Psalm 95:2 “Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.” God delights in our recognition of Him as being the Source of all our blessing. Every day, He gives His children more blessings than we can count – even if we do not see them or… Read More »
Psalm 42:8 “Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.” Over and over again, the Bible reveals the need and benefit of prayer. When praying right, it certainly is not wasted time because we… Read More »
Matthew 7:7,8 “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” One of the greatest blessings a child of God can have is to… Read More »
Revelation 2:5 “Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.” In the last book of the Bible – the Revelation – the Lord talks to seven different churches. Note… Read More »
Hebrews 10:19 “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,” Here are three things that can be seen from this verse: The Nature of the Throne “the holiest” Before any believer can ever come before God in prayer, it needs to be remembered that no human has any natural… Read More »
Matthew 11:29 “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” After salvation, it is the task of every believer to learn more of Christ. Jesus was not merely referring to an intellectual pursuit of facts about Himself, but… Read More »
I John 3:22 “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.” In my last post, I gave three reasons why prayers sometimes go unanswered. Here is another reason why some prayers are not answered. Even though God is more than… Read More »
Isaiah 59:1,2 “Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” It is not unusual that many prayers – even the… Read More »
Psalm 34:6-8 “This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” In my last blog… Read More »
Psalm 5:3 “My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.” There is no doubt that David delighted in prayer. He spoke of it often as his joy and privilege to be able to talk to Almighty God and know… Read More »