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Watching daily at Your gates, Waiting at Yhwh's doorposts


• Psalms‬ ‭26:7‭-‬8‬ ‭AMP‬‬- [7] That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving And declare all Your wonders. [8] O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.
• When the oceans rise and thunders roar- I will soar with You above the storm. Father, You are King over the flood I will be still, know You are God. You are my God. Amen.

• ‭‭‭‭Exodus‬ ‭33:13‬ ‭AMP‬‬- Now therefore, I pray you, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways so that I may know You [becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, recognizing and understanding Your ways more clearly] and that I may find grace and favor in Your sight. And consider also, that this nation, (this community and This Church) is Your people.”

• ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭8:34‬ ‭AMP‬‬- [34] Blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts

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