Then the LORD will be zealous for His land, and pity His people. The LORD will answer and say to His people, “ Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, and you will be satisfied by them; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations. Joel 2: 18, 19, NKJV. God of our parents, and our God, we come to You to ask Your blessing on our study today, in the holy name of Your Son, and our Savior, Jesus the Christ. Amen. Here we are again; this time to conclude our study on the topic, A Time...

Due to some very important activities in ministry, I have not been able to keep up with publishing my devotional thoughts on a daily basis. Please accept my regrets. I hope to resume my publications on Monday, August 16, 2010. By God's grace, I will try to update the prayers at our Prayer Chapel, daily. I want you to know how much I cherish your faithfulness, and comments, my dear web family and friends! Hopefully, and prayerfully, for the coming year, I will be making some changes to both the format of the devotionals, as well as the website itself, that could facilitate the...

Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar; let them say, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not give Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘ Where is their God?’” Joel 2: 17, NKJV. Merciful God, how much we need You. We invite You to come and teach us the true meaning of Your Word, in the blessed name of Jesus Christ. Amen. As we continue with our theme:  A Time to Pray, we will look at other parts of this call to repentance, by the...

Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar; let them say, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not give Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘ Where is their God?’” Joel 2: 17, NKJV. Gracious God, here we are again, waiting upon You; listening for a Word from You; waiting to be blessed by You! Please teach us Your will, and give us obedient hearts, we pray in the blessed name of our Savior, Friend, and King, Jesus Christ. Amen. Today, I would like us to...

Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar; let them say, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not give Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘ Where is their God?’” Joel 2: 17, NKJV. Almighty God, please open our eyes to the days in which we are living. Please help us to know that You are willing to hear and answer our prayers; and that, "prayer changes things." In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. This is the heartfelt cry of Joel, the prophet...

Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here.” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them. Daniel 3: 26, 27, NKJV.  Our Father and our God, who is like...

When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back; this I know, because God is for me. Psalm 56: 9, NKJV. Dear God, it is a good thing to live our lives in certainty! The psalmist knew that You were on his side! He knew that You cared for him. Please help us to live in that same certainty, because we know You! In the blessed name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. This is a statement of trust. David knew Who he was taking about. He knew God's power to save to the uttermost! He knew...

Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? Psalm 56: 3, 4, NKJV. Dear God, You are so good to Your children! You have made us feel so safe in an an unsafe world. We know that with You in our lives, we need not be afraid. We love You, and we thank You, in the blessed name of Your Son, and our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Today we are listening to "a song sung...

But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen! 2 Timothy 4: 17, 18, NKJV. Merciful God, it is so assuring to know that You will stand by us until our work for You is finished. Please confirm this truth as we study Your Word today. This...

“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,” let Israel now say— “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us, Then they would have swallowed us alive,  when their wrath was kindled against us; then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul; then the swollen waters would have gone over our soul.” Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the...