STAND OUT!

4-30-2024. . . .STAND OUT!

"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:" 1 Peter 2:9 KJV 

Believers, we are a wonderful blend of royalty and divinity.  Unique and unlike any other people on earth.  We stand out because we should stand out and not only so, we must also stand up!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for the unique way you made us.  May we shine brightly and always stand out among all people!  Amen.

Phil 2:14-16. . . .In everything you do, stay away from complaining and arguing 15 so that no one can speak a word of blame against you. You are to live clean, innocent lives as children of God in a dark world full of people who are crooked and stubborn. Shine out among them like beacon lights, 16 holding out to them the Word of Life. TLB

HE KNOWS!

4-26-2024. . . .HE KNOWS!

"The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him." (Nah 1:7 KJV) 

God cannot be fooled; He knows and responds to those that truly place their trust in Him!  Either we trust Him or we don't.  He knows,,,, and His response to us is the proof in the pudding!

Prayer: Lord, you know well all who put their trust in You.  Thank you for being our help in times of trouble and a strong hold against our enemies.  Amen!

Isa 26:3-4. . . .Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.   Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: KJV

 

TRUST HIM!

 4-25-2024. . . .TRUST HIM!

"The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.  I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies." (Ps 18:2-3 KJV) 

When God is for us, all they who are against us are of little or no consequence!  Don't sweat it. . . .Trust Him!  Declare: I am stable and protected; He is my way out; He gives me what I need to make it through this; He is my shield and way of escape!

Prayer: Lord, in you we trust.  We are safe and secure in spite of the existence of enemies.  Our trust remains strong in you!  Amen!

Rom 8:31. . . . What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?  KJV

ENDURE!

 4-24-2024. . . .ENDURE! 

"Keep your eyes on Jesus, our leader and instructor. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his afterwards; and now he sits in the place of honor by the throne of God."  (Heb 12:2 TLB)  

Let us remember always that the pain and agony Christ experienced for us was very real, yet for our sake, (the joy of presenting us faultless before the presence of His glory) He endured it!  Because He went through, He is able to help all those that are going through!   ENDURE!

Prayer: Lord, thank you for going through for us!  Strengthen now everyone who is going through that we might endure to the end as well.  Amen!

Heb 2:17-18. . . .For since he himself has now been through suffering and temptation, he knows what it is like when we suffer and are tempted, and he is wonderfully able to help us.  TLB

THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD!

4-19-2024. . . .THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD!

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

The daily postings of Excerpts For Living have not been posted this week because a week ago today my world was litterally turned upside down as a result of my precious wife, Coretta, suffering a life threatening injury that has landed her in UAB Hospital.  She remains there at this moment battling for her life.

I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you that have prayed, expressed words of encouragement and expressed your concerns even without knowing what was going on.  She is yet fighting and we have been standing firm in our faith, believing God for a miracle!

I ask for your continued prayers for my family and I as we navigate this very challenging circumstance.  Let me state categorically and infatically, GOD IS A MIRCLE WORKER and there is Nothing too hard for God!

Please agree in faith with us and stay on the wall bombarding Heaven with your prayers for our precious Coretta!

Thank you, I love you and God loves you too!

Prayerfully, Elder Perry Broadnax~ 

THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD!

4-18-2024. . . .THERE IS NOTHING TO HARD FOR GOD!

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

My Excerpts For Living posts have not been posted this week because a week ago today my world was litterally turned upside down as a result of my precious wife, Coretta, suffering a life threatening injury that has landed her in UAB Hospital.  She remains there at this moment battling for her life.

I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you that have prayed, expressed words of encouragement and expressed your concerns even without knowing what was going on.  She is yet fighting and we have been standing firm in our faith, believing God for a miracle!

I ask for your continued prayers for my family and I as we navigate this very challenging circumstance.  Let me state categorically and infatically, GOD IS A MIRCLE WORKER and there is Nothing too hard for God!

Please agree in faith with us and stay on the wall bombarding Heaven with your prayers for our precious Coretta!

Thank you, I love you and God loves you too!

Prayerfully, Elder Perry Broadnax~ 

NOTHING TO CHANCE!

EXCERPTS FOR LIVING!    4-25-2012. . . .NOTHING TO CHANCE!

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (Prov 3:5-6 KJV)  

No one in their right mind would willfully engage in a came of Russian Roulette.  The stakes are too high; the results unpredictable; and one mistake could be deadly!  Failing to trust God and following our own way should be viewed in much the same way!  The stakes are to high; results unpredictable; and one mistake could be deadly!  Leave nothing to chance.  TRUST GOD!

Prayer: Lord, our trust is in you.  The stakes are to high not to!  With you, we expect and have predictable outcomes.  Amen!

Prov 3:5-6. . . . Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. KJ

A DO OVER!

4-10-2024. . . .A DO OVER!

"But God is so rich in mercy; he loved us so much that even though we were spiritually dead and doomed by our sins, he gave us back our lives again when he raised Christ from the dead-only by his undeserved favor have we ever been saved."  (Eph 2:4-5 TLB) 

Life does not offer us many "Do Overs."  We have to play the hand we have been dealt so to speak.  Christ however, by dying on the cross for our sins, has in effect, given us a 'Do Over!'   The question is, what will we do with it?

Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving us another chance.  Help us to make the best of it by being the best and doing the best we can!  Amen. 

Gal 2:20. . . .I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. KJV

 

AN ADVANTAGE!

 

4-9-2024. . . .AN ADVANTAGE!

"Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD." Proverbs 18:22 KJV 

 It is not good that the man should be alone, so  God made a helper suitable to him!   A man can certainly choose to be alone, and that's okay!  However, should a man choose a woman to be his wife, he receives unto himself a special blessing from God.  God literally gives him an advantage (favor)  in life!

Prayer: Lord, thank you for the blessing of a loving mate!  What a blessing it is!  Amen!

Prov 18:23. . . .The man who finds a wife finds a good thing; she is a blessing to him from the Lord.  TLB

DO IT AND DO IT RIGHT!

4-5-2024. . . .DO IT AND DO IT RIGHT!

"Don't just pretend that you love others: really love them.   Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of the good.  Love each other with brotherly affection and take delight in honoring each other." (Rom 12:9-10 TLB) 

Why bother pretending to love!  Everyone knows what love really looks like and feels like so no one is fooled.  Loving for real blesses both the receiver and the giver!  So why not just do it and do it right!

PRAYER: Lord, help us to love each other the way we should!  Amen.

1 John 4:7-8. . . . Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.  KJV

 

FIND REAL PURPOSE!

 

4-16-2012. . . . FIND REAL PURPOSE!

"For the love of money is the first step toward all kinds of sin. Some people have even turned away from God because of their love for it, and as a result have pierced themselves with many sorrows." (1 Tim 6:10 TLB) 

Money is good and a tool to be used.  The love of money however, can most certainly lead to ruin.  The more one runs after it the faster it runs away.  Stop pursuing it and let it pursue you!  Find real purpose!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for placing in us a higher purpose than the pursuit of material things.  Thank you, and thank you again.  Amen!

1 Tim 6:8-9. . . . But people who long to be rich soon begin to do all kinds of wrong things to get money, things that hurt them and make them evil-minded and finally send them to hell itself.  TLB

BE WISE!

 4-3-2024. . . .BE WISE!

"Say there!  Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink-even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine and milk-it's all free!  Why spend your money on food that doesn't give you strength?  Why pay for groceries that do you no good?   Listen and I'll tell you where to get good food that fattens up the soul!"  (Isa 55:1-2 TLB)  

There are some things that money just can't buy no matter how much of it one has!  The things that money can't buy are far more valuable then the things it can.  Money can buy temporal things but not eternal ones.  Be wise and keep both in proper perspective!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for temporal things and the money to purchase them.  Thank you more so for the things you give us that are eternal.  Help us to be wise and keep both in proper perspective.  Amen!

2 Cor 4:17-18. . . . For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;  While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.  KJV

GIVE DON'T LEND!

4-2-2024. . . .GIVE DON'T LEND!

"Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender."  (Prov 22:7 TLB)  

Don't let money change your relationship with people that matter most to you!  If it is in your power to give it, just give it without expectation of return.  Better it is to preserve a relationship than to make a slave!

PRAYER:  Lord, thank you for blessing us with daily benefits.  Help us to be generous and give to others rather than make slaves of brothers.  Amen!

Ps 68:19. . . .Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.  KJV