“Hear me as I pray, O Lord. Be merciful and answer me! My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’” Psalm 27:7-8 NLT In 1845, William W. Walford composed a beautiful hymn that still contains a great message for…
Genesis 25:30-31, And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage, for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. I’ve lost count how many times I have read the account of Jacob and…
Ephesians 5:15 KJV “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,” 2 Chronicles 2:12 KJV “Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build…
“To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.” Psalm 5:1-2 David was a man of prayer. As we read the beautiful…
“And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh.” I Samuel 1:3 Same time every year, the family journeyed to Shiloh to worship the Lord. And each year I am sure that Hannah looked at the growing…
“And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him,…
“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.” II Chronicles 16:9a As I read this story, I pondered over what God was looking for in a heart that…