Through the day and in the night, my heart cries out to You. You are Yahweh Shammah, the I AM God Who is ever present. The God Who is there. My prayer is that I am Your child, the one who is learning through life to be present with You. The fire upon the altar was always burning, and always to be kept burning. May the altar of my heart be aflame through the day and into the night. When I rest on m...  Read More

All through the day, our Father, You have watched over our steps. You have seen us in our coming and our going, in our gathering and in our solitude. You have been the audience unseen in our conversations, whatever form they have taken. You have been the witness not only to our interactions, but to the very motives of our hearts. We take comfort in this truth: You are our Hope (Psalm 33:20-22)! So...  Read More

Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. (Psalm 34:5, NIV)The Psalmist said, "I sought the LORD and He answered me." Jesus said, "Seek and you will find." Jeremiah wrote, "But you will seek me and you will find me; when you search for me with all your heart, I will be found by you." LORD, You are not a God Who is far off, for as we read today in the completion a...  Read More

I love the generosity of Your people in response to Your great grace, my LORD! Grace begets gratitude, and gratitude begets generosity. This I have seen over and over again, and it is humbling. Thank You! As I ponder this, it dawns on me that even Your acceptance of our generosity toward You with joy is grace, for You need nothing that we bring. It all belongs to You in the first place. You have s...  Read More

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your Name!How gracious You are to have reached into our lives through Your pursuit of love. How patient You have been in that pursuit, not being willing that any should perish. How amazing the length to which You have gone to save us from our sin. How wonderful Your presence in the removal of guilt and shame and the blessing of allowing us to grow in Your marvelou...  Read More

Father,You are holy, holy, holy! Today I read that the pure in heart will see God and those who truly see God will long to become more pure in heart. I imagine Moses up on that mountain was seeing Your unveiled holiness, Your purity. On the other hand, the people below were focused on themselves. Their self-focus led to awful sin. A holy God cannot abide sin. But, holy love can forgive sin, and cl...  Read More