However, as it is written:  "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love im"- but God has revealed it to us by is Spirit.  The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 1 Corinthians 2: 9, 10, NIV. Heavenly Father, we look to You for guidance in the study of Your Word; for Christ's sake; Amen. We spent the last five days studying about the second coming of Jesus Christ to the earth.  We began our study with the understanding that no one knows the exact time of Christ's...

And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.  Matthew 24: 10-14, NKJV Dear God, how grateful we are that You are with us, and that You will speak to us along the way. We need a Word from You LORD, and we are listening.  Amen. Today we continue with more signs of Christ's coming.  These signs show how interpersonal relationships will be affected.  Feelings such...

...On the earth nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken...Be careful or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. Luke 21: 25, 26, 34, NIV. Heavenly Father, we are looking to You for guidance, as we study Your Word. Please be close to us, and teach us; we pray this in the blessed name...

And Jesus answered and said to them:  "Take heed that no one deceives you.  For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.  And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars.  See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.  For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.  And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places.  All these are the beginning of sorrows. Matthew 24: 4-9, NKJV.  Gracious God, we are happy that You have, not only our present,...

"Immediately after the tribulations of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken..." Matthew 24: 29, NKJV. Dear Lord, as we enter the study of Your Word, we feel the need to have Your Holy Spirit stand by us and be our  teacher; for Christ's sake; Amen. From the very beginning, I would like to assure you, that God's intentions for His people, is not for us to be fearful, but that we be faith-full (full of faith)! ...

But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Matthew 24: 36, NRSV.  Dear God, we are excited to hear about Your return to earth!  We know that when we become aware of everything that this event represents, we will become even more excited, and long for it to happen soon!  So please speak to our hearts about the truth of Your return!  In the name of Jesus we pray!  Amen. I am almost certain that everyone who is reading this devotional today, at one time or another, have heard someone mention that Jesus will...

Give us help from trouble, for the help of man is useless.  Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies. Psalm 108: 12, 13, NKJV. Dear God, please teach us, that when everyone in whom we trusted fail us, You will never fail.  In Jesus' name; Amen. Today our promise is taken from a psalm of David.  It is described as a composite psalm.  It is composed of portions from two psalms:  Psalm 57, and Psalm 60.  David is pleading with God to help His people.  He looks to God for help, because he knows that "the help...

Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them.  His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light... Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Lord it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles:  one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." Matthew 17: 1, 2, 4, NKJV Gracious God, here we are once more in Your holy presence.  Thank You so much for allowing us...

The LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?"  Exodus 4: 2, NRSV Dear Lord, we are willing for you to reveal to us, what is in our hands, and how it can be used for Your glory; so please speak to our hearts; for Christ's sake; Amen For the past five days we have watched how God used the things people had in their hands and were willing to use at His command, to bring glory to Himself.  The amount, or the size, of their possessions, were not of primary importance.  What they did with what they had, was what really mattered. With...

Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come here to me."  They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD, which was in ruins.  Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, "Your name shall be Israel."  With the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed. 1 Kings 18: 30-32, NIV Gracious God, we are anxious to hear what You have to say...