If it was one thing my husband attempted to do, it was to lift up the name of Jesus Christ, and his preaching and teaching is such a testament to that fact. I think that was also one reason behind why he was so bold in his preaching, teaching and personal witnessing—he was unashamed of Jesus and didn’t care what anyone thought about him, only what they thought about Jesus Christ. Plus he wanted to please the Lord. He would often say, Why would you be ashamed of Jesus?—He’s

While I was listening to a podcast recently, a phrase grabbed my attention; it was, in every circumstance, for this I have Jesus. A story was being told that while a pastor in Ireland was speaking these words, a telegram was delivered to the young pianist of that church. The telegram read, Mother very ill take first train home. At the conclusion of the sermon, this young pianist shared her telegram with the people. She said to them that she had never travelled alone, but t

We all want a merry heart, but the truth is that the circumstances of life can beat us down, and our hearts become anything but merry. Have you ever thought to yourself, How can my heart not merry in undesirable circumstances? I have. The Bible tells us that a merry heart is good like a medicine. Medicines are healing agents; therefore, a merry heart is a healing agent according to the Word of God. Recently the sweet Lord led me to read Proverbs 17:22–A merry heart doeth

We’ve all had them, haven’t we, those moments of weakness? The moment when God asked us to send a note of encouragement to someone, but we never got it done. The moment God called us to prayer, but we were too busy to go pray; or, He woke us up to pray, and we didn’t get up. There are many moments of weakness in our lives, like saying, “No” to that extra helping, but instead saying, “Yes”. Or what about the time–and yes, even times–when the Holy Spirit within us nudged us to

Do you ever feel like the disciples in the boat? They were rowing and toiling but the winds and waves were beating against them and they were getting nowhere. They were in that boat in obedience to the Lord, and they were going where He had told them to go. They weren’t running from God like Jonah, they were smack dab in the middle of God’s will doing what He had told them to do, and the winds and waves were beating down upon them. Listen to a segment of Dr. Williams' ser

When my husband taught on the subject of prayer, he would teach us to pray to the Father as the Lord Jesus taught His disciples in Matthew 6:9-14. He focused quite a lot of time on that. My husband made much of Jesus Christ, but when he prayed he addressed the Father with his petitions, and his focus was on the Father. Recently I have just sat with my eyes closed and my mind going to those times when my husband prayed. It has been a source of comfort, and I praise God that

I have said it in an earlier post, and I felt compelled to say it again today, that my husband frequently emphasized that we need to be more thankful. He had read a quote one time that he had his secretary print out so he could set it on his desk top. It said, What if all you have today is what you thanked God for yesterday? This morning I read I Thessalonians 5:18–In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you, and I was convicted b

I taught swim lessons last year to some children, and I am teaching again this year. This morning God taught me a lesson from my students. I have been in a severe trial of my faith that has just about gotten the better of me, but for God’s grace and my husband’s recorded sermons and radio broadcasts. This morning I was posed with a question that I couldn’t answer at first because I didn’t know if the answer, No, was God’s will and wisdom or my flesh and fearfulness, so I w

Have you ever gone to the Lord with the question of, Why, Lord? Then after you asked the question, “why”, did you begin to “vent” to the Lord? I don’t know about you, but I know I have. I would like to share with you that experience. I went to my closet discouraged and down-cast about some situations in my life. I began to weep, and then I asked the “Why” question followed by a torrent of venting showered with my tears. The Lord in His gentleness spoke these words to me,

Dr. Williams had amazing physical strength, so much so that even as a boy, his dad nicknamed him Bull because he was so strong. I watched him when he was in his 60’s dig post holes on his place in Tennessee faster and better than the 20 and 30 something year old men who were helping him. God surely gave him tremendous physical strength that lasted his entire life. He was also strong in the Lord and always stood strong on Biblical principles. He made much of the Word of Go

Psalm 91:1–He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty, became very dear to me several years ago, during a particular time in my life, when I was overwhelmed with specific circumstances that were occurring. At that time, I had gotten my Bible and gone to my secret place and cried out to the Lord, I need something and I need it now! The Lord led me to read Psalm 91, and upon reading it my heart was calmed and I was engul

Rejoice in the Lord alway; and again I say, Rejoice—Philippians 4:4. He is an abundant God! He is abundant in mercy; abundant in grace; abundant in love; abundant in provision; abundant in pardon; abundant in all things! His abundance is beyond the comprehension of our finite minds for His abundance exceeds all that we could ever imagine! Therefore, when our circumstances are difficult, we are still able to rejoice in the Lord! He never runs out of supply to meet our eve

Praying John Hyde, a missionary to India in the early 1900’s, was one of the men who greatly affected my husband’s life of prayer and faith. John Hyde was a man who gave himself to prayer for the souls of men and the work of God. If you haven’t ever read the book titled, Praying Hyde, I would highly recommend it. Several years ago, my husband and I were in Illinois where he was preaching a revival meeting. One day, while we were there, we drove the short distance to where

There was a period of time when several people told my husband that they thought he shouldn’t spend time on the hymns like he did at the beginning of each Facing Tomorrow radio program; however, he chose to listen to the leading of God’s voice, and kept on reading and commenting on the old hymns. I am so glad he did! This morning, as I do every morning, I listened to his radio broadcasts, and our Father used a hymn to boost my spirits and rejoice my heart. It actually was

One of the things my husband was greatly known for was prayer. God had taken him through the school of prayer by fiery trials, and as a result, he knew how to get hold of God in prayer. When his wife, Pam, was in the hospital, he testified that after having been to the financial office where they told him he needed $3000.00 by 3:00 pm that day in order to continue her care, he got on an elevator alone and prayed. He spoke with the heavenly Father saying, “Father, it’s Tom.

The daily Bible verse that came up today was Luke 18:1–And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint. As I read that verse, I could hear, in my mind, my husband saying, I make one conclusion from this verse, if I pray, I won’t faint when life’s difficulties come. He often challenged Christians to not give up praying from this portion of Scripture. He not only exhorted us to keep praying, but He showed us, by example, how true

As I was reading the Bible this morning, I had to pause as I read the phrase, For I am gracious, in Exodus 22:27. Think of that—Almighty God is gracious! It filled my heart once again with the wonder and joy of my salvation. It was by the grace of God that Salvation came down to man. As I sat with my Bible in hand, my thoughts went to my husband’s salvation testimony. He was 14 when he went forward in a church service and prayed the “sinner’s prayer” and was baptized; how

Throughout the Christian life, our Heavenly Father is constantly speaking to us these powerful two words, Trust Me. He continually asks, Will you trust Me? When we’re up between a rock and a hard place like Moses and the children of Israel were—the Red Sea in front of them and Pharaoh's army closing in behind them, He says, Trust Me. When things don’t turn out the way we had expected, He says, Trust Me. When the way isn’t clear to us, He says, Trust Me. And as we read th

Isn’t it true that in our lowest moments the tempter comes to tempt us to believe we are alone in our difficulty, or no one cares, or any number of temptations to think we have been deserted, forgotten or neglected? I don’t know where you are emotionally as you read this, but let me encourage you to resist the devil’s temptations with God’s Word! Declare to the tempter that God’s Word says, Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts wh

Mary, Martha’s sister, was at the feet of Jesus when He, in Luke 10:42, told Martha that her sister had chosen the good part. Mary was also at the Lord Jesus’ feet when her brother, Lazarus had died—Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.(John 11:32) She is once again at the Lord Jesus’ feet when she anointed His feet with the costly spikenard ointment in John