From the grave to the sky, let us lift His name on high! We don't have to wait for a specific day, time, or season to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior — Jesus Christ. Celebrating this joyous occasion is always in season. So, help us celebrate this event that proves that our Redeemer lives! We must always remind ourselves that He did get up with all power and holding the keys of death and hell. That's my Jesus! So, let's celebrate Jesus — the risen King in word and in song!

Often, our perception of our "best life" is usually someone else’s idea of it. What we define or boast about as 'livin our best life' is often at odds and very different than what God has in mind. Truth is, we can’t have God’s best life if we’re not willing to let go of our definition of it. Mel Mills returns as guest host for this special edition of The Word Restores with guest, Daniel Dumas, as they breakdown and talk about God's desire for living our best life!

Please join us as we celebrate Jesus from His triumphant entry into Jerusalem to His death on the cross. We will be reading through a composite of scriptures to trace the events from Palm Sunday to Good Friday. Let us remember and appreciate the enormity of the sacrifice Jesus made for each one of us as He took upon Himself our sins at the cross, so that we may have eternal life! Bless His holy name!

Somewhere along our Christian journey we begin to get agitated and uncomfortable. We ask, “What’s wrong Lord? Things are just not coming together the way I expect!” We just want everything to go along on a trajectory. We just want to ride the wave. Perhaps we forget that waves swell but will crash at some point in time. We must recognize that there are times when our situation will change. It was a season, an appointed time. Things that worked before, just don’t work anymore. God knows our season. If we trust in Him, we will become more and more aware of the times and seasons. As an illustration, let us take Ecclesiastes 3:6, “A time to get, and a time to lose…” as we compare and contrast these set times in our lives. Remember it’s for God’s purpose.

In episode 3 of our series, When Words Fail, it's time to worship the Lord. When we really get ourselves in such a mess that we don’t know what to do or say, there are so many things we could do. When words fail and we throw our hands up, we find ourselves going to friends, family, even strangers, and they can’t help us. The bottom line is, when words fail, we need to have the God connection. We might not even know what to say or do, but we must place our entire attention on Him. ‘It’s you and me, Lord!’

Sometimes when stuff happens and we just don’t know what to say, a song of encouragement bubbles up inside. We hold on to it for dear life because music softens our heart. As we hear the song, even with a heavy weight on us, we just keep on singing. Christians throughout the history of the church have sung the psalms. They were sung in communal worship. Just think of the other Christians who have gone before us, and who also prayed by singing these psalms over the centuries! Many psalms are set to simple music today. They are easy to follow and memorize. The bottom line is, it’s another way of praying. So let’s look at some psalms as examples of songs we may sing today when words fail.

During one of the most challenging times of my life to date, there were three Psalms I was given through the leading of the Holy Spirit to personalize, memorize and pray. They were Psalms 91, 35 and 27, in that order. As a new Christian, I really did not know how to pray through my difficult times. I needed to cry out to God for help, but just didn’t know how. There was a need, and each psalm in its turn filled the specific need. Each word, each phrase, each verse meant a great deal to me in my time of anguish. There were days when I prayed these psalms almost continually just to keep my mind off the issues at hand. I do hope that this broadcast blesses someone who is going through, taken off track by the ‘stuff’ that’s happening around them, and just does not know how to pray at this time. God’s Word is still alive!

Do you notice that when you've been procrastinating, you found any and every thing else to do but the task at hand? Then, you fought through it. You made up your mind that, no matter what, you will finish the task. Then, all hell breaks loose! There are always forces trying to prevent you from moving forward on your God-appointed journey. But God! He will not allow it! My brothers and sisters, you have to know it, you have to have the confidence that He is in the midst, fighting your battle on your behalf. A word of advice during these difficult times... Stay FOCUSED on the Lord!

There are some things in us – habits, thoughts – that really do not measure up to what God is calling us to be. We know it. And if we don’t, I ask You, Holy Spirit, to reveal to us the areas we need to examine. How can we have a genuine relationship with God if we do not understand our sinful nature, that we are sinners, saved by the grace of God? And this grace is through the precious blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If we are to be true to our calling as Christians, we must take the time to examine ourselves. Are we measuring up to what You have called us to, Lord? What do we need to do to bring us back? Is there something, some habit, some personality trait, some "this is just who I am" for which we must repent? Show us Lord.

In part 1 of this series, we circled back to remind ourselves of the core of our existence in Christ as we continue on this Christian Journey. In this episode, we will focus on the I Am… the basics of who Jesus is. Who do you think Jesus is (to you)? Let's get into the Word of God to remind ourselves of who God the Son is. We don't want to be so busy and preoccupied with ministry that we forget the purpose FOR our ministry. It's not about you, it's not about me — it's about Jesus. Let's get back to basics.