You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5: 14-16, NKJV. Dear God, as we come into Your holy presence our heart's desire, is not only to attend church on the top of the mountain, but to keep the mountaintop experience, in our...

Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place "The LORD will provide." And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided." Genesis 22: 13, 14, NIV. Dear God, how grateful we are to You for calling us up to the top of the mountain for a higher spiritual experience with You. Please help us to accept the invitation as we study Your...

Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place "The LORD will provide." And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided." Genesis 22: 13, 14, NIV. Merciful Savior, here we are again. We are looking to You for what we will need to face this new day. May You speak to our hearts as we study Your Word. We ask these...

Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place "The LORD will provide." And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided." Genesis 22: 13, 14, NIV. Dear God, as we come before You this day, we come in full assurance that what we are needing, You will provide. Please speak to our hearts as we study Your holy Word. In the...

But as for me, I get as close to him as I can! I have chosen him and I will tell everyone about the wonderful ways he rescues me. Psalm 73: 28, TLB. Dear LORD, as we come into Your presence today, please grant that we will receive the blessing You have prepared for us in Your Word. And as we conclude our study, may we decide, "as for me" I will draw as close to God, as is possible for me to get. In the holy name of Jesus we humbly pray. Amen. Psalm 73, is a part of Book...

For you, O LORD, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from my birth; it was you who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of you. Psalm 71: 5, 6, NRSV.  Gracious Creator, we bow before You today, as the host of heaven, and cry "Holy, holy, holy, O LORD; You alone are holy!" And our desire is to worship You, for who You are, and what You are. You are our all in all! Please guide our study. In Your name we pray. Amen. Isn't our God...

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a mighty shout and with the soul-stirring cry of the archangel and the great trumpet-call of God. And the believers who are dead will be the first to rise to meet the Lord. Then we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. So comfort and encourage each other with this news. 1 Thessalonians 4: 16- 18, TLB. Lord, we are so grateful that life as we know it here...

One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another, because God was troubling them with every kind of distress. 2 Chronicles 15: 6, NIV. Dear God, as we return to You today, we realize that we have made it this far, because You are in our lives. Please remain with us, and guide us in the study of Your Word. We pray this in the blessed name of Jesus. Amen. For the past few days we have been looking at a cosmic phenomenon that is taking place in our world - the battle between good and evil....

One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another, because God was troubling them with every kind of distress. 2 Chronicles 15: 6, NIV. Our dear Creator, we look to You once again for help to understand the things that we are studying. Please make Your will plain to us, as we bow before You this day. This is our prayer, in the blessed name of Jesus. Amen. Yesterday we meditated on the first half of the verse under consideration. We will try to conclude this first half today. In our study yesterday, we recognized that the state...

One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another, because God was troubling them with every kind of distress. 2 Chronicles 15: 6, NIV. Dear God, we are truly grateful for the opportunity to study Your Word in freedom. We thank You for giving us freedom of choice in order to encourage us to grow. Please teach us how to make wise choices. In the name of Jesus we humbly pray. Amen. Today, we continue in the same chapter that we took our verse for meditation from, yesterday. It is amazing the similarity that exists between these verses and some...