When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews . . .  So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart. Nehemiah 1, 6, NIV. Holy Father, we thank You for encouraging us to be builders. Please enable us to do Your will even in the midst of discouragement. In the name of Jesus Christ we humbly pray. Amen. On August 29, our devotional was also about re- building, the walls of Jerusalem, but from quite a different...

Then Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, 'Return to your country and to your family, and I will deal well with you:' I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth that You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I am become two companies.  Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him lest he come and attack me with...

Then Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, 'Return to your country and to your family, and I will deal well with you:' I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth that You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I am become two companies.  Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him lest he come and attack me with...

Then Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, 'Return to your country and to your family, and I will deal well with you:' I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth that You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I am become two companies.  Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him lest he come and attack me with...

But if they had stood in My counsel, and had caused My people to hear My words, then they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings..." Jeremiah 23: 22, NKJV. Blessed LORD, how much we need to hear from You. So please make us attentive to Your voice as we study, in the blessed name of Jesus Christ we humbly pray.. Amen. Two days ago we started looking at the responsibility that lies with ministers of the gospel.  Among other things, their duty is to faithfully feed God's sheep and His lambs, with His Word.  We...

For who has stood in the counsel of the LORD and has perceived and heard His word?  Who has marked His word and heard it? ...I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran.  I have not spoken to them yet they prophesied.  But if they had stood in My counsel, and had caused My people to hear My words, then they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings..." Jeremiah 23: 18, 21, 22, NKJV. Dear God, as we enter Your presence we come hungering and thirsting for a Word of peace and hope....

Thus says the LORD of hosts:  "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you.  They make you worthless; they speak a vision of their own heart, not from the mouth of the LORD.  They continually say to those who despise Me, 'The LORD has said, you shall have peace;' and to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say, 'No evil shall come upon you.'  Jeremiah 23: 16, 17, NKJV.  Dear God, today there is only one voice we are longing to hear - Yours. So please come and tech us as we meet...

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. Nahum 1: 7, NRSV. Dear Father, we are so blessed to be called by Your name. Please help us to listen carefully as You speak to us today. This is our prayer in the blessed name of Jesus, the Christ. Amen. Thank God for this new day of life!  As we open His Word we are greeted with this wonderful gem!  It is a blessing to read it; and an even greater blessing, to accept it by faith!  What is so special about this...

So it was when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, "It is the king of Israel!"  Therefore they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God diverted them from him.  For so it was, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.  Now a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor... The battle increased that day, and the king of Israel propped himself...

O God ou are my God, I seek ou, my soul thirsts for ou; my flesh faints for ou, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.  So I have looked upon ou in the sanctuary, beholding our power and glory.  Because Your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise ou.  So I will bless ou as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on our name. Psalm 63: 1-4, NRSV. Our Lord and our King, please help us to humble ourselves in Your holy presence, and seek You...