Chapter 6

What is submitting to God?

Psalms 37:23-29; Matthew 6:32-34

Why should we submit?

As children of God, we live in complete dependence upon the promise of the Scriptures that God will be for us. The Scriptures is our swords and our faith in that word is our shield to fend off the attacks of Lucifer. God has many ways of providing for his people. They can be depended upon at all times. In order for us to be able or qualified to use any of the weapons that God has provided for our defense, we must be willing to submit to the Will of God. We must be willing to submit our mind, body, and soul to doing His will.

Submission is obedience to and compliance with the will of God. The Scriptures says that obedience is better than sacrifice. When we come to God, we must remember that He is Lord of the heavens and earth. This means that we must come to him with respect as the sovereign Lord. Yet, we must also have confidence in his capability to defend us from evil and supply us with all of our needs.

The Scriptures declares that God has given to Jesus all power, authority, and judgment. Jesus invites us that labor and are heavy-laden, to come to him. Each of us must pay attention to the call of Jesus because our lives are filled with the useless pursuits of material goods, recognition, and enjoyment. We are heavy-laden with guilt and sin. Nevertheless, Christ invites us to come to Him for help. Whosoever will let him come. However, when we come to Jesus, we must submit to his authority. We must be obedient to him in all things. He will help us even if we are imperfect.

Submission is self-denial. God told Solomon in 2nd Chronicles that if we would humble ourselves. Humble is a state of thinking. It simply means not to think too highly of oneself. This was the reason that Lucifer was thrown out of heaven. He thought that he was more than he actually was. When we think too highly of ourselves, we tend to miss the mark of God. When we think too highly of ourselves, we become filled with self-pride. The Scriptures state that pride comes before a fall.

Our pride traps so many of us in our sins and addictions. Although we know that we are stuck on stupid and left standing on Crack Street, our pride will not let us come to someone for help. Although we know that we have offended someone, pride convinces us that we did nothing wrong. Although, we know that we have messed up, but our pride will not let us admit it.

Our submission to the will of God is important because it permits us to see ourselves as God sees us. In our own eyes, we are always right, even if that is not the case. When caught red handed in the wrong, we can come up with various reasons why we were right for doing the wrong thing. On the other hand, when we look at ourselves according to the Laws of God, we will see that many of our actions are more than just mere sins. We shall see them as atrocities toward God.

The Laws of God reveal the sinful side of man. They permit us to become aware of our sins, and think humbly of ourselves. The battle for our recovery from our assorted dependencies and failings is a spiritual conflict with spiritual opponents, and with spiritual intentions. The weapons of our warfare are very powerful and convincing. However, we cannot use these weapons for our defense if we have not cleared ourselves with God. In order to clear ourselves with God, we must approach the throne of God. In order to approach the throne of God, we must first submit to the will of God and Scriptures.

How do we submit?

In order for us to submit to God, it is essential for us to repent of those things that are outside the will of God. We must recognize that we are His unrepented children. We must acknowledge that we deserve to be dealt with according to the Scriptures. We must submit to God’s justice, and have faith in His mercy. True repentance is not only for sin, but also from sin. As the rebellious children of God, we bring grief to God. Nevertheless, God will grant us mercy if we confess our sins and ask for His forgiveness. If we throw ourselves on the mercy of God, humble ourselves, seek delivery from the powers of Lucifer, separate ourselves from sin, and wait on the Lord’s timing, we will, without doubt, receive the mercy of God.

When do we submit?

For the child of God submitting to the will of God is an everyday occurrence. We are to submit to the will of God for our lives in all things. Matthew 6:32-34 states, ‘Your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.’

The Scriptures tell us we should not worry about the thing of this life. Rather we are to leave these things for God to handle. Since God can feed the animals and make the sunrise and set, then God can take care of us. Nevertheless, we must take care of some things ourselves. We must work out our soul salvation and we must work to earn a living. Even these things must be submitted to the will of God. We are to take no consideration for our lives. God will take care of us. We are in His hands, and they are good hands to be in.

God has promised to provide us with food and clothing therefore we can expect God to do it. David wrote in Psalms 37:23-29, ‘ The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delights in his way. Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholds him with his hand. I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lends; and his seed is blessed. Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore, for the Lord loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved forever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.’

God has given us life, and has given us a body. What else can he not do for us since he did that? We can trust in God, leave it to God to provide for us, forgive our sins, and help fight our spiritual battles. We must reconcile ourselves to God. Therefore, we must submit to Him. Seek first the kingdom of God; this is the way to be well provided for. We can be strengthened and armed against the temptations of Lucifer by prayer and fellowship with God.

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Chapter 7

Prayer is the key to unlock communications with God
Deuteronomy 5: 1-4; 1st Kings 19:11-13; Proverbs 1:7-9; Matthew 6: 9-13; James 5: 14-18

Why Pray?

God said to King Solomon, ‘ If My people who are called by my name would humble themselves and pray…’ Prayer is the way that we obtain what we need from God. Sin has placed us outside of the fellowship of God. By prayer, we can reunite ourselves to God. Whatever we pray for, according to the promises of God, shall be given to us. Everyone that asks receives. They are welcomed to approach the throne of God, if we come in faith.

When we are under the power of Lucifer, and led captive by sin, we are blinded to the things and ways of God. Lucifer blinds our eyes to the power of God, and seals up our lips from prayer. However, we must remember that it is good for us to pray to God. Christ will have mercy on all that ask.

However, we must be earnest in prayer. We must be humble in prayer. We must have faith in prayer. We must continually be in prayer.
Jesus said that when we ask God for anything in His name that, too, the Father will do. Paul says that the child of God should always pray. When we pray to God, it gives us insight and understanding of God’s will for our lives. Prayer connects us to a large amount of spiritual power and makes this power available to us. We are to use this power for the advancement of the Kingdom of God, and to fight off the attacks of Lucifer.

The Scriptures state that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Prayer is a constant talk with God. The more we talk with God, the more God will talk to us. Our prayers must be made with a purpose in mind and that purpose must be within the will of God. We must depend upon the grace of God to get our prayers answered. However, it is not enough to say a prayer, but we must be specific when we pray. Our thoughts must be fixed upon what we want, and our desires must be within the will of God. The power of prayer encourages the children of God in their battle to be freed from Lucifer.

The power of prayer

Although, God is all-powerful and very perceptive, He has chosen to help us and to communicate with us through our prayers. Ourmost powerful resource, as the children of God, is prayer. The results of our prayers are more powerful than we can ever imagine. When all else has fell, we use prayer as a last resort. However, this is the wrong way to look at prayer. Prayer should always come first because God’s power and understanding of things are always better than ours. How prayer works is a complete mystery to us. Nevertheless, we do know that prayer works. Our sincere prayers have powerful results.

Because Jesus has made it possible for us to go directly to God, we can boldly approach the throne of God with complete confidence that God will hear us. Whenever a child of God is in trouble or tempted by Lucifer, we can pray to God for deliverance and He will deliver us. The Scriptures in James 5 state that the effectual fervent prayer of the righteous avails much. Our righteousness is like filthy rags to God as his unrepented children. When we believe, rely upon, trust, and depend upon the Scriptures as our road map and have faith in Jesus as our Savior, God will replace our unrighteousness with the righteousness of Jesus. We are then seen as righteous in God eyes. Because of this, our prayer will be heard. Remember, if God said it you can absolutely believe it.

The method of prayer

Jesus shows us the method of prayer. Not that we are to pray this prayer only or always; nevertheless, it is very good to use it. This prayer says much as well as little. There are six requests; the first three relate more specifically to God and his will, the last three to our own concerns, both secular and spiritual. This prayer teaches us to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. It teaches us that all other things shall be added. After we pray for the things that concern God’s glory, kingdom, and will, we pray for the things we need in this present life.

Every word of the Lord’s prayer has a lesson in it. We ask for bread; that teaches us to depend upon God to give it us. We pray that God would give us this day; which teaches us to renew our need of God. We are taught to hate and dread sin while we hope for mercy, and to rely on the divine intervention and grace of God to keep us from sin. Here is a promise, if we forgive; our heavenly Father will also forgive us. We must forgive, if we want to be forgiven. Those who desire to find mercy with God must show mercy to each other.Christ came into the world as the great mediator, not only to reconcile us to God, but also to reconcile us one to another.

Hearing the Voice of God

All the children of God have entered a covenant with him through their belief in Jesus. Because of this covenant, we should listen for his voice and take heed to his advice. Hearing the voice of God consist of three things. The first is knowing the voice of God. Hollywood has convinced us that God has either a deep Barry White bass voice or a voice of an old man. Contrary to what the writers and others would have us to believe, the voice of God sounds like neither one. The voice of God is not so much heard as it is experienced. Before Elisha heard the voice of God, he encountered God. Before we hear the voice of God, we first encounter God. When we hear His voice, it might not be an audible voice. His voice is a voice that speaks inside the calm and serenity of the hearts of his children.

Hearing the voice of God consist of learning. We are to search for and absorb information about God from the Scriptures and other reliable sources. We are to seek to get an understanding of this information by the inspiration of the Spirit of God. The child of God must be very cautious when accepting information about what the Lord has said in his word or concerning himself. The Scriptures warn us that there are many false prophets waiting to lead someone astray. Before we believe a word that someone says in the name of Jesus, we must evaluate it by the Scriptures. If it is in the least way contrary to what the Scriptures say, we do not believe it or accept it.

Lastly, hearing the voice of God consist of wisdom. Wisdom understandings and Wisdom does or put into action what we have heard and learned. Our God is a purpose driven God. When God talks to us, he talks to us for a purpose. This purpose is to do his will. We must be doers of the word and not just hearers. Our soul salvation is dependent upon us doing the things that God has told us to do.

Today, we have more information available to us about God than ever before. Nevertheless, wisdom is still in short supply. Wisdom means more than knowing a lot of information. It also means putting that information that we know to use. God shall supply our needs but it is up to us to take those needs that God has supplied and turn them into our wants and desires. When we have wisdom, we will do these things. God will bless us for doing them.

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Chapter 8

How to look for God.

Deuteronomy 4:29; 1st Kings 3: 11-12; 1st Kings 4: 29-30; Job 28:28; Psalms 69:32; Psalms 111:10; Proverbs 2:5-6; Proverbs 3:5; Proverb 9:10; Proverbs 28:5; Matthew 3:1-2; Matthew 4:16-17; John 6:26-29; Acts 17:28-31; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 6:5-8; Hebrews 11:6; James 1:19-25

Seeking God

God said to Solomon in 2nd Chronicles that if God’s people that were called by God’s name would humble themselves, pray, and seek His face. God graciously offers to pardon us and give us peace and happiness if we seek Him. However, there is a day coming when God will not be found. At death and judgment, the door will be shut to us if we have not accepted God in this life. To seek God, there must not only be a change from the way we do things, but also a change of our minds. We must correct our judgments about people and things. It is not enough for us to stop practicing evil; rather, we must also struggle against evil thoughts. To repent is to return to God. If we do so, God will gladly pardon our sins. We forgive, but we cannot forget; but when God forgives sin, he remembers it no more.

The sacred truths of the Scriptures produce a spiritual change in the heart and mind of men. The Scriptures shall not return to God without producing the desired effects. When we read the Scriptures, we shall find what great things God has done and will do for us. The Scriptures makes great changes in us. It delivers us from the wrath of God. The Scriptures brings peace to the heart and mind of the repented child of God. The Scriptures changes us from being wicked, controversial, selfish, and carnal. It makes us long-suffering, humble, compassionate, and peaceful. There are many ways to get various information about God, but the Scriptures still remains the best source of information for the child of God. Only the Scriptures can reveal to us the will of God for our lives.

Looking For the Will of God

As children of God, we should desire to know what the will of God is, and make an effort to do it since a change has taken place in our lives and behaviors. We are to conduct ourselves justly and honestly in everything, we do. The Spirit of God has placed the love of God in our hearts and he will help us to control our actions. Our actions are good when the Spirit of God controls them and the glory of God is the result of them. The main concern of a child of God must be to please God. The Scriptures clearly state in Hebrews 11:6 that it is impossible to please God without faith. God is a rewarder of those that seek Him.

We are to make every effort to control our desires. We are told to strive for the prize of the higher calling of God. Nevertheless, we cannot expect the prize unless we obey the laws. We are to do good to everyone, so that God will be praised. We are told to conduct ourselves in the right manner so that the good that we do may not be spoken evil of. We must do the will of God, before we receive the promises of God. If we want to receive help from God, we must seek God. God is a great rewarder of those that diligently seek Him.

We must persistently pray for God to give us understanding and wisdom to do the will of God. Again, we must do the will of God, before we receive the promises of God. Everything that we do or plan on doing should be within the will of God. As the children of God, if we do not do the things that we know that God wants us to do, God will send us to hell. The true child of God allows the will of God to control their lives and actions. The will of God corrects the mind, decisions, affections, and conversation of the child of God. We are required, not only to keep from wickedness, but also from things that lead to sin. God will look down on us with kindness when we sincerely seek Him.

Understanding the Will of God

The Scriptures says in James 1:5 that if we want wisdom we are to ask God for it and he will give it to us. Wisdom is more than knowing something; rather it also understands how to use the information that we have. Wisdom is the capability to determine what is best and the moral fiber to act upon that understanding. As the children of God, we should not ask God to do the things that His will calls for us to do. Rather we should ask Him for the understanding of his will and his help to help us do his will.

God will give us understanding of his will if we ask him for it. We often try to find wisdom without going to the Scriptures, but this is a big mistake for the child of God. There is nowhere on earth where we can find the true meaning and purpose to our lives other than in the Scriptures.God is the source of all wisdom and the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. To be able to have life and have it more abundantly, we must know, trust, and understand the will of God for our lives.

The only way that we can truly become wise and understand the will of God for our lives is to pray and ask God to reveal it to us. Jesus said that if we ask the Father for anything in his name that too shall he do. Normally, we want to seek wisdom through our life’s experiences and education, but we need to acknowledge that God is the true resource of all wisdom. The Scriptures make us wise to the traps and snares that Lucifer has set for us. The Scriptures also make us wise to the things that God has provided for us to keep us on the path of righteousness. Wisdom comes from allowing what the Scriptures teach us to direct our lives.

Wisdom is the mind of God revealed to men. God is willing to reveal his thoughts to us. If we want to receive them, then we must be willing to listen to the words that he has said and is saying to us. However, God will give it to only those that earnestly seeks him. This means that we must endeavor to find this wisdom. We must first understand that wisdom is found by trusting and respecting God. Next, we must understand that wisdom is revealed through the Scriptures. Finally, we must understand that wisdom is doing the will of God.

Doing the will of God

God has guaranteed us that we shall have what we need, if we pray for it. The Scriptures also says that if we seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness everything also will be added. The way that we get spiritual blessings is by asking God for them. The way that we get earthly blessings is first to do the will of God. The will of God has been revealed to us and is within our ability to achieve. The will of God for his children is to fear God, and to depart from sin. The Scriptures reveal the will of God; and it is received by faith, through the Spirit of God.

Wisdom will not feed our pride or egos. Wisdom instructs and encourages us to fear God, repent from sin, and to have faith in God’s capability to solve the problems of our lives. Wisdom fills our minds with knowledge and enters our hearts to keep us from corruption and temptations. Wisdom will also protect us from those who will try to lead us into sin. Wisdom keeps us from being caught in the trap of Lucifer. Wisdom will help us to depend on God to help us. Wisdom helps us to do the will of God.

If we try to do God’s will by our own strength, we will fail; but if we depend upon God to strengthen us, we will be able to do whatever God instructs us to do. If we only hear what the Scriptures say and do not do what it says, then we are not true children of God. When we do what the Scriptures say, we will be blessed in all of our ways. Every part of the Scriptures is to be used by the child of God for their salvation, and to encourage us to walk and live according to the commands of God.

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Chapter 9

Repent of your sins

1 John 2:15-2:17

The doctrine of repentance

God said to Solomon in 2nd Chronicles that if God’s people that are called by God’s name would humble themselves, pray, seek His face and turn or repent from their wick ways; then He would heal their land. Repentance means to turn away from that which is considered sinful to that which is considered righteous. According to the Scriptures, anything that is not in total and absolute agreement with God’s word and will is sin. When we repent, we stop doing those things that are not in agreement with the Scriptures. We stop rebelling against God and start to live the way his word instructs us. As the children of God, we are to turn away from our self-centered way of life.

The Scriptures refer to this way of life, as going after fleshly desires. 1st John 2:15-17 tells us to ‘stop loving the world and the things that are in the world. If anyone persists in loving the world, the Father’s love is not in him. For everything that is in the world—the desire for fleshly gratification, the desire for possessions, and worldly arrogance—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world and its desires are fading away, but the person who does God’s will remains forever.’ This is a promise as well as wise instructs to be listened to.

We incorrectly believe that the expression desires of the flesh mean material desires. This term more accurately means the desires of the sinful part of man. This is the part of man that is in agreement with the way that Lucifer thinks. Desires of the flesh are rooted in the heart of man and it encourages us to think too highly of ourselves. The desires of the flesh encourage us to become so preoccupied with ourselves that we forget about God. The desires of the flesh encourage us to obtain the joys of life regardless of the cost to others or ourselves. The desires of the flesh encourage us to make the toys of life our gods. The reason many of us are in the shape that we are in today is we have been chasing after the joys and toys of this life. It is all right for us to have the joys and toys. However, if we are seeking the desires of the flesh, then we are not seeking God.

The call for repentance

The gospel is a call for us to repent. It is a call for us to change our minds, and to change our behavior. By repenting from our sins, we give glory to God whom we have offended. By having faith in God’s promise to forgive us, we give glory to Jesus, who came to save us from our sins. The purpose of God’s call for our repentance is to deliver us from the penalty of our sins. The results of our repentance are the remission of sins, spiritual cleansing, and a renewed heart.

When we repent, we allow the Spirit of God to bring the Scriptures into our heart. When we repent, we humble ourselves before God, and the Spirit of God brings us into obedience to the Scriptures. When we repent, God moves everything that hinders us from doing his will. When we repent, we show it by the good that we do. There is no way for us to avoid the penalty for our sins except by repentance. The same Scriptures that call for us to repent for the kingdom of God is at hand, advises us to repent or else we shall die.

The nature of repentance

Repentance begins with us seeing ourselves as God’s unrepented children. This is a turning point in every sinner’s life. God opens our eyes to the truths of the Scriptures, and convinces us that we are sinners. He encourages us leave Lucifer and the desires of the flesh alone and return to Him. God has already given us an unexpected token of his love by allowing Jesus to pay the price for our sins. When we accept this precious gift, God clothes us in the robe of Christ’s righteousness, adopts us into his family, and give us never ending peace of mind. The Scriptures promise that God will give us peace if our minds are stayed on him. Repentance allows us to focus fully on God, because we have done away with the cares and desires of the flesh.

True repentance

Repentance is God’s gift to us. We are not only given it by His grace, but God’s grace works it in us. God takes away our heart of stone, and gives us a heart of flesh that is willing to do his will. The best sacrifice that we can ever give to God is a broken or humble spirit. True repentance humbles us so that God can use us. True repentance glorifies God. True repentance frees us from the shame and penalty of sin and from the power and control of sin. Nevertheless, only God can bring us to true repentance. He does this by the Spirit of God working with the Scriptures to awaken us to the reality of sin. True repentance brings a hatred of our sinful lives and thoughts. True repentance demands that our intentions be pure, and that we reject all the desires of the flesh.

Strife or contention against God or the will of God is the beginning of evil. Sin is the human will in a state of contention against God. However, true repentance brings sorrow to our heart for our disagreement with the will of God. True repentance makes our heart humble, regretful, and obedient to the Will of God. True repentance is connected with the saving faith in Christ, and is important in his atonement for our sins. The benefits of true repentance are a changed heart, a changed life, changed actions, hatred of sin, faith in Christ, and deep humility before God. True repentance brings God and us together.

The proof of true repentance consists of returning to the practice of seeking God, watchfulness, a humble mind, and a continual dependence on God, Jesus, and the presence of the Spirit of God to keep us from evil. The Scriptures says that the joy of the Lord is our strength. There is joy in heaven when one of God’s children repents.

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Chapter 10

Watch God do it.

Jeremiah 14:19-21; Jeremiah 30:10-13; 17-21

The healing touch of God

In 2nd Chronicles 7: 11-22, God has a conversation with the young King Solomon. King Solomon had finish building the very first stationary Temple of God. This temple was exquisitely made and decorated with gold. King Solomon prayed a very sincere prayer to God to ask God’s blessings on their meager efforts. The wise King Solomon’s prayer was not a prayer of dedication. It was a prayer that dealt with the eventually of the nation of Israel falling into sin. His prayer dealt with their deliverance from sin and its curse. This is why King Solomon was wise. He knew Israel eventually would sin.

In answer to King Solomon, God said, "I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land. Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attend unto the prayer that is made in this place." God guarantees the nation of Israel that they would always have a chance to make things right with him. God guarantees them that he will always listen to their prayers.

As the children of God, we have this same guarantee. When we sin, we will have a chance to get right with God. Nevertheless, along with this guarantee comes conditions. The conditions of God’s help to get us out of the mess that we have let Lucifer talk us into is plainly stated in the Scriptures. The steps to our reclamation are, we, who are called the children of God, must stop thinking too highly of ourselves. We must communicate with God, submit to and do His will, and repent of our sins. Then and only then will God hear our cry for help and come to our rescue. We need to stop fooling ourselves. We can do nothing to save ourselves. We can do nothing to stop from sinning. We must face the fact that when we are in sin; we are down on the floor and out for the count. The reality of our present situation is that we are down and we can not get up. Nevertheless, there is hope.

The hope is in the repentance from our sins and the assurance that God will forgive our sins. The hope is in the glorious spiritual transformation that lies ahead. God is a God that keeps his word. He said that if we would, then he would; and we can believe God will. God will do abundantly more than we can ever ask or think. The hope is in the promise that if God is for us who can be against us. The hope is in the fact that Jesus has paid the price to set us free and whom the Son set free is free indeed and forever. Once the healing hands of God touches our hearts and change us into his new creations; all sins, habits, demons, quirks, and addictions that keeps us outside of the will of God has to let go of us.

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About the author

Reginald Levi Walker was born in rural Perry County in Alabama to the late Rev. R. Leon Walker, Jr. and Janie Mae Ward on July 9, 1964. He is the last of three children from this marriage. Reginald or Reggie, as he prefers to be called, was educated in the all black school system of rural Perry County. Reggie tried to excel at all his studies in School. He held memberships in the National Junior and Senior Honor Societies. In 1981, he moved to Miami, Florida to live with his mother. After graduating from American Senior High School, he enlisted in the U. S. Army. However, because of the call to preach and the tremendous preaching tradition in the Walker family, Reggie soon found himself preaching instead of fighting wars.

The first influence to preach came from his grandfather, Rev Walker, Sr. At the age of nine, Reggie accepted the call to preach at Greenleaf Baptist Church in Alabama. After discharging from service in 1985, he studied under his father and other ministers in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was licensed to preach at St, John A.M.E. Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma ordained an elder at Bethel A.M.E. Church in North Little Rock Arkansas and educated at Shorter Junior College in Arkansas.

Reggie first pastorate was at Derrick Chapel A.M.E. Church in Van Buren, Arkansas. Since then, he has pastured many churches in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, and Oklahoma, He now resides in Red Bird, Oklahoma and pastors Vision of Hope Church, Inc. He works to encourage children of God everywhere to stand up and be the mighty men and women of God. His favorite saying is I am blessed just to be alive.

Reggie knows the importance of each day since he has been living with an incurable disease since 1987. However, he firmly believes, if he lives God get the glory and if he dies, God gets the blame. He gave his illness to God along time ago and refuses to worry about it anymore.

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After thought

That hope, I have in Jesus, the Christ

I am caught and guilty in the sight of God.
There is no need for a trial for I am guilty and it is true.
The words about me that breeze through the vine,
Not all are just gossip; some are indeed true.

I am caught by those trying to see.
Found and brought forth like the prostitute of old.
I am caught and it is a scary thing.
There is no place to hide from an all seeing God.

Yet, I know deep down in my heart,
I know that there is still hope in Jesus, the Christ.
That bright flame of hope shall never die.
That everlasting hope, I have in Jesus, the Christ.

Yet, I know that God will hear my prayers.
Even, when I no longer run this race,
My God shall have mercy and forgive
Because of that hope, I have in Jesus, the Christ.

 

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(additional information about the meaning of Nabahood23)

Not Anger But Action will solve the problems of our nieghborHOODs.

23 stands for the 23rd Psalms.

P.S. 23 stands for 'God loves you, therefore, I love you, too.'

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