Month: June 2009

Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the LORD under Eli the priest.  .  . So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.  The LORD came and stood there, calling as […]

Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel . . . 1 Samuel 2: 22a, NIV. Gracious God, we are listening. Please speak to our hearts as we study Your holy Word. Amen. Today we are going to take a quick look at Eli, a father who did not […]

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! And now, be not distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you […]

Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” So he said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” And He said, “Who told you that You were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you […]

But I have trusted in your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, because He has dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 13: 5, 6, NKJV. Merciful God, as we bow before You, in the study of Your Word;  please teach us how to trust in Your salvation. In […]

Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. For you, O LORD have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living. Psalm 116: 7-9, NIV.   Gracious Father, we give You […]

I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. Psalm 116: 1, 2, NIV.  Dearest God, how grateful I am because I have always been able to call upon You, and know that […]

Riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might; and it is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all. And now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your glorious name. “But who am I, and what is my […]

Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; Praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; Praise him according to his surpassing greatness!   Praise him with trumpet sound; Praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; Praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clashing […]

Praise the LORD all you nations! Extol him all you peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD! Psalm 117: 1, 2, NRSV. Gracious God, How excellent is Your name in all the earth! As we come into Your presence, may we be […]