Safe Heaven House Of Prayer

 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 17:8 It's comforting to think of God seeing us that way as the apple of his eye, a reflection of himself. We bear his image; we are his sons and daughters. So he looks on us with pride and holds us up for the angels to see.  "Look, this my child, the apple of my eye." It's no wonder he guards us, not just as his children but as the pupil of his own eye. We have many reflexes that serve to protect our eyes. They are sensitive and precious, and we guard them carefully. Our eyes are important because we use them to see what we love. And so does he. Under His Wings Under His Wings I am safely abiding,  Though the night deepens and tempests are wild;  Still I can trust him, I know he will keep me, He has redeemed me and I am still His child. Under His Wings, What a refuge in sorrow! How the heart yearning turns to His rest! Often when earth has no balm for my healing, There I find comfort and the...

 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works, that I know very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed. Psalm 139:14-16 The scope of Psalm 139 is as broad as the horizon and as personal as a newborn baby. Take some time to read the whole psalm, and discover a God who knows and cares for you. I once went on a five-day retreat to a small hermitage run by a couple who would oversee my time of prayer and reflection. I moved into the trailer nestled deep in the woods on their property. I was excited and a little scared to have five days to myself, by myself. I had brought many books to read, and I had some ideas for projects that I might work on. The first night there, Ron came to talk to me about my plans for the retreat. I told him about...

 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth hearth my voice. 38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.  John 18:37-38 When Jesus was standing trail before Pilate, He said, among other things, that He should bear witness unto the truth and that everyone that is of the truth heareth His voice. Pilate replied, "What is the truth?" (John 18:37-38). A careful study of the Bible reveals that there are ten great truths contained in the scripture. The first truth is contained in Isaiah 65:16, which says, "He who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth: and he that swearth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles ar...

 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spoke unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses minister, saying Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give them, even to the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that I have given unto you, as I said unto Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I swore unto their fathers to give them. Joshua 1:1-6 Many believers are finding it difficult to possess the inheritance Christ earned for them...

"I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope." Jeremiah 29:11 A friend was working on a writing assignment that involved a trip to Columbia, South America, to research the underground world of drugs. It was a difficult and frightening experience, and when he came back to the United States to write the story, the darkness seemed to have followed him home. During our prayer time in Sunday worship, his wife would request prayers for him, asking that we hold him in the light of   Jesus, who is the light of the world. One day when he went out to get his mail, he found a candle in his mailbox. It was a turning point in his work; he knew there was a special light all around him - people who cared for him. He found hope to complete an important project.  "I know the plans I have for you, to give you a future with hope." Often God works in unassuming human deeds. Our sense of hope in the future may n...

 Jesus looked at them and said, "With mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible."  Matthew 19:26 From our perspective, a lot of things look tough. There is the responsibility of maintaining a long-term commitment to our spouse and children, even on days when they aren't exactly endearing. There is the responsibility of dealing fairly and kindly with our coworkers, even when our boss is being a jerk and our peers are self-absorbed and mean-spirited. And then there is God's expectation that we will put him first in our lives.  Practically impossible, we say. But Jesus said we don't have to do everything by ourselves; in fact, with God's help we can do the inconceivable. With "God all things are possible," Jesus said. He said this in the context of something that was difficult for his disciples to even imagine. A young man had come to him and asked how to get eternal life. This was no ordinary young man, however. He was a young man o...

 I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. My conscience is clear, but that does not make innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. 1 Corinthians 4:3-4 For whom do you live your life? Does the approval of people around you determine the choices you make and the path you follow? It shouldn't. As you set priorities in your life, one of the most important things you must realize is that the only person who has any right to judge you is God. Pleasing Him should be the most important thing in your life.  That really sets you free - because you wouldn't be able to please all the people around you all the time anyway, but if you serve God then those around you should also be pleased with you.  Prayer : Dear Lord, help us to not be offended when people judge us, help us to understand that at the end of the day You have the final say about us. Amen