I pray, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, those pleasant mountains, and Lebanon. But the Lord was angry with me on your account and would not listen to me, and the Lord said to me, 'Enough of that! Speak no more to me of this matter. Deuteronomy 3: 25-26. We all share this experience of Moses' from time to time. He had worked so hard to ta...

He who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them who diligently seek Him. Hebrew 11:6. While the prayer of faith is sure to succeed, our prayers, alas too often resemble the mischievous tricks of children who knock at their neighbors' houses, and then run away. We often knock at mercy's door, and then run away, instead of waiting for an ent...

Now it came to pass in those days, that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom also He named apostles. Luke 6:12-13. We sometimes think that talking to other Christians and being busy with Christian activity, especially when we are sharing ...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Praise God that today, our nation adopts an attitude of gratitude. Pray that many will consider the source of every good and perfect gift - - -our Lord and Savior Jesus and worship Him. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and shout joyfully to Him with psalms. Psalm 95:2. Can we expect future mercies, if we are not thankful for past ble...

"Do not hide Your face from me: Do not turn your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation." Psalm 27:9. At times, God's face seems hidden from us. We feel like He is absent or maybe disinterested. There is no truth in thosefeelings. God doesn't put up barriers between us. However, things in our own lives, such a...

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28. "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me." Psalm 138:8 Go for yourself, with all your temporal and spiritual wants, to the Lord. Bring also the necessities of your friends and relatives to the Lord. Try this, and you will pe...

Make glad the soul of Your servant, for to You, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Psalm 86:4. (NASB). We may venture to ask for and expect to receive gladness if we are God's servants. All His creatures have a claim on Him for blessedness according to their capacity, so long as they stand where He has set them. And we, who have departed from that obedience which is joy, may y...

But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried, saying, 'Lord save me!" Matthew 14:30.You have to love Peter, the disciple who dared to walk on water. He's so much like all of us. When things get really scary, we desperately plead for God's help. Our Father is quick to intervene - - even if it means letting us experience some of...

Friday, November 17, 2017 And my God shall supply all you need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. -Philippians 4:19. More than a 100 years after his death George Muller remains an inspiration to everyone who hopes to live a life by and through prayer. As director of the Ashley Down Orphanage in Bristol, England he cared for more than 10,000 childre...

November 16 "Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things,And revive me in Your way." Psalm 119:37. Could the psalmist have imagined all the noise vying for the attention of Christian minds today? Would he have found anything of value in our daily dose of modern media? Take a minute and think about screen time. Do your eyes turn to things that bring glory to Go...