EDITORIAL
“Praise God
For Victory”
Submitted by: Sis. Shirley Carswell
Praise God For Victory is a favorite saying of our First Lady, Sis Moore. Today this phrase has a new meaning to me. For I can personally PRAISE GOD FOR VICTORY! Just in the midst of a celebration, Satan tried to attack my body. But as a believer in Christ, I have a heritage. I am connected to a bloodline that has certain rights and privileges when we are faced with sickness or difficulties. He never promise me I will not have problems, but He promised me when things come up against me, I can have the victory. Yes, Saints I have the Victory today! God healed my body. The doctors didn’t do it because they didn’t know what was wrong to know what to do. I was telling one doctor, no matter what was wrong, I know who healed me. He asked me, Who did it? When I responded Jesus! He said I was checking to make sure you knew who did it. The doctors themselves had to admit that God did it. I Give Him all the Glory and honor for what He did.
Have you ever just thought about how big and powerful God is. Just like He created the universe, He created You and I. My mother use to pray the prayer, You made me Lord and you know all about me. He is the only one who knows All about us. When our bodies need healing, he knows what to do, if we stand on His promises He made to us.
"God said to Moses, ‘I AM THAT I AM. and he said Thus shall thou say unto the children of Israel: I AM has sent me unto you' " (Exodus 3:14)
He is the Great I Am. I AM your everything. I AM your healer. I AM your doctor. I AM your strength. I AM your protector. I AM your way maker. I AM your provider. I AM your problem solver. I AM your peace. I AM your wisdom. I AM your guide. I AM your Victory. Yes, He is I AM for whatever you need Him to be.
Thanks, to all the saints, relatives and friends for your prayers and genuine concern during my illness. I appreciate my Pastor and First Lady to the highest. I have one of the greatest sisters anyone can ask for. My Sister Dorothy loves the Lord tremendously. I praise and thank God for her and also, Freddie and Raymond and their wives. It means so much when you have family who can lift you up in prayer. I thank God for my entire family; church family and natural family.
Continue to pray for me. I loveYou All.
We Salute All Our Mothers this Month. We thank God for each of you. You are Special to all of Us and We Love You.
To Our Graduates, we are very proud of you. Remember who you are, is God’s gift to you; what you become is your gift to God. Continue to strive for the top in all your endeavors.
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THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
Live Simply, Love Generously; Care Deeply, Speak Kindly, LEAVE THE REST TO GOD…
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Words Of Encouragement
To The
Married Couples…
By: Bro. & Sis Edwin Taylor
“The Marriage Covenant”
Obviously, Israelis failure in this respect was not due to lack of religion. They were “Covering the altar of the Lord with tears.” Yet, for all their prayers, their marriages were failures. We are quite often confronted with a similar situation today. People may be very busy with religious activities and yet be unable to make a success of their marriages. Their religion does not enable them to succeed at home. In deed, excessive pre occupation with religion outside the home, by one or both parties, is sometimes an important factor in the failure of a marriage.
The essence of Israel’s failure is contained in the closing phrase of Malachi 2: 14. “though she is…your wife by covenant.” Israel had come to view marriage as a relationship for which they might set their own standards; one which they were free to initiate or terminate on their own terms. God reminds them, however, that He views marriage quite differently. According to his unchanging purpose, marriage is a covenant, which is the secret that alone ensures the success of the marriage relationship. Once this secret is forgotten or ignored, marriage inevitably loses its sanctity. With the loss of the sanctity of marriage, it also loses its strength and stability. Much of what we see in our contemporary civilization of Israel in Malachi’s day and the root cause is the same - a wrong view of marriage.