You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the LORD ? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend...

You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the LORD ? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend...

You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the LORD ? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend...

Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb:  “ I am the LORD, who makes all things, who stretches out the heavens all alone, who spreads abroad the earth by Myself Isaiah 44; 24, NKJV. Emphasis provided. Holy Father, we delight to be in Your presence. Please make us completely Your own, as we enter the study of Your Word. In the blessed name of Jesus Christ we pray! Amen. This is not a new theme. As a matter of fact, this caption has become sort of a cliche; and by now, I believe you know that I am not...

Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. Isaiah 58: 12, NIV. Merciful God, we are Your people. We want to live in accordance with Your will. Please instruct us as we enter the study of Your Word, we pray, in the blessed name of Jesus Christ. Amen. The book of Isaiah was obviously composed during different periods of Israel's history. It is supposed that the chapter from which we took our Scripture for today, was written when some of the exiles returned from the Babylonian...

"Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD ?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. . ." Proverbs 30: 7-9, NIV. Dear God, we need balance in our lives. As we come before You today, we ask that You will teach us how to acquire this balance and then live lives that are pleasing in Your sight!...

The wicked man does deceptive work, but he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. Proverbs 11: 18,19, NKJV. Gracious God, Your Word is so plain. There are only two ways - life and death, and each person, by the way he or she walks, is choosing one. Please help us to choose life, and live eternally! On Wednesday, as I sat waiting for the train to arrive, realizing I would be there for a while, I opened my Bible to see what the LORD might want to...

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed. Save Your people, and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them also, and bear them up forever. Psalm 28: 7-9, NKJV. Gracious God, we need You as we continue our study in Your Word. We need Your help in order to see all that You want us to see, as we study! In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. Today we are going to...

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed. Save Your people, and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them also, and bear them up forever. Psalm 28: 7-9, NKJV. Gracious God, we thank You for being everything that we need You to be for us. In the time of peril please remind us that You are the great I Am! In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. It is such a joy...

Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness. Mount Zion rejoices, The villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments. Psalm 48: 9-11, NIV. Dear God and Father of all creation, please send Your Holy Spirit to show us wonderful things in Your Word today. In the blessed name of Jesus we humbly pray. Amen. Several weeks ago, our devotional included some thoughts from the psalmist, where he spoke of contemplating the beauty of the LORD in His sanctuary. I...