Safe Heaven House Of Prayer

Hear a just cause, O Lord, attend to my cry; give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips. Let my vindication come from Your presence; let Your eyes look on things that are upright. You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. -Psalms 17:1-3 I love the realness of the psalms. The range of human emotions. Love, hate, joy, sorrow, fear, agony, anger is portrayed in this book, and we see shouting and dancing as well. Thee most powerful psalms come out of people's most intense times. King David wrote approximately 75 of the 150 psalms, and he always prayed with heartfelt emotion and intensity. If we are familiar with the life of David, we know the struggles he experienced. As we see in David's example, when a person goes through the fire and comes out on the other side, this individual has great wisdom to share and greater passion for God's truth. David de

"In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and glory forever. Amen." -Matthew 6:9-13 Most of us are familiar with the Lord's Prayer. Jesus wasn't teaching that we have to pray these exact words, but He was offering several guidelines. First, He reminded us that prayer is intimate: the very personal name "Father" speaks of His love and provision for us, His children. Having acknowledged a deep level of intimacy and our trust in Him, we submit our lives in full surrender. "Your kingdom come" refers to God's rule in our daily lives. As our King, God has authority and lordship over us. Jesus then told us to pray for "our daily bread," symboliz

"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled....Whoever does and teaches My commandments, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." -Matthew 5:17-19 We tend to look for the quickest way to get things done. We drive in the fast lanes, eat fast food, and complain when our ever-advancing technology is too slow. We want quick fixes and overnight sanctification. But while our salvation was accomplished in an instant, our sanctification is a lifelong process. There are no shortcuts. Though we may wish it were otherwise, we cannot expedite the process of discipleship that contributes to a fulfilling life. God will have His way. First,our fulfillment is found in Christ alone, and we do not have freedom to look past or skip over His commands. He is consistent and deliberate in

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? -Romans 8:31-32 Many mornings most of us wake up with "to-do" lists. The lists may be long, they may be loud, and they love to remind us that they are always growing. After all, there's always one more thing to do, right? Some mornings, our minds jump right into an overview of the list as soon as we wake up. We start strategizing, planning, adding items, and subtracting them and the list can wear us out even before we've walked out the door. I want suggest a different approach. Today, rather than focusing on your list, remind yourself of the gospel. Take some time to review all God has done from creation through Jesus death and resurrection to your birth and your new birth. Remind yourself that God gave His Son for you and that He is the gracious Giver of a

"Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it." -John 14:13-14 When you purchase an expensive item say, a new car there are two words you desire to see on a warranty: unlimited and unconditional. An unlimited warranty means that regardless of the time since the purchase or the scope of the need, the necessary repair will be made. There's nothing too big, there's nothing too small, and the guarantee never expires. An unconditional warranty ensures that no matter what happens, the damage will be repaired. Rarely are the two words found together, and Jesus words in today's passage are no exception. Jesus made a promise unlimited in power, but conditional in purpose. We know the promise is unlimited because of the vastness of the word whatever,yet the whatever of Jesus is conditioned by the phrase in my Name. Why? The answer is found in Jesus very next words. God is primarily co

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst....All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out." -John 6:35,37 We know fulfillment in the love of Christ and our choice to trust in Him. In this passage, Jesus implied that our fulfillment in Him is inexhaustible. The beauty of these verses stems from the simple statement Jesus made about Himself and the fourfold promise that we can trust in now and later. In the very familiar Psalm 23, we learn that the Lord is our Shepherd who keeps us from wanting. In one of His defining statements, Jesus called Himself the Beard of Life, effectively claiming that He is the Source, Satisfaction, Sustainer, and Security of all life. In other words, He is the fulfillment of all our wants. As our Source, Jesus promised we will never be hungry and that He will always meet our needs according to His riches

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. -Psalms 37:3-4 History has often been shaped by the power of simple statements. Whether uttered in a political moment, sung as a catchy slogan, or penned in an historic document, a simple statement can indeed be powerful. However, all of history's great statements pale in comparison to the potency of one biblical truth: 'Trust in the Lord." Found more than fifty times in the Bible this is a life-changing command. The sequence in Psalms 37:3-4 is clear: God expects us to trust in Him first and foremost and to do good. As we trust and serve, we will find ourselves nourished by God's faithfulness, and as we dwell in the protection of His faithfulness, God will begin to shape our hearts desires.He conforms us into the image of His Son. In other words, as we faithfully delight ourselves in Him in His trustwor

Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. Romans 13:10-11 We all like being around people who love what we love. Everyday decisions like food we eat, the entertainment we enjoy, and even the duties we perform become enjoyable when we share them with others who love what we love. Everything seems better in the context of genuine love. When Jesus died on the cross on the behalf of sinners. He demonstrated God's love (Romans 5:8). But Jesus also commanded several times for us to love. For example, when we asked to rank the commands of Scripture, Jesus did not hesitate. We can summarize His response with these words: love God passionately and love others intentionally. Jesus, who is love, fulfilled the Law when He loved us, and we must love as He loves: selflessly and sacrificially! Doing so will mean a satis

His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of divine nature. - 2 Peter 1:3-4 To be a Christian means to be like Christ.And in order to be more like Him, we must let Him not our wishes guide our lives. His will for us must become far more important to us than our own desires for ourselves. Of course we can't be sinless this side heaven, but we can sin less. Is that our desire? Also key to becoming more like Jesus is our attitude We do not to serve others; we get to serve others. We do not have praise Him; we get to praise Him. We do not have to give; we get to give. Try having the attitude that even if no one else is going to have a great day in the Lord, you will. Choose to delight in the things of God rather than seeing them as duties. Choose every morning to live that