You are forgiving and good; O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to ou.  Hear my prayer, O LORD: listen to my cry for mercy.  In the day of my trouble I will call to You, for ou will answer me.  Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with   ours.  All the nations ou have made will come and worship before ou, O Lord; they will bring glory to our name.  For You are great and do marvelous deeds; ou alone are God.  Psalm 86: 5-10, NIV. Heavenly Father, here we are...

At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored.  Then I praised the Most High:  I honored and glorified im who lives forever.  His dominion is an eternal dominion; is kingdom endures from generation to generation.  All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing.  He does as e pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth.  No one can hold back is hand or say to im:  "What have ou done?"  Daniel 4: 34, 35, NIV. Dear God, as we enter the study of Your Word;...

For I received from the Lord what I also handed unto you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when e was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when e had given thanks, e broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you.  Do this in remembrance of e.”  In the same way e took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood.  Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of e.” 1 Corinthians 11: 23, 24, NRSV. Heavenly Father, Please lead us into all truth, for...

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...

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, "Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife."  But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, "LORD, will You slay a righteous nation also?  Did he not say to me, 'She is my sister?'  And she, even she herself said, 'He is my brother.'  In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this."  And God said, to him in a dream, "Yes, I know that you did...

After these things God tested Abraham.  He said to him, "Abraham!"  And he said, Here I am.  He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I will show you.... When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order.  he bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood... Then Abraham reached out his hand and took...

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.  Genesis 18: 19. Gracious LORD, we beg you to remain with us as we enter the study of Your Word; for Christ's sake; Amen. It is at least ten years since Abram left Ur of the Chaldees; and still no sign of a son!  Sarai suggests that Abram take Hagar, her maidservant, and have a child through...

After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram, in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid Abram.  I am your shield, your exceeding great reward."  But Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"  Genesis 15: 1, 2, NKJV Gracious GOD, thank You so much for the assurance that You are here with us as we study Your Word.  In the name of Jesus, we pray.  Amen. Today we find God in conversation with Abram.  God has just made one of the...

The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Raise your eyes now, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever.  I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.  Rise up, walk through the length and the breadth of the land for I will give it to you."  So Abram moved his tent, and...

Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.  He journeyed on by stages from the Negeb as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, to the place where he had made an altar at the first; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.  Genesis 13: 2-4, NRSV Gracious God, we are so thankful that whenever we gather around Your Word, You are there to meet with us.  Please remain with us we pray; in the name of Jesus; Amen. Today we continue...