Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139: 23,24. Our Creator and our God, as we conclude the study of this passage of Scripture we have been reminded of Your personal care, Your unconditional love and Your endless mercies! Like the psalmist we are at a loss for words to express our gratitude to You! May You accept the gift of our surrendered lives, and may they serve to draw others to You and to Your love....

Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men. For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain. Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies. Psalm 139:19-22. Dear God, everywhere we look, all around us, we see evil at work. We know that when human beings depart from the Lord evil is wont to rise. May we be mindful that while we are hating sin, we must learn to love the...

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would...

Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me; Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You. Psalm 139: 7-12...

O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You have hedged me behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it. Psalm 139:1-6 Dear God, thank You for loving us, even though you know us like no one else does. With such love and tender care...

So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. (1 Chronicles 9: 1, NKJV). Dear God, our only reliable fortress in the storm of life is You. We seek shelter beneath Your wings, that we might not be taken captive  by the wiles of the devil. In the name of our refuge - Your Son and our Savior - Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. I have often said that no statement in the Bible is unimportant. The way things are written, the...

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Matthew 6: 13, NKJV. Gracious God, and Holy Heavenly Father, We are thankful to You for the hope of an eternal home in Your kingdom, where there will be no hunger, sickness, pain, no death, nor crying, because You alone will be in charge. We praise You for this, in the name of Jesus the Christ. Amen and Amen! We have come to the end of what has been called the model prayer. The prayer that Jesus taught His disciples at their request for Him to teach...

 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:13. Dear God we are so grateful to be able to call upon You in the hour of temptation with the full assurance that You will both hear our prayer and come to our assisstance. Thank You dear God in the precious name of Jesus the Christ. Amen. Today we are looking at another petition within the prayer that Jesus gave to His disciples at their request to teach them how to pray. This is a cry that I believe most of us utter several times...

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6: 12, NKJV. Father in Heaven, as we study this part of the prayer that You taught us, we realize that it was not only a way of talking to You, but it was also a way for us to become more like You that You are offering Your disciples. So teach us not only to say this prayer, but to live it in Your strength and by Your grace. In the matchless name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. The study of God's Word is indeed the highest form of...

Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11, NKJV. Here we are again Lord; in need of a word from you! So speak Father for we are listening. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. Yesterday we began a conversation on this verse. Today we would like to take another look to see what else the Lord is going to say to us through His word. We will be talking about  the right relationship of the spiritual bread to the physical bread. A good place to start would be in Matthew 4:4, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread...