
Father… the Deceiver whispers in our ears. The forbidden fruit is a delight to the mind’s eye and its imagined pleasure a powerful lure. The forbidden fruit, tasted, poisons though.

Father… You never abandon or forsake Your children. The lights that burned for eight days on a one day supply of oil are testimony to that. In the midst of

“…And they brought young children to Him, that He should touch them… …Permit the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom

“…Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning… …Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me

“…Sometimes ‘mid scenes of deepest gloom, Sometimes where Eden’s bowers bloom, By waters still, o’er troubled sea, Still ‘tis His hand that leadeth me… …He leadeth me, He leadeth me,

“…scoffers …” will say…’Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation…’” 2 Peter

Father, it is a new day… in a new year and we thank You that we are blessed to wake up and into this. Your Word instructs that there is

Father… You never abandon or forsake Your children. The lights that burned for eight days on a one day supply of oil are testimony to that. In the midst of

Father…as we continue through these days of candle lighting, we bring to remembrance in yet another way Your great deeds done on behalf of those who love You. You are

Father, we thank You for this new day…and everyday You allow us to wake to. May the sky look particularly blue, the soaring of the winged ones strikingly graceful… the

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee.” Isaiah 26:3 AKJV. We want to know Your Word correctly and to

“…The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over… all His works… “…All Thy works shall praise Thee…” “…One generation shall praise Thy works to another…” “…Every