Do you long for God’s presence, but don’t know how to get there? Thankfulness is the key.
Thankfulness is the door (gate) that gives us access to God’s courtyard. Once we are in the house of God, we commune with God in praise and worship.
The world’s depravity stems from the root of unthankfulness . . .
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I read this verse in Psalms and wondered if the makers of the first telescope thought they would see the throne of God above the firmament. Were they disappointed to find only stars? . . . .
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“What should I be learning from this? Lord, I don’t want to repeat this lesson!” When I struggle with challenges in life, this is my prayer. I base my prayer on Deuteronomy 8:2 and others like it.
God leads us . . .
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My husband and I have been married for 37 years, and we have settled into a companionable silence. Of course, we do share stories and . . .
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Perhaps the most famous passage in the book of Joel is the promise of the Holy Spirit (Joel 2:28). Peter quoted that verse . . .
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For centuries, we have been praying to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers. What if our most effective evangelists are stuck in a backroom watching videos and eating fishy crackers? Let’s partner with God in raising up an army of passionate children . . . .
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It was painful to watch. At my cousin’s “celebration of life,” her husband and grown sons struggled to make sense of “a life taken too soon.” One son sobbed how . . . .
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I laid prostrate on the floor in prayer with a blank piece of paper in front of me. I was attempting to rewrite the children's story on hearing God's voice. The first draft simply wasn't working. . . .
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. . . the worship leaders were simply playing softly for a long stretch.
I don't know what they were doing during that time; I never opened my eyes. I was having my own encounter with the Lord. . . .
The Vision
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My quiet time with the Lord turned into a struggle. I searched my heart, questioning if I had hidden sin. I kept reading my Bible, praying and singing songs of worship that came to mind. Exhausted from my efforts, I continued . . .
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King David would envy our unlimited access to God’s presence.
In David’s day, God’s presence resided in His temple. To encounter the Lord God, they had to . . .
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King David longed to build a temple for God in Jerusalem. God said that since it was in David’s heart to build Him a house, God would build David a “house.” God was not promising a physical house with walls and a roof. The “house” God promised David was a family lineage that would endure forever (v. 12). . . .
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