Tag: Lord

SHAMAR

ByDr. Mark October 23, 2025 0 Comments
A local pastor gifted me a book entitled “100 Names of God.” The author, Christopher D. Hudson, writes in the Introduction of the book, “In the Bible, we discover dozens of names and titles for God. Each on of these names reveals some facet of God’s nature or reminds us of His dealings with humankind.” The author adds. “This little book is not exhaustive, focuses brief attention on...

THE SONG THAT MADE MOMMA SHOUT

ByDr. Mark August 26, 2025 2 Comments
“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.  Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you.  I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10 NLT Version) One Sunday when I was a youngster, I decided to forego sitting with the other young people who regularly sat in the two rows near the back of the church, on pews located in the center section of...

THE CALL AND THE ANSWER

ByDr. Mark September 18, 2024 0 Comments
“Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.” (Isaiah 58:9 NIV) Do you remember receiving the daily newspaper years ago, something that took place in the era when young boys got their first job and earned a few dollars delivering papers? A paperboy’s earnings varied from week to week, depending on the timeliness and or willingness of...

BUT MAMMA YOU SAID…

ByDr. Mark July 14, 2024 0 Comments
“If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you...

THEREFORE, IF THE LORD FOUND IT NECESSARY…

ByDr. Mark March 8, 2024 0 Comments
 “Just as You commissioned and sent Me into the world, I also have commissioned and sent them (believers) into the world.” (John 17:18 The Amplified Bible) A couple of years ago, I went to the hospital for a surgical procedure.  I was unsure of when I would get out, so I started writing in advance and advised readers to check the Mark Writes blog site for the next few days. While I...

DOMINO EFFECT OF A BAD SERVE

ByDr. Mark February 25, 2024 0 Comments
“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for people, knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.” (Colossians 3:23-24 NASB) Years ago, I looked at a book by Charles Swindoll entitled, “How Is Your Serve?” He was talking about our Christian service, not the game involving a...

BUT THE LORD…

ByDr. Mark November 2, 2023 0 Comments
“The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.” (Psalm 34:19 NLT) This is specifically a short message for all God’s children, a succinct message for the righteous.  Remember these three words, three favorite words of one my faithful church members, “But the Lord.”  When you face trouble of any time, remember, “But the Lord.”  When...

IN THE WAITING ROOM

ByDr. Mark September 12, 2023 0 Comments
“Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.” (Isaiah 40:31 NASB) Once upon a time, decades ago, there stood a little white building on the corner of a one-way street.  This edifice was a block west of the famous Indiana Avenue, and a block northeast of a building...

THANK HIM!

ByDr. Mark July 2, 2023 0 Comments
“Praise the Lord!  Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy is everlasting.” (Psalm 106:1 NASB) There have been many days that we called on the Lord and He not only heard our cry, not only answered by and by, but He intervened in our dilemmas, inserted His Divine self into our devastating circumstances, and ended our deviant behaviors that were leading is down the path of...

WHEN YOU REALLY LOVE THE LORD

ByDr. Mark June 21, 2023 0 Comments
“Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the first and great commandment.” (Matthew 22:37-38 New King James Version) If you have ever sang, “I Really Love the Lord,” or “I Love the Lord, He Heard my Cry,” or you have expressed you love for God in some other form or fashion, and even if you...