Tuesday Reflection – April 07, 2020 A God In Our Midst

A reading of Zephaniah 3 reveals Jerusalem as a city that has become oppressive, rebellious and corrupted. She is disobedient and refuses correction. She no longer trusts in the Lord her God nor does she engage in true worship. The rulers are dictators and her officials take everything they can with no thought for tomorrow. Her religious leaders lack principle and work the law to their purpose. Even with signs of God’s wrath all around her, the city still refused to repent. Its amazing how much of a parallel we see between the Jerusalem on which God pronounced judgment through the prophet and the world in which we live today. God however did not end with judgement. Immediately following the pronouncement of judgement is the promise of restoration. Today’s watchword from Zephaniah 3: 15 is God’s promise of hope and restoration:  The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more. 

Two kernels of truth are presented to us. Firstly, the Lord is in our midst. To understand God in our midst is to examine the presence of God among his people from the very creation where He walked in the Garden of Eden, from the presence of God as a pillar of cloud and a fire as Israel journeyed through the wilderness, from the positioning of the tabernacle in the center of the community each time they stopped to set up and finally when they established their capital city, Jerusalem. God’s presence was central to the very existence and success of the community. It is when the people began to move away from the centrality of God’s presence, i.e. when they began to replace God, that judgement was passed on them. When we try to displace God we soon discover that it is us that have been displaced. According to Professor Susan Booth, ‘the Old Testament traces God’s mission in terms of his presence with His people’. As long as God was present all went well but when the people rebelled God withdrew his presence leading to disaster. It happened in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve sinned. It happened when Israel sinned and was displaced into Babylonian captivity and it happened when they remained unrepentant leading to the destruction of the temple and the scattering of the people all over the world. We also note however that with each of these displacements, came God’s promise of restoration. In the Garden there was a promise of restoration. When Israel was taken captive there was the prophecy of returning to Zion. When the Jews were scattered around the world they brought their worship and therefore the presence of God with them. It is through His presence that God brings redemption to a fallen humanity. Thus in the midst of our brokenness, brought on by our disobedience and disregard for God, God prepares the way for us to experience repentance and restoration through His presence. The second truth is that we will never have to fear disaster. Note that the text does not say there will never be another disaster. No. It says we will have no need to fear. The doctrinal text from Mark 4: 40 sheds light on this. In Mark 4 Jesus was on a boat with the disciples when a severe storm arose. Their futile struggle to remain in control caused them to appeal to Jesus for help. Jesus spoke peace into the turmoil and immediately all was still. He asks the disciples in verse 40 “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” This week more than any other reminds Christians that we are not a people of fear. God came to us in Jesus, died on the cross and rose from the dead so that we may return to God’s presence. This gives us assurance, this gives us peace and it is for this reason that we should not be afraid, even in the midst of disaster, even in the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic. Our God is present with us, He watches over us and will see us through all this. Yet that is not all. As we approach Easter, we need to be reminded that through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross we were granted the gift of eternal life. God’s ultimate plan is not for us to inhabit this world forever, but to be with Him in His eternal city, the new Jerusalem. With such promises and provisions, why should we be afraid? God is with us and has a future for us that goes beyond any disaster that may take place. Let us accept God’s gift to us through repentance, let us remain faithful and keep trusting God as he leads us through these days unlike any we have ever seen. Fear not, for God is with us. Amen.   
Bevon White

Wednesday Reflection April 1, 2020

Beauty for Ashes (Restoration)

Throughout history, there has been many stories of prophecies, warnings, destruction, war, famine, strife and complete and utter destruction; equally, there have been many accounts of repentance, forgiveness, restoration and blessings.

Today’s watchword from Isaiah 65:19 is a very timely reminder, it also helps to put things back into focus, encouraging the believer to place his unwavering faith in the Lord. Hear God say, ‘I will delight in my people; no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it, or the cry of distress.

Jerusalem had experienced a period of depression, sadness, hopelessness and perhaps, the people and the city were experiencing what our world is facing right now. The Lord found favor once more in His people and declared that He would turn their mourning into dancing, give them gladness for joy and peace for despair.

Brothers and sisters, nothing that we face in and out of this life, is able to alter God’s character. He still speaks and winds obey, such is the might of our Lord. He is still touched by the feelings of our infirmities, and such is the lowliness of our God.

In Isaiah 65, the themes of judgment, repentance and restoration are evident to the reader. In the latter verses of the passage, the Lord promises His elect a new heaven and a new Earth where life as we now know it shall cease to exist. There will be no pain or suffering, no wars or rumors thereof. Instead, there will be harmony and misery and confusion will no longer abound.

Yes, today you may be experiencing sadness and you do not feel as if there is any sunshine left in your soul. All around you lies panic, confusion and depression. The happenings of 2020 may have been the beginning of your worries whilst for others, it is merely an addition to what they’ve considered to be a series of unfortunate events.

May I remind you friends, Jesus said to the desciples: so you have pain now but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice; and no one will take your joy from you. St. John 16:22

In parting, I urge you brothers and sisters, to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Amen.

-Kerone Lamoth

Tuesday Reflection – March 31, 2020A Time of Salvation, A Time of Hope

The prophet Zechariah offered hope to his people by emphasizing that God had not abandoned them but was very much at work through all that was happening. They had returned from Babylonian captivity, had rebuilt the temple, re-established themselves in their homeland and now through the reorganization of the temple system, were being encouraged to become again through spiritual cleansing, God people among whom God resided. Through this renewal of the covenant relationship with God, Judah would remain the people of the promised Messiah and the hope for the salvation of the world. Today’s Watchword is part of Zachariah’s prophecy for the future of God’s people. Those who are far off shall come and help to build the temple of the Lord. Zechariah 6: 15. 

At the time of this prophecy the second temple had already been rebuilt by those who returned from exile. This prophecy then was not about the physical temple but the spiritual temple. All that God’s people had done and would accomplish would be done ‘not by might, not by power but by my spirit’ saith the Lord. Zech 4:6. While captive in Babylon the Jews suffered from despair. In their thinking, even as they had been ripped from their land, so had they lost their place as God’s people through whom the world would be redeemed. ‘How can we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land’ they moaned. Job’s story was their story. The righteous suffered in the same manner as the unrighteous. They did not lose hope however as while in Babylon they worshipped and lived in expectation that God would one day return them to the promised land where they would be able to continue the work He had chosen them for. 

Yesterday I noticed that the each time I turned on the television the first words I heard was ‘COVID 19’. It was a sober reminder that we are in a serious crisis. How are we reacting? I have heard many depicting this as God’s wrath on a sinful society. I would not say they are wrong or right. I do not know God’s mind. What I know is that God is merciful and kind and is working everything for our good. I found hope in the report from Italy yesterday of the 101 years old man, born during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1919 which killed 30 to 50 million people worldwide, who was released from hospital having survived COVID 19. In the midst of life’s greatest despair, there is always a ray of hope. Even as Israel looked to the time when they would be re-established and the covenant renewed, we too should look to God for healing, relief and restoration. Today’s watchword offers that hope. Israel was now living in a time of renewal. They had survived and returned. The Covenant was being reestablished and they now knew that they needed to do their part by living into this relationship. The exile had awakened them to God’s offer of salvation which they embraced in earnest. This now opened the door for the Messiah to come and through His coming, the salvation of the entire world. Hope had been restored. Today we who were far off, we who were not God’s people, are now able to draw near to the throne of grace through Christ. Indeed, you and I are being built up in the spiritual temple of our God. As I pray for the world and the church during this pandemic, my prayer is that like Israel in Babylon, we will look forward to healing and restoration, and we may see this not as a time of judgment or punishment, but as an opportunity for salvation, to draw nearer to God who offers us hope and who alone is able to save us through Christ Jesus. I close with Heb 10: 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Amen. 
Bevon White

Monday Reflection – March 30, 2020

Submission Over Stubbornness

When people fall, do they not get up again? If they go astray, do they not turn back?Jeremiah 8:4

In Jeremiah 8, the Prophet continues on the same path as chapter 7, announcing the judgement that God will bring against his people. For him, there is no cure for the senseless rejection of God by the people of Judah. Having ended chapter 7 declaring that the Valley of Hinnom would be filled with rotting corpses, food for scavenging birds, Jeremiah begins chapter 8 noting the utter disgrace that will come upon the people. The bones of the kings of Judah… those of the priests and prophets will be brought out of the graves. Even the bones of the wicked who died before the Babylonians came would be disgraced; they would not be gathered nor buried, rather they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth. So great will be the misery they face, that the people of Judah will choose death over life, as death will become to them a welcome relief.  

It is the depth of the people’s stubbornness to return to God that Jeremiah highlights in today’s Watchword. Hear God, through the weeping Prophet, describe the people’s condition: “When people fall, do they not get up again? If they go astray, do they not turn back? Why has this people slidden back, Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding? …No man repented of his wickedness… Everyone turned to his own course…” For Yahweh, it is unbelievable that Judah would not return to him. They were caught in a perpetual backsliding with no sign of repentance.

For God, the people were determined to go their own way, as determined and as energetic as the horse is as it rushes into the battle. Birds understand the seasons of the year and how they must respond to them. Yet the people of God were ignorant; they were worse off than birds with small brains. Charles Spurgeon noted that the migratory birds know when to come and go; they know where to go; by some strange instinct, they also know the way to go; they show their wisdom by actually going to the sunny land. In contrast, God’s people reject both God and his word and foolishly determine their own path of life.

Lest we be quick to judge the people of Judah, let me hasten to remind us that we are no different. We disobey God so often, reject his counsel, purposefully ignore his directives, turn a blind eye to his word, and stubbornly refuse to submit. Instead, we plot our own path, become consumed in and led by our estrogen and testosterone, get driven by our ego, display utter stubbornness, and become mule-headed. I believe that deep in this text is God’s invitation that if we return to him, his grace is ever at hand to dispense to us, and he is always ready and willing to return to those who return to him. Hear Jesus in John 6:37: “Anyone who comes to me I will never drive away.”

In the midst of the crisis in the world today, may it be a time of reflection and introspection. May we hear God’s clarion call to return to him, confess our sins and submit to him. And as our brother Stuart encouraged me as I visited with him, ‘Stay close to God’.  Jermaine Gibson 

*Friday Reflection*

*March 27, 2020*

*Understanding the heart*

The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse— who can understand it? I the Lord test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings.
*Jeremiah 17:9‭-‬10 NRSV*
https://bible.com/bible/2016/jer.17.9-10.NRSV

Good morning friends, happy Friday to you all. I trust that you all are keeping well and safe during this time of crisis. Today’s text for reflection becomes very important for such a time as this. It is high time and *we must pay attention to the things that matters most. Things like the heart, the mind and the soul.* Journey with me in understanding the heart through this passage of scripture.

*Firstly we must note that the heart is devious above all else:* Jeremiah has given some reason to be cautious about the direction of the heart. He noted how the evil heart of the people of Judah had led them astray. *Our hearts often deceive us, presenting heart-fulfillment as the key to happiness.* What we desire is often not what we need. The advice “be true to your heart” fails when the heart is devious above all else. *It is not wise to trust in one’s heart, it is better to trust in God.*

*Secondly, we should take note of the fact presented in the passage, that the heart is perverse:* The heart is not only devious but also wicked. *Many have been led to rebellion, disobedience, and great sorrow by following their heart*, without challenging their heart and judging it by the measure of God’s truth. “Follow your heart” is poor advice when the heart is wicked. I hope after today, we refrain from giving such advice, *but instead encourage others to seek God’s truth.*

*Finally, we should take note that God understands the heart more than you do:* The heart’s deceit and wickedness are advanced enough that even the individual *may not know or understand their own heart, and it is even more difficult to discern the heart of others.* Though knowing the heart of one’s self or others is difficult and sometimes impossible, God searches, tests, and knows the heart and mind. *It is wise to trust what God says about us more than what we think or feel about ourselves.* Why? Because God perfectly knows the heart and mind of man , His judgment is true!

Until next week Friends, *Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and lean not to your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your path*.

Blessings!

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Wednesday Reflection, March 25, 2020

In the Potter’s Hands!

On your redeeming name we call,
Poor and unworthy though we be; pardon and sanctify us all; let each your full salvation see.
-J Montgomery

Greetings friends! Today’s watchword comes to us from Isaiah 29:16 ‘You turn things upside down! Shall the Potter be regarded as the clay? Shall the thing made say of its maker, ‘He did not make me’; or the thing formed say of the one who formed it, ‘He has no understanding ‘?

Isaiah 29 may be separated into several parts. The chapter on a whole looks at the cause and cure of spiritual blindness but as with all stories, there are sub topics/ headings.

First, Jerusalem is warned of a siege, there’s a divine promise of relief; then came a prophecy of spiritual unconscious, a repetition of Israel’s warning and then the restorative promises made to the people are renewed.

Brothers and sisters,
today we are reminded of the fact that Jerusalem, a great city was warmed by the prophet Isaiah that it would be brought to abject humiliation and extreme supplication. Now imagine that. Friends, all of us can attest that when our parents punished us or we now punish our own children that it is always from a place of love and purpose.

Jerusalem and the Israelites were and are still very dear to the Lord however, pride and boastfulness and ignorance of heart, lip service and all those things are not what the Lord requires of us. In our context, we have all experienced pride and have had reason to boast but what and whom do we boast of or about? 1 Corinthians 1:31 states that, “those who boast, boasts in the Lord.”

If we have gotten to a place where we are only offering lip service, speaking and doing things expected of us but our hearts are not bowed before the Lord, God is not pleased! And He is not to be mocked. Culture now dictates who some things can happen to and has caused many of us to believe we are and will always be exempt from judgement and the wrath of the Lord.

We’ve read of many battles recorded in sctipture, said Isaiah 29 gives the account of the Prophet’s warning of an impending siege. Although eons ago, I’d like to liken our current situation to that time. We, you and I, and the world all over have become besieged by covid-19. Some may have heeded warnings , others may have not.

Brothers and sisters, amidst the chaos and uncertainty that plague our minds. May we be reminded that sometimes the only way God can show us He is in control is to put us in situations that we can’t control.

In thinking of ourselves and how inconvenienced we have been, may we turn our focus toward praying and helping in whatever ways we can, those who have been quarantined,those who are fighting this virus, the patients, doctors and other medical practitioners, their loved ones, members of governments all over and even those among us who appear to be in denial.

In St. Luke 22:31-32 Jesup said, “Simon, Simon (Peter) listen! Satan has demanded permission to sift (all of) you like grain; but I have prayed (especially for you Peter) that your faith and confidence in me may not fail; and once you have turned back again (to me) strengthen and support your brothers in the faith.”

Finally my, brethren, I pray that our hope in God will be renewed, our faith will grow and we will humble our hearts before the Lord our God, our Maker.

Amen!

Kerone Lamoth

Tuesday Reflection – March 24, 2020 A Just and Kind God

As the world scrambles to respond to the spread of COVID 19, many stories have been surfacing of persons using unjust ways to profit from the misery of others. One such story is of two brothers in Tennessee who mass purchased hand sanitizers, stored them in different states and when it became scarce, began to sell at an astronomically high profit margin. This caused public outrage as their practice was decried as unjust and therefore unkind. Today’s Watchword describes a character of God which is opposite to human injustice. Psalm 145: 17 The Lord is just in all His ways, and kind in all His doings. This is a potent reminder in a world where profit at any cost is king and where kindness is seen as weakness. Contrasting this world view or practice is the God we serve who is just and kind. 

To say that God is just is to say that God is perfectly fair in all his dealings. None of His creation is treated with partiality over another. Think of Adam and Eve, the crown of creation. When they disobeyed God by eating the apple, the sentence of death was passed on them but they were allowed to live and humanity was given ordinances to remind us of our sinfulness and our need for repentance. The sentence of death was carried out when God became flesh, lived among us in the form of His only begotten son who made the ultimate sacrifice of himself in our place on Calvary’s cross. God’s justice tells us that sin will not escape God’s punishment no matter how long it takes. Note that the text says that God is just in all His ways, not some of His ways. Human justice is laced with favoritism, bribery, nonchalance, and a flawed sense of right and wrong. God’s justice is completely pure and holy in every way. Life for us wouldn’t be the same if God was not just. Thoughts of a just God causes even those at the highest levels of societal leadership to act with justice. That is what gives us hope in an unjust world. Thomas Jefferson said: ‘My heart trembles when I think that God is just’.     

We cannot speak of God being just and not also add that God is kind. In the same way that God is just to all creation, the text tells us that God is kind in all that God does. His kindness extends beyond those who are loving and obedient even to those who are ‘ungrateful and wicked’ (Luke 6: 35). It was this kindness of God that sent Jesus to the cross in Adam’s place, in your place in my place. It was this kindness that David experienced when he penned Psalm 34: 6 This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. David had run from the frying pan into the fire as we say. He had escaped Saul who wanted to kill him, only to be brought before Acish King of the Philistines at whose hands he also faced death. As he later reflected David knew that only the kindness or the mercy of God had saved him from both. God does not treat us as our sinfulness demands but tempers justice with kindness. As a result we who deserve the wages of sin which is death, are allowed to choose the gift of God which is eternal life through Jesus Christ. For St. Francis of Assisi nothing is more humbling than knowing that in spite of what we have done against God, God still extends His kindness to us through the gift of eternal life attained by the sacrifice of His Son. This, friends is kindness, it is mercy, it is grace. John Piper says that it is a sin not to cherish the grace (or kindness) of God. Psalm 103 reminds us that God is merciful and kind. Vs 10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve  or repay us according to our iniquities. He is indeed a just and kind God. As we reflect in the midst of this crisis I have heard many theories including some that says that God is punishing us for our sinfulness with this disease. This is not true as everyone is affected and God is merciful to all, not some. What we can say with certainty is that God is in the midst of all that is happening. He is leading the medical field as the search is on for a vaccine. He is in the neighbor who has noticed the others around them for the first time. He is present in acts of love and kindness that has increased because of this pandemic. He is present as the worshipping community finds creative ways of gathering together for worship without being physically together. I pray that we may praise God for being just and kind even as the world experiences that just and kind God through us.  Amen
Bevon White

Monday Reflection – March 23, 2020

The Drive to Worship God

You are the Lord, you alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. To all of them you give life, and the host of heaven worships you. Nehemiah 9:6

When God created humanity, he created us with certain drives to sustain our existence. Alexander Maslov identified the biological drives such as air, thirst, hunger, bowel and sex. The sociologists identified sociological drives, such as love, security, and belongingness. None of these theorists have considered the greatest drive. I join Chuck Smith in declaring that the most important drive of all is the drive to worship. We were created to worship; it is innate within our very being. No wonder David said, “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul after you O God, my soul thirsts for the living God.” (Psalm 42:1). The truth is, if we do not worship God, we worship something. Everyone has a god that we worship. Worship is as essential for our existence as breathing.

In the context of today’s text, the Israelites had returned to their homeland after their exile and Nehemiah directed them in one of the most incredible building projects in history. The gates were secured and the walls put back in place with impressive speed. The surrounding nations and enemies were afraid for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of Yahweh. A transition of government was enacted, and a list of exiles was reviewed and registered. Soon after the resettlement, an assembly was called for one purpose: to read God’s law and put his statues back in place in their individual and collective lives.

In today’s text, the people have gathered again and this time they were grieving in confession of their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. They spent a quarter of a day reading from the Book of the Law and another quarter making confession and worshipping God. Indeed, genuine confession of sins always comes from a heart that respects God and wants to honour him. Here the people declare the lordship and wonder of God. We stand in awe of our magnificent universe; we observe the planets in their orbits around the sun; we enjoy the phases of the moon; and we probe the skies and marvel at the myriad of galaxies. Sadly, some people become irrational and stop at this point and begin to worship the sun, moon, planets and stars. What is rational is for us to look at creation and declare “That is the creation of an omnipotent, amazing God.” Worship of God is not only the highest need of humanity, but our ultimate purpose. We were created for God’s good pleasure.

In the midst of the fear, panic, confusion and distress that has overtaken the world due to COVID-19, I charge us to look to God and worship him. There is not a better antidote than this. Let’s lift us voices declaring that God is God alone, creator of earth and heaven with omnipotent power to make all things new. May God give us eyes to see his hand in all the crises of the world, hearts to believe that he remains in charge, and lips to declare his praise and power!Jermaine Gibson 
TO WORSHIP YOU I LIVE – ISRAEL & NEW BREED

TO WORSHIP YOU I LIVE – ISRAEL & NEW BREEDAway, away from the noise Alone with You Away, away to hear your voice And meet with You Nothing else matters, m…

*Friday Reflection*
*March 20, 2020*

*Confidence in God*

For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will set me high on a rock.
Psalms 27:5 NRSV
https://bible.com/bible/2016/psa.27.5.NRSV

Good morning friends, happy Friday!

*”You don’t need self-confidence, all you need is God- confidence” unknown.*

Today’s text for reflection is said to be a psalm written by David. It is described as *A Triumphant Song of Confidence*. David had great confidence in God, listen to the words he used to illustrate that confidence:

1. *For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble*: There was no if, nor but, nor maybe. David was *sure* that God is capable and ready to hide him and provide a shelter for him in times of trouble. *We too should illustrate such confidence in God.* He has not changed, same God yesterday, today and forever! Today I encourage us as we are faced with difficult and challenging times… We need to have *confidence in God* that he will hide us under his cover at a time when COVID- 19 is rampant. God is still able to keep us from contracting this disease.

I urge us though, *do not confuse fear with wisdom, confidence in God requires wisdom.* We cannot say we are so confident in God and as such we put ourselves in trouble and then ask God to shelter us. It doesn’t work that way. God requires us to act with wisdom and trust him at the same time.

2. *He will conceal me under the cover of his tent*.
If David was a Jamaican he would have said *” Em ago lack mi tight unda di cova a Em tent!”*
God doesn’t leave his children hanging! David knows this, he would have had many experiences where God covered him and shield him from trouble. *This is why David is so confident in God; he would have had many experiences.* I can safely say we have had many experiences of God’s ability to take us out of troubling situations. *This experience should build our confidence in God* and allow us to declare him to others.

Untill next week , have confidence in God , he has the ability to provide, protect, shelter and cover! Do not lose confidence in his abilities, he has done it before and he will do it again. *Stay safe, stay hidden, stay covered; God got you*

Blessings
Shaneka Raymore-Euphfa

Wednesday Reflection, March 18, 2020

The Expressive Presence of the Lord
All look to you to give them their food in due season,  when you give to them, they gather it up, when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. Psalm 104: 27-28, today’s watchword. 
According to Spurgeon,  this particular Psalm gives an interpretation to the many voices of nature, and sings sweetly both of creation and providence. The poem contains a complete cosmos: sea and land, cloud and sunlight, plant and animal, light and darkness, life and death are all proved to be expressive of the presence of the Lord.
Friends, in light of all that is happening around us, God has not changed. The provisions He has made for us have not been altered. We may not feel led to wax poetry about His sovereignty especially when all around our souls seemingly gives way but that is exactly what we ought to do! Either way, Yahweh, will never fall off of His throne.
We live in a sin filled world, which, as a result, we are predisposed to all sorts of ills. It is in times like these when our sole purpose should be drawing closer to God; for although the days ahead may seem dark, we have the assurance and should display the same confidence as the psalmist for it is indeed God who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
As we are called to worship, may we each seek to do so wholeheartedly. One must not ignore the importance of offering praise and worship on his own per adventure, there is no physical fellowship of the brethren and his soul enters into distress.
As we reflect on God’s divine Providence,  may we be mindful of His commands. Loving our neighbors as ourselves and trusting through obedience that the Lord our God will yet again deliver us. Until next week,  I pray that others will be able to encounter Christ through you and therefore be able to attest that, “you have tasted that the Lord is good”. 1 Peter 2:3
Amen
Kerone Lamoth