“Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth!  For I am God, and there is no other.” Isaiah 45: 22, NKJV Dear God, here we are once more in Your Holy Presence, waiting to catch a glimpse of Your face; to hear a Word from Your lips.  In Jesus’ name.  Amen Why do you believe God would ask us to look to Him in order to be saved?  Why not look at nature?  Doesn’t nature provide us with a fairly accurate picture of God?  And how can we look to Him, if at no time men and women can look...

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder.  And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end… Isaiah 9: 6, 7, NKJV Heavenly Father, how can we ever thank You enough for giving us all that Heaven had to offer in the person of Your Son, Jesus the Christ.  Amen Today we are looking at one of my favorite texts.  How my heart thrills to the thought that we mean so much to God, His...

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ 2 Corinthians 10: 4, 5, NKJV Thank You Lord, for giving us the weapons we need to pull down ”strongholds,” and cast “down arguments,” and everything that attempts to exalt itself against the knowledge of the living God, in Jesus’ name.  Amen Today we continue where we left off yesterday.  In the story of the two sisters I will liken forgiveness to...

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ 2 Corinthians 10: 4, 5, NKJV Heavenly Father, it is good to know that we are equipped with everything that we need to fight against whatever exalts itself against God.  We thank You for this, in Jesus’ name!  Amen  There is a saying that, “we may not be able to keep the birds from flying over our heads, but...

But Samuel replied:  “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD?  To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.  For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.  Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, e has rejected you as king.” 1 Samuel 15: 22, 23, NIV. Precious LORD, please teach us obedience.  Please help us to see the dangers of having our own way.  Please make this plain to us as we study...

Now there were certain Greeks who were among those who came up to worship at the feast.  Then they came to Phillip, who was from Bethsaida of Gallilee, and asked him saying, “Sir, we would see Jesus.”  John 12: 20, 21, NKJV. Holy Father, “in times like these,” we need to see You, and hear You, as You teach us from Your holy Word.  Please bless us in the precious name of Jesus; Amen. In the days in which we live, there is only one thing that can bring us true satisfaction, and that is to see Jesus!  It is only...

Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.  Deuteronomy 33: 25 Dear God, how glad we are that You are in our lives!  Now please come close, and help us to learn, that the stresses of the day, will never be greater than the strength that You will provide.  In the precious name of Your Son Jesus we pray.  Amen. Dear faithful friends, this is one of the beautiful, and endearing hymns, that have been inspired by a text from the Bible, and that have encouraged so many of us during some dark moments of...

But David said to the Philistine, You come to me with sword and spear and javelin; but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied….that all this assembly may know that the LORD does not save by sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD’s and e will give you into our hand….So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, striking down the Philistine and killing him; there was no sword in David’s hand.” 1 Samuel 17: 45, 47, 50,...

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.  Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: Isaiah 26:3,4 Heavenly Father, thank You for the assurance of peace.  Teach us how to be peaceful, for Christ’s sake.  Amen   Jesus offers His peace; a peace that is different from that of the world.  One of the reasons we lose our peacefulness is because we tend to forget what the Lord has done, and what He is capable of doing.  Today, we will consider an avenue to the...

Then the LORD said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day…” Exodus 16: 4, NRSV. Gracious Father, we give You thanks for Your endless mercies toward us.  Please be with us as we study Your Word.  In Jesus’ name we pray.  Amen. Today we are talking about food.  Bread from heaven!  This story is familiar to many of us.  The children of Israel had been freed from slavery.  They were in the wilderness, journeying to the promised land - Canaan.  Suddenly,...