Author - Clay Corvin

Don is a man of great character.
He is a humble man of good repute,
Always thinking of others first.
His lifelong focus is on helping others. 
 
Don loves his wife and is devoted to her and his family. 
All of them are precious to him. 
 
God is first. 
Don’s focus is on the call of Christ in service. 
He is a prayer warrior.
He loves Jesus and spends significant time with Him. 
 
His steps are ordered by the Lord. 
Only Jesus has control of his life. 
 
Don never acts out of selfish ambition.
Every person is important to him.
The needs of the individual count with him.
Praise the Lord for Don’s faithful life. 
 
Gratitude is the attitude of Don’s heart.
He is grateful for everything the Lord does for him. 
 
He is a kind and generous man,
Sensitive to the need to treat others with dignity. 
 
Every day is important. 
His gifts and skills are at the service of the Lord.
Don is surrendered to glorifying the Lord with his life. 
He is a man after God’s own heart!
 
 
Clay Corvin
October 22, 2024

Everything can and will change.
Cast your burden on the Lord.
Hard times will not destroy you.
God provides refuge and strength in times of trouble.
 
You’ve overcome challenges before.
Reframe it as a learning experience.
Often these rough patches provide just the training we need to succeed. 
Not getting what you want can be a blessing.
 
Being kind to yourself is the best medicine.
Trust the Lord to see you through and
Allow yourself to have some fun.
Other people’s negativity isn’t worth worrying about.
 
You have lots of strengths as a person.
The Lord Jesus is your stronghold.
He knows suffering.
He will walk with you. 
 
Develop a gratitude mindset.
Identify things that bless you.
Make a list and write it down.
Read the list at least once a day. 
 
Follow Jesus. 
Spend time with Him.
Pray for deliverance. 
Watch the Lord work out your suffering and set you free. 
 
Clay Corvin
September 12, 2024

NEVER – ISA. 51:6 “MY SALVATION WILL LAST FOREVER”

God speaking: “My salvation will never fail!
It will last forever!”

Are you discouraged?
The world, the flesh and the devil got you down?
Failure has you blue!
Or maybe the government and the people that run it!
Your life is hard and chaos is winning the day!

Stop!  Listen to what Jesus has to say:
Look up at the sky, at the sun, the moon, and the stars!
They operate seemingly without end.
Look at the earth around you, the mountains, rivers and oceans.
They appear to be unchanging.

They are not eternal.
Jesus is coming back.
All that will disappear.
We are here today and gone tomorrow.
All this stuff is temporary.

Jesus says that our salvation will last forever.
That His righteousness will never fail.
We can trust that Jesus will do the right thing,
When no one else does. 
Jesus is faithful and HIS salvation will never end. 

Clay Corvin

September 7, 2024 – Saturday

LOVE THE LORD

Love the Lord your God with all your heart.
Daily focus.
Pray without ceasing.
Know His Word.
All required to maintain control of our deceitful heart.
My way generally tends to not be God’s way.
I will let the Holy Spirit control me, so that I will walk God’s path. 

Love the Lord your God with all your soul.
Be filled with the Holy Spirit.
He knows what you are facing, and you don’t.
Whatever the pain, or gain, the Holy Spirit controls you.
Good or bad are passing in the wind.
The only forever good thing is Jesus.
Serve the Lord with gladness and He will fill your soul.

Love the Lord with all your mind.
Get the focus off material things, they are passing away.
Only God’s people will last.
Study God’s word.
Serve everyone, enemy and friend alike. 
Be usable, train your hands and feet.
Do the next right thing. 

The Jesus way will cost you dearly.
He demands first place,
Because He is the only way.
Seek Him, with all of your heart,
And He will add all you need to your life. 
Following Jesus is the eternal way.
Plan on spending forever with Him. 

Clay Corvin – September 2, 2024

WILL YOU SERVE JESUS EVEN IF YOU LOSE?

Life is never what it seems.
Dreams unfulfilled.
Evil always afoot.
Especially in the life of a child-evil adults destroying them. 

We never shake that evil.
It mocks us.
Always in our minds eye.
Most of us are grown up, abused, children. 

Jesus says you don’t have to live like that.
Come follow me and I will take you to the real Father.
He loves you.
Every thought that the Father has towards you is a thought for good. 

Now you have come to Jesus.
He says stay and grow.
You need some time to heal.
It’s not heaven but it’s the best situation you’ve had.

Then that old snake Satan whispers in your ear.
Look how nice it is over there. 
Come with me, these folks don’t treat you right. 
I mean the reality of life at Bethel is hard. 

The evil one says you are stronger now.
It’s much better back there. 
Nobody appreciates you here.
Let’s go, you’ve had enough. 

The Lord says, “Follow me and you will have great peace and will not stumble.”
I’m shaping you into a new creature. 
Your sins have been washed away and you are learning how valuable you are. 
You are precious to me and I will make all things new. 

It’s always your choice.
Will you stay and become more like Jesus? 
Will you follow Jesus even if you lose?
Jesus loves you – follow Christ. 

Clay Corvin – Lacombe, LA – my new home!
Praise the Lord Jesus – King of the Universe
August 25, 2024

ONLY LOVE

History wings its way,

Through endless spirals.

Mankind only changed,

By the interruption of Jesus!

He, Himself stepping into our world,

Shedding His blood, giving His life.

He paid a ransom for us,

None of whom cared, we nailed Him to the cross to die. 

The power of God,

Raised Him from the grave.

Jesus has the only scars in heaven,

Seated at the right hand of the Father. 

Today and every day until He comes back,

He intercedes for us, for things we do not know. 

What a Savior! 

What a change!

We live by faith,

The victor’s life.

The power of God protecting us,

As we keep our eyes and mind focused on the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Clay Corvin

8/13/2024

Praise the Lord-He is my revelation.
Jesus brings the light, giving us life.
Our hearts flooded by His gift of understanding. 
All we see is God’s gift to us. 
 
Praise the Lord-He is thinking of me.
His Holy Spirit resides in me.
Bringing the presence of the Holy One here.
Never leaving me, carrying me through the rough times. 
 
Praise the Lord-He brings spiritual wisdom.
So that we can know by faith His blessings.
The ability to pray over there with Him. 
His throne room my spiritual appointment. 
 
Praise the Lord-guidance for today.
Taking care of tomorrow. 
His watch word for me is do not fear.
Jesus our Lord and Savior changes life for me. 
 
Praise the Lord-one day soon I will be with Him.
Seeing Jesus face to face.
Reconnecting with loved ones.
Knowing God, our wonderful gracious God, forever. 
 
CLAY CORVIN
Nov. 9, 2023

THE CENSUS – 1 CHRONICLES 21

David was a shepherd boy, son of Jesse, in Ancient Bethlehem. 
He knew hardship.  He knew danger.  He was courageous.
God called him to be King of Israel. 
The Lord said David was a man after his own heart. 
 
David became a great leader.
He was also a great sinner. 
Just like us, his sin led him to brokenness and desperation. 
He cried out to God, the census was a great sin, forgive me. 
 
God forgave him but his sin had tragic consequences.
The Death Angel killed 70,000 Israelis. 
David and his officials repented.
God stopped the angel from destroying Jerusalem. 
 
Overly proud of all his victories, David was seduced to sin.
His sin, pride, arrogance, “I did it my way.”
For a short while David forgot the victories belonged to God.
It deeply offended the Father, and His wrath responded. 
 
Pride, arrogance, is a despicable sin. 
The Lord hates it and will move against it. 
We think it is okay to sway with the world. 
It is a great stumbling block for our growth. 
 
We belong to God and He belongs to us. 
He loves us desperately and always seeks our best good. 
“Come He says and sit with me and I will guide your steps.
I bring life and light for living.”
 
Ah but when we are winning, we drift.
Often recounting OUR victory, we forget it was the Lord’s victory. 
Arrogance blooms, we lose our focus and direction. 
The future dims, we sin, and the Lord calls us to account. 
 
Repent quickly-don’t hit bottom-plead with the Lord, help me. 
Our sinfulness is why Paul said work out your salvation with fear and trembling. 
It’s our arrogance that trips us every time. 
We don’t hear the Lord but keep on moving. 
 
In our minds we think “this is the way, walk in it.”
Finally, after a while we recognize we have wobbled away from God.
Lord, please forgive me.  He does but there are consequences. 
Have we killed 70,000 Israelites?  Probably not but we have hurt something. 
 
Thanks be to the Lord, we recover.
Sometimes it takes a while, sometimes only a few days.
We hurt.  We are embarrassed. We feel like dirt. 
But we stay the course and reunite with the Father in fellowship. 
 
 
Clay Corvin
May 13, 2023
Northport, Alabama

David was a shepherd boy, son of Jesse, in Ancient Bethlehem. 
He knew hardship.  He knew danger.  He was courageous.
God called him to be King of Israel. 
The Lord said David was a man after his own heart. 
 
David became a great leader.
He was also a great sinner. 
Just like us, his sin led him to brokenness and desperation. 
He cried out to God, the census was a great sin, forgive me. 
 
God forgave him but his sin had tragic consequences.
The Death Angel killed 70,000 Israelis. 
David and his officials repented.
God stopped the angel from destroying Jerusalem. 
 
Overly proud of all his victories, David was seduced to sin.
His sin, pride, arrogance, “I did it my way.”
For a short while David forgot the victories belonged to God.
It deeply offended the Father, and His wrath responded. 
 
Pride, arrogance, is a despicable sin. 
The Lord hates it and will move against it. 
We think it is okay to sway with the world. 
It is a great stumbling block for our growth. 
 
We belong to God and He belongs to us. 
He loves us desperately and always seeks our best good. 
“Come He says and sit with me and I will guide your steps.
I bring life and light for living.”
 
Ah but when we are winning, we drift.
Often recounting OUR victory, we forget it was the Lord’s victory. 
Arrogance blooms, we lose our focus and direction. 
The future dims, we sin, and the Lord calls us to account. 
 
Repent quickly-don’t hit bottom-plead with the Lord, help me. 
Our sinfulness is why Paul said work out your salvation with fear and trembling. 
It’s our arrogance that trips us every time. 
We don’t hear the Lord but keep on moving. 
 
In our minds we think “this is the way, walk in it.”
Finally, after a while we recognize we have wobbled away from God.
Lord, please forgive me.  He does but there are consequences. 
Have we killed 70,000 Israelites?  Probably not but we have hurt something. 
 
Thanks be to the Lord, we recover.
Sometimes it takes a while, sometimes only a few days.
We hurt.  We are embarrassed. We feel like dirt. 
But we stay the course and reunite with the Father in fellowship. 
 
 
Clay Corvin
May 13, 2023
Northport, Alabama
 
 
 

We think about a lot of stuff.
Most of our thinking is worrying, denying or negative.
We don’t believe in ourselves.  
We don’t believe that the Lord is going to take care of us.
How do we change. 

Start by thinking about the Lord. 
Learn to meditate on His law.
His law says that we are to love Him with all of our heart and mind.
And to love our neighbor as ourselves.  
Loving others is hard to do.  

We make excuses for ourselves.
We forgive ourselves for unforgivable things.We deny forgiveness to others over minutiae.
Mostly for things we quickly forgive self.  
Also, how can I love others if I don’t love myself?

Then, how do I change?
Begin with the Lord in prayer.
Follow His lead for repentance.
Follow His lead for healing.
Love yourself, more and more day by day.

Then how do I change?
Think about the Lord-His goodness, His majesty, His greatness.
Count your blessings.  Name them, write them and thank the Lord for them.
Praise the Lord, praise His name, praise his greatness.  
Understand how much He loves you.  

Then how do I change?
Daily in prayer, seek His guidance.
What do I do today Lord?
Who must I forgive?  
Holy Spirit, help me walk my talk, help me change.

Then how do I change?
Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Believe in Him, His presence and concern for you everyday.  
Repent, praise and love.  Do that again each day.
The Holy Spirit will change your ways.  

Clay Corvin 
May 1, 2023