The believer is simply an "earthen vessel'; it is the treasure within the vessel that gives the vessel its value.

2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

We can take heart that God is glorified through weak vessels!

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

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"IF THE LORD WILL". We should never boast about tomorrow nor anything that lies before us. In making goals and plans for the future, believers must always consider God and His Will. We must not act like the rich fool spoken of in Luke 12:16-21; instead, we must recognize that true happiness and a helpful life are entirely dependent on God.

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

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There is a divine energy that fills and dwells within the hearts and souls of believers in God. God does not call us to speculate about the nature of this power. He desires that we use it to partner with Him in His purposes on earth. Therefore, if you are connected to the power source, are you using your God-given power for His work?

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

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Gossip! If you wouldn't say something to a person's face, don't say it behind their back. Make this a personal litmus test for all future conversations. Adopt a no-tolerance attitude toward gossip. You have the power to shut it down before it spreads like wildfire. If it's not edifying to your soul, then why let it in? Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

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We may be facing challenges that seem to press us from every side; however, we must remember that we are not defeated. We may be confused, but we are not in despair. We may even have been persecuted, but we are not abandoned because we know the One who has our back, no matter how tough the situation appears. God's Glory covers us, and He keeps us and has never forsaken us.Remember that!Blessings,Presiding Elder Barbara HayesToday's word was written by Minister Annie Cox

LORD, I bring all my emotions before You and ask You to meet me in whatever is now holding me or keeping me from feeling at ease. Allow me to feel Your presence, so that I know I am not alone. Only You, LORD, can comfort me.

Help me to be a comfort to those around me who need it, in the same way You have shown me comfort.

Blessings in prayer,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

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Understanding the depth of God's love and the power of prayer and trust in God.

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

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To be able to say "my God" by faith transformed David's wilderness experience into a worship experience.

With his whole being, body and soul, he yearned for God's satisfying presence. Just as we have physical senses that are satisfied by God's creation, so we have spiritual senses that can be fulfilled only by Christ. He is the bread of life (John 6), and He gives us the water of life by His Spirit (John 4:1 14), and we shall be filled with spiritual food and drink (Matt. 5:6).

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

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