By faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. And what more shall I say? Read more…
In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days He has spoken to us by a Son, Whom He appointed the heir of all things, through Whom also He created the world. He reflects the glory of God and bears the Read more…
Lord, You have been our refuge from generation to generation. I have said, “Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, I have sinned against You.” As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging; and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this Read more…
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your commandments. Blessed be Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. Psalm 119:12 There are three components to learning: The desire to learn, the actual learning and the application of what has been learned. This is true for academic subjects in school as well Read more…
May Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us as we have placed our hope in You. And behold, two blind men sitting by the roadside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be Read more…
The Lord said this parable, “A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; and at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for all is now ready.’ But they all alike began to make excuses. The first Read more…
Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the Gospel in the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of His own purpose Read more…
Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our Fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name unto the ages. Amen. In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets. Hebrews 1:1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told Read more…
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; but He who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To Him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear Read more…
For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful Read more…
On this day, O Lord, we ask that we may be protected from sin. Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. Psalm 19:13 The Doxology now takes a hard pivot. We go from Read more…
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is form Mount Read more…