Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. Genesis 23: 1, 2, NKJV. LORD, How excellent is Your name in all the world. You are a God who keep Your promises. May we never forget that. In the precious name of Jesus we humbly pray. Amen and Amen, At first sight you might ask yourself what does our Scripture for today have to do with God's...

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1: 3, NIV. Dear God, here we are again in Your Holy Presence, ready to receive all that we need to be saved. Please speak to us. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. What a glorious promise! None of us need to be lost! We have been fully equipped with everything necessary for our salvation - in Christ Jesus! Praise be to God! An appropriate question following that declaration would be: ...

Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2: 1-3, NIV. Merciful Heavenly Parent, we realize that our old diet has not helped us in any way. We are underdeveloped in our spiritual life. Please give us a desire to feed on Your Word, and please help us to grow. This is our prayer in the blessed name of Jesus Christ our Savior and...

Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.  .  ." Exodus 12: 1, 2, NKJV. Our Savior and LORD, we come to You in no other name but that of Your Son Jesus Christ, the Lamb that was slain that we might celebrate newness of life in Him. Please accept our thanks for Your love and mercy. In the holy name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. It is amazing how swiftly 2010 went by!...

 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 1 Peter 2: 11, NIV. Dear Heavenly Father, as we come to the end of this year, we thank You for having been in our lives, and for Your grace which gives us strength to be over-comers. We offer You this thanks in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Amen. I thought that this was good advice for us to reflect upon as we stand on the threshold of a new year. As Christians, it is always a good thing...

Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2: 10, 11, NKJV. Merciful God, as we continue to look to You in order to understand the blessings that the birth of Your Son brought to this world, we ask for the aid of Your Holy Spirit, that our eyes might be opened and our hearts warmed. This is our prayer in...

Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2: 10, 11, NKJV. Father, as we draw close to the time when most of the world will be celebrating the birth of Your Son and our Savior, Jesus Christ, we pray that You will draw near to us, and remind us of what His birth represented for the entire human race. In the Savior's...

Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.” Acts 14: 17, NKJV. Gracious God, we thank You that Your goodness is manifested in many different ways. Please help us to recognize it and give You the thanks that You deserve. In the holy name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. I have said, on more than one occasion, that one of the greatest needs of Christians, is for us to find bance in our Christian experience - we tend to live at the...

You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe Your commandments. Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word. You are good, and do good; teach me Your statutes. Psalm 119: 65-68, NKJV. My LORD and my God, please teach us "good judgment and knowledge" that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom (Psalm 90). This is our prayer in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Yesterday, as we thought about the things for which we can be grateful, we discovered that we all have something for...

Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! Psalm 118: 1a, NKJV. Dear God, we are grateful to You for being good to us; so much better than we are to ourselves. For this we offer You our thanks in the name of Your Son and our Savior - Jesus Christ! Amen. There is a good feeling in the air. It is the feeling of thankfulness! I received several well appreciated thanksgiving greetings, and was blessed by them. It made me stop and think about some of the reasons we give God thanks. We usually thank Him for...