by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 10, 2021 | scripture
For those fasting and praying today, consider this; Nazarites were to be OT examples of holiness in the world. They were to live by a strict set of rules and be an example to the world of righteous living. Some performed that role better than others. When they were...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 6, 2021 | scripture
Reflecting on a meditation from four years ago…. I had heard James McDonald talking about families…specifically he was referencing Hannah, a grieving barren woman and how she took her pain and pleading to where it belonged….. to God….not to her...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 4, 2021 | scripture, Teaching
A Soul Character Study 1-13-21 Before the “Law” was given to Moses at Mt. Sinai, there was the character of God and God’s revelation of himself to his creation by what God did, what God said, and upon what (or whom) God showed his favor or discipline. God was,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 27, 2021 | scripture
Christ’s Spirit 6-23-21 CBByrd Thoughts this morning….while Jesus in human flesh walked among men he both had the Father’s Holy Spirit and could recognize the Spirit when the Spirit came upon others… as he did with Peter at Caesarea and others whom he...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 27, 2021 | Grace, scripture
The Grace of John 3:16 CBByrd 6/23/21 God’s Prevenient grace ….. that loving regard God had for me before I even came to realize how much he loved me, simply because he created me and knew me before I was born. John 3:16 says: “God so loved the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 27, 2021 | scripture
Flawed Instruments 6/23/21 CBByrd I am such a flawed instrument of your love and grace, Lord…….. like David, in 2 Samuel 6. There are so many things here to observe about David that are unbecoming…. After he defeated the Philistines, he went marching off...