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For Me…

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Good morning, Precious Family:

May the Perfect Peace of our Lord, Jesus The Christ, be with you all.

Family, do you ever think about, from time to time, how truly blessed we are as children of the Most High God?

When I think about ALL that Jesus did, just for me, I cannot help but have a heart of gratitude and thankfulness. If Im being truly honest, a feeling of unworthiness comes over me as well.

When I think about all that we stand on as, Christians, and our belief in the perfected forms of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; I stand in awe of the love and the sacrifice that was shown.

Think about it, Jesus took so much from people, just for us…

He took all the doubt of people calling him a false prophet. He took people treating him as a familiar boy growing up in Nazareth. He took religious leaders looking for ways to destroy him. He took his own disciples, not believing him. He did all of that BEFORE he was wiped, beaten, stabbed, and crucified on a cross. He did it all for me. He did it all for you.

Holy Scriptures

1 Peter 2:21-25

New International Version

21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.

22 “He committed no sin,
    and no deceit was found in his mouth.”[a]

23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 25 For “you were like sheep going astray,”[b] but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Song of Worship

Pastor and Psalmist William Murphy

Family, please don’t take your walk with Christ as something that is common. God is not a common God. The Infinite, All Knowing, and Eternal Being made a decision to love us. Think about it. Think on the little things, today, of all the things God has done for you.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA

Love Is…

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Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always.

I woke up this morning with a spirit of gratefulness and love. In 2015, God allowed my husband to find me. We were married on December 18, 2015. Yes, today is our anniversary.  The first few years of marriage were so exciting and fun, full of travel, adventures, and new love. We were in complete and total Bliss.

Then, 2021 came, and all of our vows were tested. All of our vows…for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health and all the places and phases that life found us.

My husband and I have had to learn what love “looks like” will take different shapes and forms, depending on what season we are currently going through. There is no ONE way to love. Each season has taught us new and different ways to love each other.

Beginning in 2016, I began to officiate weddings. There is a reason that 1st Corinthians 13 is called the “Love Chapter” in the Bible. As Christians, we have a different model to follow than the world does. As a married couple, we are modeling Christ to each other.

Holy Scriptures

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

English Standard Version

4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;[a] 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.8 Love never ends, or fails.

Love Song

This week’s worship song is a little different. It is not a worship song, in the traditional sense, but it is mine and my husband’s song.

Babyface – Exceptional

Family, I would like to wish each and every one of you a very happy and healthy holiday season. May you celebrate the birth of God’s only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, Our Emmanuel.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I will return in 2025 with more devotionals – if God allows it to be.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA

I Need You, Lord!!

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Greetings, Family:

May the Peace of God continually be with you always.

I pray that no matter when you are reading this that you are able to rest in and receive the love and everlasting Peace of God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

This morning, I was thinking that there is not a moment that goes by that I don’t need the Lord. There is no circumstance or situation that God is not involved in my life.

Every decision I make, God is there. Even when I make poor decisions, God is there to let me know that he loves me but I need to make a different choice.

This morning, the song “I Need Thee” dropped in my spirit. I kept singing it over and over, realizing that every word was STILL TRUE.

Stay humble before the Lord, Family. Allow God to be your resting place. 🙏

Holy Scriptures

Psalm 42:1-2

New International Version

BOOK II

Psalm 42

For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah.

1 As the deer pants for streams of water,
    so my soul pants for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
    When can I go and meet with God?

Worship Song of Surrender and Adoration

I Need Thee / Just To Be Close To You
(Cece Winans Live in Fremont, California. October 21, 2022 )

Be blessed, Family. May you and yours have a blessed, reflective, and loving holiday season.

A Special Note:

If you have things that you need to forgive someone for or things that you need to ask someone forgiveness for, I pray that you would handle before the year is over. Don’t take anything into the new year that needs to be left in 2024.

Your Sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA

Deep Breath….

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Greetings, Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you at all times and in all situations.

The Lord’s Peace is constant and unchanging. It is stable and unwavering. No matter the situation, no matter what our circumstances look like, the Peace of the Lord will always be available.

I say that it is available because, just like accepting the salvation of the Lord, accepting His Peace is a choice as well. Also, like salvation, the Lord’s Peace is a Gift.

Sooooooo, what will your response be? 🤔

How will you handle LIFE when things don’t go your way? Do you look at the problem, or do you look to God? Trust me, I have first-hand experience that looking at the problem does NOT work.

Father, God, we look to You. Thank you for being our Peace, Shelter, and Salvation.

Holy Scriptures

John 14:22-27

The Message

22 Judas (not Iscariot) said, “Master, why is it that you are about to make yourself plain to us but not to the world?”

23-24 “Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him—we’ll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn’t mine. It’s the message of the Father who sent me.

25-27 “I’m telling you these things while I’m still living with you. The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you. I’m leaving you well and whole. That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left—feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught.

Worship Song of Peace

Official Performance Video for “Always Peace (Radio Edit)” by Brian Courtney Wilson 2022. Incite Studios, Franklin TN, June 22, 2022). A Motown Gospel Release; © 2022 Capitol CMG, Inc.

Family, be at peace. All is well.

Your Sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA

When Life is Lifing…

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Greetings, Precious Family:

I pray this week’s letter finds you abiding in the perfect peace of our Lord. The same peace that calmed the storm, just by Jesus speaking to it by saying, “Peace, Be still.”

One thing that stays consistently true is that life can and does throw us curve balls. The term people are using now is, “Life be lifing.” Which essentially means that they have faced some challenges and hurdles, but they are still standing. Whenever I hear someone say that, I say a quiet “Amen” in agreement.

Right now, I am facing a very LOUD ticking clock to find a site to work at in order to complete my Clinical Mental Counseling requirements for Masters degree. This part of my educational journey has been so difficult. I have to have my site paperwork in by October 13th. The site I was going to work with changed their minds last minute, and now I have only a month to find a new site.

I’m trying to stay focused and stand on the peace of God that tells me it’s going to be ok. Please be in prayer that I would connect with the right organization in order to fulfill my graduation requirements of three semesters of Practicum and Internship for a total of 700 hours.

If I had not seen God’s provision and faithfulness before, I would be worried, but I have personally seen God come through for me time and time again. I know God to be a promise keeper.

So, I speak out into the atmosphere and say this:

“I trust you, Lord. Allow the right company to be illuminated in my spirit so that I will know it is the place you have chosen just for me. Allow me to have favor in their eyes. I rebuke any stumbling blocks, or traps, set by the enemy I WILL be still and know that you are in complete control and you are right here with me, Amen.”

Scriptures of Peace

Mark 4:35-41

Modern English Version

The Calming of a Storm

35 That same day, when the evening came, He said to them, “Let us go cross to the other side.” 36 When they had sent the crowd away, they took Him in the boat just as He was. There were also other little boats with Him. 37 A great wind storm arose, and the waves splashed into the boat, so that it was now filling the boat. 38 He was in the stern asleep on a pillow. They woke Him and said, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

39 He rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” Then the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

40 He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is that you have no faith?”

41 They feared greatly and said to one another, “What kind of Man is He, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

Songs of Peace

Cece Winans #CeCeWinans #BeStillAndKnow #MoreThanThis

Family, yes, life can throw us some serious curve balls. Life is lifing right now, but I stand on one thing my mother always tells me, “Remember, Marcia, we don’t serve no weak God.” This is the reminder I have for all of us. Don’t look at the storm. Focus on God. It is through us standing in the power of Jesus that we can rebuke the wind and speak to our storm by saying, “Peace, be still.”

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

Your sister, in Christ,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA

Be Holy…

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Greetings, Precious Family:

As always, I pray that today’s letter finds you abiding in the Peace of the Lord. We shall be stable in all we do if our heart, mind, and spirit are grounded in God’s Peace.

This past week, there has been a common theme that has crossed my path for several days. The message that has repeatedly resounded is God’s Holiness. God is forever holy, and because God is Holy, holiness should be our desire as well, since we are made in God’s image and likeness.

Scripture Reading

1 Peter 1:3-16

Modern English Version

A Living Hope

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that does not fade away, kept in heaven for you, 5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now, if for a little while, you have had to suffer various trials, 7 in order that the genuineness of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tried by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom, having not seen, you love; and in whom, though you do not see Him now, you believe and you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, 9 receiving as the result of your faith the salvation of your souls.

10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that should come to you have inquired and searched diligently, 11 seeking the events and time the Spirit of Christ, who was within them, signified when He foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, concerning the things which are now reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit, who was sent from heaven—things into which the angels desire to look.

A Call to Holy Living

13 Therefore guard your minds, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children do not conduct yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance. 15 But as He who has called you is holy, so be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”[a]

Worship Song of Holiness

Website: https://cecewinans.com

Family, I know some days and seasons are harder than others, but I promise, if you stand firm in your faith and keep your eyes on God, you will get through it victoriously. Remember, also, to call upon the mature saints of God to ask for prayer and guidance. I promise, they are wonderful treasures that can tell you FIRST HAND about God’s faithfulness.

May today’s letter, scripture reading, and music video be an encouragement to you. May they all come back to your remembrance when you need them the most.

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

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington/Atlanta GA

Rod and Staff of Comfort…

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Good morning, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you always, in every situation and circumstance. May the Lord’s Peace be your stabilizer and foundation.

I am always grateful for the opportunity to write each week. God has allowed me this special time with you all. I will never take this time for granted.

For those of you who have been with me from the very beginning, so many years ago, I thank you. For those who just started your journey with me, I thank you. It is the continual prayers and support from each of you that has changed my life. I take great pride in knowing that there are people praying for me and my well-being spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally.

I have been asked, by some of you, if it would be ok to send me donations and love offering. The reason I always say NO is because this devotional is my tithe of talent and time back to God.

I also take great comfort in knowing that God is always with me. Whether I’m facing joy or sorrow, happiness or pain, fear or courage, God is always with me and with you as well. Take comfort in knowing that you are never alone.

Scriptures of Comfort

Psalm 23

Modern English Version

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2     He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside still waters.
3     He restores my soul;
He leads me in paths of righteousness
    for His name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk
    through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
    for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
    they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
    in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
    my cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

Song of Comfort and Peace

Piece of My Passion Album – Dr. Juanita Bynum

Family,

I know sometimes life and places on the path we have to walk through can be very scary, but trust and know that the God we serve is always with us. I have seen the faithfulness of God, first hand. He has proven himself over and over again.

Don’t be afraid, don’t let your heart quiver. May the peace of the Lord be with you. Rest in peace, knowing that it is ALREADY ok.  

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington/Atlanta, GA

Draw Me Close

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Greetings Family,

I’m so grateful to be able to write this letter to you. May the peace of the Lord rest, rule, and abide with you.

Family, have you been in a season of your life where it feels like you are going in the right direction, only to find out that you have been going off course? You’re not sure when it happened, but little by little, inch by inch, you have strayed from the path.

What happened? Was it a job, a relationship, a hobbie, social media, or whatever it was that got you off balance and caused you to slowly move God out? 🤔

The wonderful thing is this….God is never far away. Call out to God and ask to be drawn close. Ask God to restore your relationship and to restore you to your right mind. Pray every day, as often as you can throughout the day. Talk to God at every turn with every decision, so that you can get reminded of the sound and feeling of God’s voice.

I pray a prayer of protection and peace over you, in the name of Jesus. I pray that you will respond and recognize God’s voice. I pray that your ears would be closed to any voice that is trying to deceive you. I pray throughout the day, you will be able to clearly hear God tell you how much He loves you. He is our Father. Draw close. Be intentional in your prayers.

Scriptures of Repentance

James 4:1-10

Modern English Version

Friendship With the World

4 Where do wars and fights among you come from? Do they not come from your lusts that war in your body? 2 You lust and do not have, so you kill. You desire to have and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have, because you do not ask. 3 You ask, and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your passions.

4 You adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “He yearns jealously for the spirit that lives in us”[a]? 6 But He gives more grace. For this reason it says:

“God resists the proud,
    but gives grace to the humble.”[b]

7 Therefore submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to dejection. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

Intimate Worship

Family, your relationship with God is too important. Do not take it for granted. Now that you are in your right mind….Stay there. Press toward the altar of God. Bow down and repent. Open your mouth and worship.

I love you. I’m going through this with you.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington/Atlanta, GA

Gracefully Broken

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Greetings, Precious Family:

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

I am so blessed to be allowed to write to you this week. I am even more humbled and grateful that the Spirit of the Living God has allowed me to be a usable vessel. I wrote this devotional on Wednesday but was told to wait until I published it. I didn’t understand why, until I had a conversation with a dear family member.

There is nothing about me that makes me special or extraordinary. On the contrary, I have so many things in my life that God is trying to teach me. Sometimes, it feels like the lessons are never going to end. However, I rejoice with each lesson because it assures me that God is still working on me and that He is not finished yet.

One thing is always the same with each lesson. I can always feel the undercurrent of God’s love flowing through me, gracefully weaving its way into my heart, mind, and soul.

The fingerprint of God is so evident in those he loves, which is anyone willing to submit to the authority and power of God. God knows the person we are each called to be.

In the scripture passage for today, David is almost inconsolable because he know he sinned against God. Something happens on the inside of me when I know that I have let God down. God doesn’t rub my face in my mistake. God understands that the repercussion of the fact that I moved outside of his timing and will are going to be punishment enough.

In Psalm 51, when David committed adultery, it was his pain in knowing that he sinned against God. It was his sin against God that brought him to his knees. That is what sin does. It separates us from God. That is why Psalm 51 is so powerful. Separation from God, even if only for a short time, is one of the worst feelings anyone can experience, especially if you have a close intimate relationship with God.

Scripture of Repentance

Psalm 51:1-17

New International Version

1 Have mercy on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
    blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my iniquity
    and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
    and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.
5 Surely I was sinful at birth,
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
    let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins
    and blot out all my iniquity.

10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me from your presence
    or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation
    and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
    so that sinners will turn back to you.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
    you who are God my Savior,
    and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
15 Open my lips, Lord,
    and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
    you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice, O God, is[b] a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart
    you, God, will not despise.

Song of Worship and Grace

Tasha Cobbs Leonard official video for “Gracefully Broken” Taken from the album Heart. Passion. Pursuit.

Family, trust me, if there are any areas of your life that need to be fixed, realigned, or corrected, please submit to the will and authority of God. It may be uncomfortable for a little while, but in the end it will bring you closer to God and it will bring you Peace.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia F. Davis

You, Lord, Are Enough…

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Good morning, Precious Family:

I pray this letter finds you dwelling in the perfect Peace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The same peace that God spoke over a storm is the same peace that dwells in you, if you know how to receive it.

Today is Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Today is special because it signifies that God has given us one more chance to learn, grow, and teach about living a life on fire for God.

Yesterday, out of nowhere, I started writing a Facebook post. I know that my hands were moving across the keyboard, and words were showing up on the screen, but the words were inspired by the Holy Spirit. I was simply the vessel being used to relay the message.

Side note: As we pray in the Spirit, using our heavenly language, God will provide interpretation at the exact moment that we need it.

This is what I wrote

I am putting this out in the atmosphere, Universe, and heaven and earth…

I thank God for supplying ALL of my needs.

I thank God for supernatural blessings of health, wealth, intelligence, understanding, and the knowledge of how to implement new ideas.

I thank God I can be trusted with monetary blessings and resources.

I welcome increase in financial blessings and ideas on how to make it grow.

I thank God for allowing me a season in the wilderness.

I thank God for covering and forgiving my sins, both known and unknown.

Lord, You are ENOUGH!!!

Song of Worship and Adoration

Family, why did I feel led to write that post? Why did God choose to share those words on that particular day and at that particular time?

God’s timing is perfect. The post contained a message that I needed to hear as I came out of my wilderness season. It felt like my spirit was crying out all that I had learned and also what I wanted to learn more about.

No matter what the reason for the post, the message was still the same. God, you are my All and All. You, Lord, are enough. You supply all of my needs according to your riches in glory, as noted, by the Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Philippians.

As I close my letter, I think about how abundantly blessed I am to have the opportunity to reach each of you. I pray that you will read it at the ordained time, in God. 

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington/Atlanta, GA