PreparationHave I made room to receive Him?For we are aliens and pilgrims before You, As were all our fathers; Our days on earth are as a shadow, And without hope.  “O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own.  I …

PreparationHave I made room to receive Him?Search me, O God, and know my heart;     test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you,     and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Psalm 139:23-24 Psalm 139 opens with David recognizing that there is nothing in him that is hidden from God. God knew him …

PreparationHave I made room to receive Him?The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, …

HopeThere is something better.But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 When our souls are in a season of waiting, we often find that our senses are heightened. Our eyes are wide open and …