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Guard Your Heart…

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Good morning, Family:

I pray that you are abiding in the continual peace of our Lord and Redeeming Savior Jesus Christ. No matter what, we, as children of God, face when we have the Peace of God dwelling on the inside of us, we can and do face anything because we are never alone.

One of the other important aspects of being a child of God is being sure that you are fully armed and aware. Not just with our spiritual sword and shield but also with the wisdom that comes from the Word of God.

Holy Scriptures

Proverbs 4

The Message

Your Life Is at Stake

4 1-2 Listen, friends, to some fatherly advice;
    sit up and take notice so you’ll know how to live.
I’m giving you good counsel;
    don’t let it go in one ear and out the other.

3-9 When I was a boy at my father’s knee,
    the pride and joy of my mother,
He would sit me down and drill me:
    “Take this to heart. Do what I tell you—live!
Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Forage for Understanding!
    Don’t forget one word! Don’t deviate an inch!
Never walk away from Wisdom—she guards your life;
    love her—she keeps her eye on you.
Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom!
    Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding!
Throw your arms around her—believe me, you won’t regret it;
    never let her go—she’ll make your life glorious.
She’ll garland your life with grace,
    she’ll festoon your days with beauty.”

10-15 Dear friend, take my advice;
    it will add years to your life.
I’m writing out clear directions to Wisdom Way,
    I’m drawing a map to Righteous Road.
I don’t want you ending up in blind alleys,
    or wasting time making wrong turns.
Hold tight to good advice; don’t relax your grip.
    Guard it well—your life is at stake!
Don’t take Wicked Bypass;
    don’t so much as set foot on that road.
Stay clear of it; give it a wide berth.
    Make a detour and be on your way.

16-17 Evil people are restless
    unless they’re making trouble;
They can’t get a good night’s sleep
    unless they’ve made life miserable for somebody.
Perversity is their food and drink,
    violence their drug of choice.

18-19 The ways of right-living people glow with light;
    the longer they live, the brighter they shine.
But the road of wrongdoing gets darker and darker—
    travelers can’t see a thing; they fall flat on their faces.

Learn It by Heart

20-22 Dear friend, listen well to my words;
    tune your ears to my voice.
Keep my message in plain view at all times.
    Concentrate! Learn it by heart!
Those who discover these words live, really live;
    body and soul, they’re bursting with health.

23-27 Keep vigilant watch over your heart;
    that’s where life starts.
Don’t talk out of both sides of your mouth;
    avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip.
Keep your eyes straight ahead;
    ignore all sideshow distractions.
Watch your step,
    and the road will stretch out smooth before you.
Look neither right nor left;
    leave evil in the dust.

Worship and Wisdon

GettyMusic.com
Keith & Kristyn Getty

I encourage reading the scripture passage, allowing it to settle in your heart. Family, may the peace of God be with you continually. Hold it close to your heart.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis,

Covington, GA

Strengthened By Peace…

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Good morning, Precious Family:

May the Peace of our Lord and Savior be with you. No matter what you may be facing, it is the Lord’s Peace that will keep you steady, in this season and every season after.

Family, it is so good to be able to write to you again. I’m always excited when the Lord gives me the opportunity to share in his inspired Word.

I know that I talk about the Lord’s Peace quite often, but the reason is that I know it can transform lives. The Lord’s Peace is a shield against the enemy. The Lord’s Peace is a stabilizer and it is our strength.

I pray that if you have not already that you would allow and invite the Holy Spirit of God to pour out His Peace on you, in a supernatural level, so that in any situation you my find yourself in, you will feel God’s Peace pulsating through you.

Our brother Paul says this about the Lord’s peace.

Holy Scriptures

Philippians 4:4-7

New International Version

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Worship Song of Peace

Always Peace by Brian Courtney Wilson

Family, I constantly pray for your strength in the Lord. May you always remember that you are never alone. I love you with the amazing and everlasting love of our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus the Christ.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington/Atlanta. GA

Wednesday 5/22/2024

Good Day!!!

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Good morning, Family;

I am so glad to be connecting with you this week. Last week, my body was not cooperating with me, but I feel like myself again.

Today’s devotional is going to be straightforward and to the point. I take every day as a wonderful gift from God.

I’m going to let you deep into my world. If you were to ever ride in my car, you would hear me blasting ONE radio station. This radio station is not in Atlanta (I’m praying for it to come here). I listen to it through their mobile App.

Please know that this station did not ask me to write anything. I am one of their biggest fans. Why am I a fan??? Boost Radio plays Christ-Centeted music that makes you want to bop your head, raise your hands, and if you are feeling a bit wild….Tap your feet. They are a listener supported station and do not play commercial about politics, and they are not backed by any particular church. Their soul mission is to spread the Hope, Love, and Peace of Jesus Christ.

I have heard testimony after testimony of lives that have been saved from suicide attempts, addiction, life choices and many other things, because of a song that was played. Families call the station in gratitude that the whole family can listen to the radio.

Yes, I love my gospel music and contemporary Christian music, but my everyday music is upbeat urban Christian music that spreads HOPE, JOY, and LOVE through Jesus Christ.

So today, I’m thankful that I am having a good day. I leave one of my songs by Forrest Frank with you. Check out the Boost Radio App (Android and Apple) for yourself for a week and let me know what you think.

Forrest Frank – Good Day

I love you, All, with the amazing and everlasting love of our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington/Atlanta, GA

Deliverance

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Good morning, Precious Family:

I pray this week’s letter finds you dwelling peacefully in the stillness of God.

One of the greatest gospel songs that I love is Deliver Me by LeAndria Johnson. Each time I hear it, I can feel the anointing that she is  singing under. There is such power in her words and in her truth of deliverance.

This week, I was singing Deliver Me, while stepping into the shower. In the very moment I started singing, all of a sudden, I started crying so hard, but continuing to sing. The song became my prayer, and I could feel a shift happen.

I knew that in that moment that whatever assignment that been sent to attack me was broken off of me. I stepped out of shower (The Water) a different person. My soul felt lighter. I didn’t feel weighed down.

I began to praise God, and in that time, I instantly stopped eating foods that did not heal me. I started eating whole foods only. God is preparing me for my next season. He delivered me. He saved me from living a painful and agonizing existence.

Is there anything in your life separating you from God? Is there anything in your life that is keeping you from living and existing in complete and total abundance (physical, mental, financial, and spiritual)?

Holy Scriptures

Psalm 30

New International Version

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[b] Of David.

1 I will exalt you, Lord,
    for you lifted me out of the depths
    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2 Lord my God, I called to you for help,
    and you healed me.
3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;
    you spared me from going down to the pit.

4 Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;
    praise his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.

6 When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”
7 Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain[c] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,
    I was dismayed.

8 To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 “What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
10 Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me;
    Lord, be my help.”

11 You turned my wailing into dancing;
    you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

Songs of Freedom and Deliverance

I love you with the amazing and everlasting love of our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus, The Christ.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA

On The Other Side…

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Good morning, Precious Family:

I pray that this week’s letter finds you in the peace and stillness of God. No matter what each of us faces, as children of the Most High, please know that whatever we are going through, no matter what troubles or attacks, we may be facing, God is right there with us.

In the same way that the enemy asked God for permission to attack Job, God allowed it because he trusted that His servant Job would pass the test, just like God trusts me and you.

Job had so much thrown at him. The enemy took his children, his way of making money by destroying his flocks, and attacked his body with sickness and disease. The attacks were so bad that his friends just knew that Job did something to cause all of this. Even his wife was telling him just to write God off and die.

What was Job’s response to all of this?

Job essentially said:

The same way I came here is the same way I’m leaving. No, I will not curse God! Even though I’m going through something now, I remember how faithful God was before this season of hardship. I know how much God blessed me before this season. I saw how God enlarged my land and my family before this season. No, I will not curse God and die because I know him to be my Provider, my Sustainer, my Healer, my Peace, and my Lord.

Family, it’s only a test. Keep pushing and keep pressing. Fight your way to the Throne Room of God. Stay in a posture of worship, even when you hear the enemy telling you to curse God. No!!!! We are children of God. We know that if we keep our eyes on God, we will make it to the other side, where our blessings are waiting.

Holy Scriptures

Job 2:1-10

Easy-to-Read Version

Satan Bothers Job Again

2 Then another day came for the angels[a] to meet with the Lord. Satan joined them for this meeting with the Lord. 2 The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you been?”

Satan answered the Lord, “I have been roaming around the earth, going from place to place.”

3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him. He is a good, faithful man. He respects God and refuses to do evil. He is still faithful, even though you asked me to let you destroy, without reason, everything he has.”

4 Satan answered, “Skin for skin![b] A man will give everything he has to protect himself. 5 I swear, if you attack his flesh and bones, he will curse you to your face!”

6 So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, Job is in your hands, but you are not allowed to kill him.”

7 So Satan left the meeting with the Lord and gave Job painful sores all over his body, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. 8 Job sat on the pile of ashes where he was mourning and used a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores. 9 His wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to your faith? Why don’t you just curse God and die!”

10 Job answered, “You sound like one of those fools on the street corner! How can we accept all the good things that God gives us and not accept the problems?” So even after all that happened to Job, he did not sin. He did not accuse God of doing anything wrong.

Song of Faith and Strength

James Bignon / Malaco Music Group

Family, stay encouraged and stay close to God. Don’t allow the enemy to get you off track. You have come too far to turn around now. Keep pressing through and strengthen your faith. On the other side is a blessing with your name on it.

I love you with the amazing and everlasting love of our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus, The Christ.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA

Making Our Intentions Clear

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Good morning, Precious Family:

I am so happy to be writing this letter to you. I pray that since we last communicated that you have dwelled and rested in the Peace and Stillness of God.

We have such a loving, caring, and transformative God. The totality of God – The Father, God – The Son, and God – The Holy Spirit has literally changed my life since I was a young child.

One of the things that make me unique is that I am a born again, Five Fold Ministry believing, Law of Attraction, Universe understanding Christian. I know that God embodies all of it and at the same time, I have an understanding of each aspect.

One of the most important aspects of Universal Law is to make our intentions clear to the Universe.  

If I say, to the Universe:

“I Am a woman who is going to transform the world around me through sharing God’s Love, Mind, Healing, and Freedom through music, counseling  and ministering to the needs of others. I am connected to all things that are good, hopeful, joyful, and healing. I will be connected with those who have similar intentions. I know that God will place me at the right time, in the right season, and with the right people. I walk  in unity with God, and I am never alone. I let it be so, and so it is, in the name of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Amen.

My prayer was intentional, clear, and in agreement with the Call that God has on my life. I learned very early in life to pray and come into unity and alignment with what God has spoken over my life. My prayers were always, “Father, teach me how to pray YOUR WILL over my life. Allow my words to come into agreement with what has already been spoken and decreed in heaven.”

That is what it means to make our intentions clear. If you are not sure, so to God in prayer and ask for there to be clarity in your life. Go deeper in the Lord and get to know God’s voice.

Holy Scriptures

Matthew 5:14-16

New King James Version

14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Song of Worship and Love

This week’s Worship video: Brian Courtney Wilson ❤️

I pray that your journey is forever blessed. Remember, you are never alone. I love you, All, with the amazing and everlasting love of our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus, The Christ.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA

Inside or Outside

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Good morning, Precious Family:

Oh, how I always miss you when I don’t get a chance to write. I pray this letter finds you in the perfect peace and will of God. If so, I know that no matter what is going on in your life, you will be able to face anything.

One of my absolute favorite gospel songs is entitled Will of God by the Clark Sisters. Karen Clark-Sheard featured the song on her Finally Karen live recording. The recording was the first time that the world was introduced to her daughter Kierra “Kiki” Sheard.

Karen was not only teaching her daughter in the family way of music and worship, but she was also teaching Kiki about spiritual warfare. Here are a few lines from the song that Karen was teaching her daughter:

The devil knows in all the world
There’s danger in the Lamb.
The safest place in the whole wide world
Is in the Master’s Hand
It may be on the battlefront
Or in, or in, or in the prison walls
But wherever, wherever, wherever it may be
If God says “Go,” if God says “Go,”
You put your trust in Him!
Go! If He says go! If He says go! If He says go!
You do what Christ tell you to do! You said go!
Go! Go…

Family, this is the reason that I always share a worship video with you at the end of each devotional letter to you. I know that you may not remember the words that I wrote, but you will remember the song that was played.

I was called to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ from a very young age. As long as I can remember, I have been connected to Christ, and I know His voice. What I want for you, more than anything, is to be covered and protected by God.

Please, keep the Lord in your heart. Seek Him with all you have. Study the Word of God so that you will be able to separate and distinguish His voice above all others. One day, it may just save your life.

The SAFEST PLACE is INSIDE the will of God.

I love you all with the amazing and everlasting love of our Lord and Savior Jesus, The Christ.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA

Thinking Things Over…

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Good morning, Precious Family:

Thank you all for your kind words as I took a much needed hiatus. Life is still super busy, but it is manageable, as I have had to learn a new faster past.

This morning, I woke up with the song, “I’ve Got a Testimony.” Part of the song says,”When I look  back over my life and I think things over. I can truly say that I’ve been blessed. I have a testimony.”

Family, with all that I have been through, all the good, bad, and different things in-between, I, too, can truly say that I have been blessed. No matter what the oceans of my life are doing, the presence of God has maintained a constant peace in my heart, mind, and soul.

What is your testimony, family? What has God brought you out of? What can you truly say about the goodness of the Lord?

Holy Scriptures

Acts 22:6-21

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Paul’s Testimony

6 “As I was traveling and near Damascus, about noon an intense light from heaven suddenly flashed around me. 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’

8 “I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’

“He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, the One you are persecuting!’ 9 Now those who were with me saw the light,[a] but they did not hear the voice of the One who was speaking to me.

10 “Then I said, ‘What should I do, Lord?’

“And the Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything that is assigned for you to do.’

11 “Since I couldn’t see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus. 12 Someone named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good reputation with all the Jews residing there, 13 came and stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And in that very hour I looked up and saw him. 14 Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the sound of His voice.[b] 15 For you will be a witness for Him to all people of what you have seen and heard. 16 And now, why delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.’

17 “After I came back to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple complex, I went into a visionary state 18 and saw Him telling me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me!’

19 “But I said, ‘Lord, they know that in synagogue after synagogue I had those who believed in You imprisoned and beaten. 20 And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I was standing by and approving,[c] and I guarded the clothes of those who killed him.’

21 “Then He said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

Inspired Worship

Rev. Clay Evans

Family, I encourage you to start every day with a grateful and thankful heart. You have a testimony every day that you take your first breath. It’s good to be back with you.

I love you with the amazing and everlasting love of Christ.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA

Sharing the Lord’s Peace

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Good morning, Precious Family:

May the peace of the Lord be with you. I pray since the last time we talked that you have been well and in the perfect peace of the Lord. Notice that I didn’t say that your life was perfect and simple, as that is not always the case. What is always is a constant is our Lord’s peace.

I do apologize for my silence for the past month. As you know, I am a real person who always tries to be transparent and honest with you. I’m in the final stretch of completing my master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) has been my dream for a very long time.

Currently, my plate is very full. I am working full-time, working on my internship site at counseling center, and taking classes this semester. Whenever I have a lot going on, it takes me a couple of weeks to get use to my new pace. Needless to say, I have been burning the candles around both ends.

What has sustained me and given me hope has been the peace and grace of the Lord. I know to run to The Rock (not Dwayne Johnson) when I begin to get weary, tired, and confused. Jesus is always there, ready to embrace, sustain, and renew me.

Scriptures of Peace

2 Thessalonians 3:16-18

New International Version

Final Greetings

16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

17 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

Songs of Peace and Hope

May the Peace of the Lord be with you, Family.

Your sister in Christ,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Atlanta/Covington GA

The Message for 2024

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Greetings, Precious Family:

I pray that 2024 has greeted you with purpose and hope. I always take time at end and beginning of each year to reflect and to listen.

This year, this is what God put on my heart. I shared this message on my personal Facebook page, but I want to share it here as well with you.

In 2024…

In 2024, guard your heart, mind, soul, spirit, body and time. You, and everything about you, are precious and priceless. You are not a sweater, and you will never go on the discounted sales rack.

Make 2024 the year you walk into your destiny. 2023’s purpose was to prepare you for greatness. Your season is almost here. Be ready because God is getting ready to pull the curtains back and show the world the Great Work he has done in you.

I pray for your journey. Stay the course and resist the urge to return to your comfortable and familiar places. The new road has been paved and is ready.

Do not get ahead of God, but instead walk in cadence with the Call. I look forward to seeing you on the Path.

Song of Hope and Preparation

Brian Courtney Wilson Song: A Great Work

Scriptures of Promise and Hope

Philippians 1:6

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

6 And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis


Spiritual and Vibrational Practitioner
New Thought Christian Minister
Devoted Servant of The Cross
Redeemed Child of The Triune God