is holy).

⁶ Moshe and Aharon among hiscohanim
and Sh’mu’el among those who call on his name
called on Adonai, and he answered them.
⁷ He spoke to them in the column of cloud;
they kept his instructions and the law that he gave them.
⁸ Adonai our God, you answered them.
To them you were a forgiving God,
although you took vengeance on their wrongdoings.

Good morning, Family:

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” ~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Today is special day for me. Three years ago today, I said, “I Do” to my amazing husband. 

Marriage is a journey, an adventure, a drama, a love story, and on some days a mystery. 

I can say, with all truth in my heart, that I am a better person because of my husband. We have grown and have learned so much about each other and our selves as well.

Even before I met my husband, God began preparing me to be the wife he had called me to be. I believe the role of a wife is a ministry and a calling. I knew the qualities I wanted in a husband, but before we could meet, God had to prepare me to be ready for such a man. 

There are three main things that I am called to do, as a wife to my husband. First, my role is to be my husband’s help and support, both in the home and outside the home. Secondly, my role is to be my husband’s intercessor and prayer warrior. Third, my role is to fulfill the desires and needs of my husband. 

In my heart, I know that as I support and cheer my husband on, he will have better success in walking into his divine destiny. My role is to keep his head lifted, his heart and body satisfied, and his mind focused on the road ahead. 

When he is having a bad day, it is my calling,  as a his wife, to look him the eyes and remind him he is a king, a mighty man of God, a man of integrity and good character. No matter how the world treats him or sees him, it is my job to remind him that he is royalty. 

When my husband and I first got married, the Holy Spirit led me to tape different encouraging phrases around the house. The purpose was even if I am not in the room, I never want you to forget who you are and how much I love and adore you.

Today, I honor my husband, my best friend, my warrior, my problem solver and my love. May God continue to lead you as you lead our family. 

Happy Anniversary, Sweetheart.

Rev. Marcia F. Davis

Good morning, Family:

I greet you in love and I pray that today would be a day that we each learn, grow and teach.

What is God trying to teach me today, so that I can teach others? What lessons in life, faith, and love must I learn to reach my next level in God? How can I grow to become a more mature soldier in the faith and in life?

Every day comes with a lesson for us to learn. Believe it or not, Family, every lesson is not about us or for us. Sometimes those lessons are for those closest to us. If God allows you to be an example to someone else, what an awesome responsibility we have to be a living testimonial for how to show up.

If someone were to follow you around today, what would they see? What would be their assessment of your life and faith, in Christ? It is by faith, through Jesus Christ that we are able to stand. Not in our own strength but from the Spirit of God that abides within us. We, as Children of God, are able to cry out ABBA Father. You, God, are the Alpha and Omega. Without you, God, we are nothing, but in You we boldly stand. 

James 1:1-8 

Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

1 From: Ya‘akov, a slave of God and of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah

To: The Twelve Tribes in the Diaspora:

Shalom!

² Regard it all as joy, my brothers, when you face various kinds of temptations; ³ for you know that the testing of your trust produces perseverance. ⁴ But let perseverance do its complete work; so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing. ⁵ Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all generously and without reproach; and it will be given to him. ⁶ But let him ask in trust, doubting nothing; for the doubter is like a wave in the sea being tossed and driven by the wind. ⁷ Indeed that person should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord, ⁸ because he is double-minded, unstable in all his ways.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Jude 24-25 (KJV)

Rev. Marcia F. Davis

Good morning, Family:

First, I want to thank you for your prayers of healing and encouragement this week. I’m getting stronger every day.

Do you know what the best medicine is, when you are trying to heal? Laughter, yep, laughter. The Word of God says this about laughter:

Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (ESV)

Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (ESV)

Job 8: 20-21
“But look, God will not reject a person of integrity, nor will he lend a hand to the wicked. He will once again fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.” (NLT)

Proverbs 31:25
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. (NLT)

Ecclesiastes 3:4
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; (ESV)

Luke 6:21
God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh. (NLT)

James 5:13
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. (ESV)

Today, be full of joy and laughter. Please enjoy today’s worship video from Bebe Winans featuring Koren Soul. The song is entitled, “Laughter Just Like A Medicine.”

Go in peace, today, while cheerfully and joyfully serving the Lord. 

Rev. Marcia Davis

Good morning, Family:

I greet you in the sweet, sweet spirit of the Lord. I started my morning singing Sweet, Sweet Spirit. It’s funny, from time to time, certain hymns will drop in my spirit and I either start singing or humming the song.

This morning, I could feel the spirit of God just embracing my soul. It felt like the hugs my dad use to give. When God gives me a hug, my spirit automatically feels relaxed. I know, in that moment, that everything is going to be ok. 

Philippians 2:1-11

The Message (MSG)

He Took on the Status of a Slave

2 ^1-4 If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

^5-8 Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn’t claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion.

^9-11 Because of that obedience, God lifted him high and honored him far beyond anyone or anything, ever, so that all created beings in heaven and on earth—even those long ago dead and buried—will bow in worship before this Jesus Christ, and call out in praise that he is the Master of all, to the glorious honor of God the Father.

Go in peace and joyfully serve the Lord, with praise and thanksgiving in your heart and mind. 

Rev. Marcia F. Davis

Good morning, Family:

I hope everyone is in perfect health or on the road to perfect healing, both inside and out. 

This week, I am one of many Geogians who have been hit with a cold/flu virus. In light of the needed good health, I turned to today’s scripture verses. I set my mind and my mouth to proclaim that I am healed. I’m in the process of being healed. By His stripes I am healed. My God is the Healer. The greatest physician of All. 

Jeremiah 17:14

New International Version (NIV)

Good Monday Morning, Family:

Let’s start off our week giving praises and thanksgiving to God. Open your mouth and just begin to love on God. 

Psalm 24:8-10 

King James Version (KJV)

⁸ Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

⁹ Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

¹⁰ Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

I love you with the amazing and everlasting love of the Lord. Go in peace and joy while serving the Lord. 

Rev. Marcia F. Davis 

Good morning and Blessed Friday Morning, Family:

Sending out love and peace to you all. I pray the God of mercy and grace would rush to your side, each time you call upon Him.

Psalm 18:1-10

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 18

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

¹ I love you, Lord, my strength.

² The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn^c]”>[c] of my salvation, my stronghold.

³ I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.
⁴ The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.

⁶ In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

⁷ The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.

⁸ Smoke rose from his nostrils;  consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.

⁹ He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.

¹⁰ He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind

 

Good morning, Family:

I hope you are all in a place of peace and internal joy, in Christ Jesus. 

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray continually, ¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

I am so grateful for every time I am allowed the opportunity to meet new people and have new experiences.

Every day, each of us will pass by, speak with, or have an encounter with someone. My personal rule for my life, as a Christian and a human being, is to make sure that my response,  words or actions has made the encounter a positive experience.

Standing in line in a grocery store. Do I kindly talk to the person in front of me and within minutes we are laughing and smiling, or do I grumble about how long the wait is currently? Which response would bear “good fruit” in that moment?

I’m a Southerner, I say hello to everyone. However, depending on where a person is from, they may or may not respond back to me. Their response to my joy will not stop me from saying hello to thirty more people. My responsibility is to share love through my daily living. My prayer is for their joy to increase, under grace and perfect conditions. 

I encourage us all to maintain an energy and vibration of love, peace and joy.

Go in peace, while joyfully serving the Lord

Rev. Marcia F. Davis

Good morning, Family:

I greet you with the amazing and everlasting love of the Lord. May your heart’s desire always be for more of God. Allow the Word of God to be your road map and the Spirit of God to be your guide.

Study the Word and allow it to penetrate every part of your mind, body and soul. It’s time to go deeper. You have swam on the shallow end long enough.

Dive…Dive…Dive!

Proverbs 1:1-6

The Message (MSG)

Wise Sayings of Solomon

A Manual for Living