On Christmas Eve, my pastor, John W. Stevenson, shared a wonderful message entitled Just Say, “OKAY!” It reminded me of something I’d written a few years ago. I thought I’d share it as we prepare to enter a new year to encourage you to just say, “OKAY!” Great acts of God are often preceded by […]
This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked of him. 1 John 5:14,15 CSB One of my Christmas traditions is reading the accounts of Jesus’ birth. […]
Do you know what one of the most misquoted Bible verses is? It’s found in John 2. You know, the account of the first miracle Jesus performed? He’s at a wedding in Cana and they are running out of wine. His mother, Mary, goes to Him and asks Him to do something about it. At […]
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting […]
“I know all that you’ve done. Now I have set before you a wide-open door that none can shut. For I know that you possess only a little power, yet you’ve kept my word and haven’t denied my name.” Revelation 3:8 “Access, Acceleration, Abundance. These are the words the Lord spoke to me as we […]
I posted this a few years ago, but wanted to share it again this Father’s Day in honor of my father. William Elder Gaston was born in Sheffield, Alabama on May 7, 1913, the youngest son of William Henry and Lena Gaston. To some he was Brother, to some Uncle Brother. To others he […]
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing” — Luke 23:34a At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light, And the burden of my heart rolled away, It was there by faith I received my sight, And now I am happy all the day!” […]
Keep on giving your thanks to God, for he is so good! His constant, tender love lasts forever! Psalm 118:1 TPT 2020—what can I say? It’s been unlike any year we’ve lived through. It’s been challenging on multiple fronts. It’s been revelatory. It’s been what I’d term a “good hard year.” Good because it has […]
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Psalm 91:1-2 I turned off the television and took a deep breath. In my desire to […]
In light of all that is going on in our world, I wanted to share something the Lord spoke to me a few years ago. It is still a very timely word! Be Blessed! Deborah The Lord’s mighty hand rested on me, and he warned me with these words not to act like these […]
