June 11th Can you pray with confidence? May I encourage you to pause and read a great chapter concerning Grace;1st Thessalonians 5:1-28, then pray and be grateful. You will sense a great deal of comfort in this chapter and see a lot of similarity with the events going on today. Be right through salvation then do right by choice. In today's reading we get to see men choose to worship and serve GOD some even to death. After you read the proverbs,pause and think on where you are and then praise God for what you have and where you are and that you are not being stoned.

How to pray.Get all things in order,confess your sins and remind The LORD of what He has said to and for you and your family.Why do we read our bible? Why do we memorize scriptures? Why do we hide the Word of GOD in our heart? Today wwe get to see how Solomon put the things of GOD in their proper place. Let us prepare to pray, work at making your altar/prayer closet clean and in order. Search your own heart, admit to GOD your sins, confess and make yourself submissive and comitted to GOD in the name of His Son Jesus Christ.Shut out the things that are not of GOD.Prepare to meet The LORD an expect to come into His presence boldly speaking softly Abba. Wait upon GOD.

1st Kings 8:1-66 Solomon had put all things in order and then God's Glory was present in the form of the cloud that filled the house, WOW!! King Solomon spoke to Israel of the promises of GOD. King Solomon prayed to The LORD God of Israel asking Him to remember His promises to King David and that He would attend to the prayers of His people.The sacrifices of King Solomon were enormous. The declared motive for this prayer,offerings and temple was that "all the people of the earth may know that The LORD is God, and that there is none else".This is a good picture of revival and the people were joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that The LORD had done for David His servant, and for Israel His people.

Acts7:51-8:13 What a way to leave this life and enter Heaven.As Stephen is being called home, Saul is being prepared for his enounter with the same God and The Lord Jesus that blessed Stephen and received his spirit. YEA, GOD's Grace is always present for the dying saint and there is much cheering in Heaven. Read verse 59 very carefully. How does this stoning affect your concept of GOD? We are all called to suffer and may all be called upon to die as Stephen, but we do not choose when,how or where.Take note to the names of God. Conflict may be the process required to cause believers to act right.How would you like to be used like Philip as a witness.This account rules out all/any discrimination by GOD. He is not willing that any be lost.

Psalm 129:1-8 For every time you have suffered and were cast away, who nursed and cared for you? Be grateful for your LORD and Protector.

Proverbs 17:1 Do you believe and agree with this verse? What is the noise level in your house?Who sets the tone and does most of the food preparation in your family?Please take time to show some appreciation for the "homemaker". She deserves it. pj