For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. Psalm 27: 5  Loving Father, thank You so much for Your mercies toward us.  As we enter the study of Your Word, guide us into Your saving truth, for Christ's sake.  Amen Today, our promise is taken from a well known Psalm of David.  As in the Psalm of Moses, once again we hear undertones of protection, security, refuge (hide, secret place).  We seem to always have a...

Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.  Psalm 90: 1, NKJV Heavenly Parent, as we enter the study of Your Word, may our eyes be opened, and our hearts blessed, for Christ's sake; Amen Today our promise is taken from a Psalm written by Moses.  Moses had been used by God to bring the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage.  He had seen God become a refuge for His people in the land of Egypt.  When the entire land of Egypt was enshrouded in a darkness so thick that it could be felt, "all the Israelites had light...

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8: 18, NKJV Dear Lord, as we study Your Word, please reveal to us the gems that are to be found therein. Today, we are going to share the thoughts that speak to our hearts, directly from the text.  Today we will not ask what the text meant to believers two thousand years ago, but what it means to us, today.  So, tell me, what comes to your mind when you read this text, or listen to it...

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, 'Destroy!' Deuteronomy 33: 27, NKJV Dear Lord, thank You so much for being willing to lead us into all truth; in the name of Jesus.  Amen Our promise for today is also taken from the blessings that Moses pronounced upon the children of Israel just before they entered the promise land.  After pronouncing individual blessings upon each tribe, Moses pronounced one final corporate blessing upon God's people.  Let us analyze a portion of this promise together. "The eternal...

And of Asher he said:  "Asher is most blessed of sons; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil..." Deuteronomy 33: 24, NKJV Gracious God, we come to You wanting to know what hidden truth is in Your Word for us today; so speak Lord, for Your servants are listening.  Amen Yesterday we looked at the second half of the blessing pronounced upon Asher.  Today we will look at the first half.  Before we do this, let us go back to Asher's origin.  This idea of having children by proxy, seemed to have become a way of life...

Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; as your days so shall your strength be. Deuteronomy 33: 25, NKJV Precious Lord, we thank You, in advance, for guiding us in the study of Your Word.  Amen Our promise for today forms  a part of the blessing Moses pronounced upon the twelve tribes of Israel just before his death, as they were getting ready to enter the promise land.  This particular blessing was placed upon Asher, one of Jacob's sons by Zilpah, Leah's maidservant (Genesis 35: 26).  It is interesting to compare this blessing by Moses, with the blessing Jacob his...

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor; that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8: 9, NKJV Precious Lord, how happy we are to be in Your presence once more.  Please stay with us as we study.  For Christ's sake.  Amen Because of grace, the Savior left the beauty, peace, purity, joy, and the adoration, of numberless angels, to come to our benighted planet.  He did this in order that we might leave the darkness, gloom, sadness, and death, of a planet...

No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.  I will not leave you nor forsake you. Joshua 1: 5, NKJV Heavenly Father, we are truly grateful that at every step of our journey You have been, and will be, with us.  As we study this truth, may we be guided by Your Holy Spirit.  In Jesus' name; Amen Perhaps not everyone can identify with this promise in its entirety, but there is something for everyone in this promise.  Moses, the servant of God,...

And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3: 18, NRSV Lord, we are waiting to hear what is Your will for us.  Help us to be obedient to that will, we pray in Jesus' name.  Amen Today, we want to bring together all of the concepts and thoughts that we have garnered during the last two days, under one title:  The Personal Relationship with Jesus. ...

And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3: 18, NRSV Holy Father, we thank You for the aid of Your Holy Spirit as we study Your Word.  Amen Yesterday we took the text and gave it a possible twenty-first century application.  Today, we are going to look at the text within its context.  and in so doing, we will look at another aspect of this...