Take No Thought For Your Life Part 8

Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “Take no Thought for Your Life” – there are three great links in our chain of faith. We must work on these links at all times, to keep them from breaking. These links are (1) Faith for the necessities of life – food, clothes, money for bills, etc; (2) Faith for the health of the body against diseases that are prevalent everywhere; (3) Faith for protection from enemies at all times. I feel inspired by our Savior, Jesus Christ, to remind you that there are scriptures that you can attach to each of these links. See Philippians 4:19 for faith concerning life’s necessities, Psalm 103:3 for faith to receive health, and Deuteronomy 33:29 for faith to be protected from our enemies.

Precious Ones, out of all the scriptures that remind us to “take no thought for [our] lives,” I believe that David gives us the best when he says “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1). Not only does David say that the Lord gives him all of his desires, but, more importantly, he asks the question, “What can I want that the Lord can’t give me”? Beloved, God has everything at His disposal. Gold and silver are His; the cattle on a thousand hills are his. Even you, the dear readers of this letter – you belong to Him, and so do I.

Chosen Ones, if you believe that our God will “make [you and me] to lie down in green pastures” (Psalm 23:2), then it’s not a question of whether the Lord wants us to have the best or “greenest” pastures. No – the question should be, “Do we believe it”? If we believe that He will “lead [us] beside the still waters,” then we shouldn’t have nervous jitters about anything! Every night, you should sleep like a baby, without needing pills to assist you. In other words, faith in this Psalm will cause you to stop “taking thought for your lives.”

Precious Ones, how can one believe that our God is so powerful that He can “[restore a] soul” (Psalm 23:3), while at the same time worrying about whether God will fulfill our financial needs? Cast all of your financial cares on Him, and see how quickly your bills will be paid. Our God can bring money into existence just as quickly as He sends the air and sunshine.

I will write more on this subject next week. Until then, know this…

I love you all SO very much.
In His Love,

Pastor William L. McCoy

Take No Thought For Your Life Part 7

Beloved, in continuance of our theme “Take No Thought For Your Life” – have you ever considered that it is extremely medicinal to your spirit when you read the promises of God over and over? I mean – by repeating them over and over until your whole body is refreshed by them. I’m serious: Job taught us that that is how he made it through his period of vicious trials and tribulation. Remember, he said (in Job 23:12), “…I have (not) gone back from the Commandment of His (God’s) lips; I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary food”!!!

Chosen ones, it is possible to meditate on the promises of God, so much so, until every doubt is washed out of your mind – or, as the Psalmist puts it (in Psalms 119:11), “Thy word (including promises) have I hid in (my) heart, that I might not sin against thee”!!! When you and I regurgitate the words of God’s promises, then worry vanishes and joy floods the soul with thanksgiving.

Precious ones, it is a thankful heart that believes God and receives from God. Paul said (in Corinthians 14:18), because “I thank my God (He rewarded me to) speak with tongues more than ye all”!!! In other words, Beloved, instead of “thinking about your life,” you need to redirect your “thoughts” to think about your purpose for being here! Must I remind you, Beloved, of the words God told Jeremiah in 13:11? God said, “…so have I caused to cleave to me the whole house of Israel (the whole Church) and Judah, saith the Lord, THAT THEY MIGHT BE UNTO ME FOR A PEOPLE, AND FOR A NAME, AND FOR PRAISE, AND FOR GLORY….” Our job, Beloved, is to bring glory to God, not ourselves!

I will write more on this subject next week. Until then, know this…

I love you all SO very much.
In His love,


Pastor William L. McCoy

Take No Thought For Your Life Part 6

Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “Take no Thought for Your Life” – When your bones are dried out from a worried and depressed spirit, how can you prevent arthritis and other bone diseases from settling into your body? My suggestion is to keep maintaining your suppleness by praising God. Consider this – little children and young adults stay active because they haven’t learned how to worry like the chronologically-gifted adults. In other words, worry is a learned behavior. You didn’t come into the world worrying. As children, most of us didn’t have a care in the world. Rather, most of us can honestly say that we just wanted to play, eat, have fun, and sleep – that’s it! Now that we have matured and can recognize that we need certain things in order to survive, all of a sudden we’ve gone from not caring about how we receive things, to worrying about whether we will receive those things.

Precious Ones, worry is a sign of lack of trust in God. Our God takes it personal when we worry. Why? Because He knows that there was a time when all of His human family didn’t worry! Please understand that worry is not faith, and faith doesn’t worry. When you find yourself worrying, you must give constant thought to the fact that your faith has dropped below the receiving level. The only way to build that level up again is to look into God’s Word and hold on to what He has promised!!!

Chosen Ones, I read a promise from Jesus that has lasted and will last for eternity. This promise keeps my receiving level up. Here it is – “If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it” (John 14:14).

I will write more on this subject next week. Until then, know this…

I love you all SO very much.
In His love,

Pastor William L. McCoy

Take No Thought For Your Life Part 5

Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “Take no Thought for Your Life” – Jesus said, “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin [or assist God in their creation]…Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?” (Matthew 6:28, 30). “Clothing” something carries a more definitive meaning than merely covering it. The word “clothe” in Biblical type connotes God’s ordination. God ordained the grass to be green. He ordained (divinely appointed and authorized) the color, smell, and texture of the “lilies of the field.” Therefore, when God says that He clothes us, He has appointed and authored every blessing that we have received and will receive.

Precious Ones, God teaches us how He “clothes” His people – He will “appoint unto them that mourn…[He will] give unto them…the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness” (Isaiah 61:3). So stop worrying! God has set the precise time when He will give us everything that He has planned for us to have. Trust Him. When He gives you what you want, you will praise Him, but it will be in His appointed time – not yours!

Chosen Ones, worrying is a deadly foe to the human anatomy. It destroys body tissue and strips us of the vitamins we need to be healthy. King Solomon recognized this, and wrote, “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones” (Proverbs 17:22). Let us remember the advice of Job, who stated this during his worst state of suffering, “All the days of my appointed time will I wait [until] my change come” (Job 14:14). Job’s faith was rewarded. He lived to see 140 years and four generations of change (see Job 42:16).

I will write more on this subject next week. Until then, know this…

I love you all so very much.
In His Love,

Pastor William L. McCoy