Psalm 40 Our world is a confusing place at times. There are those who call evil good and good evil. [Is 5:20] They substitute lies for the truth and expect us to accept it readily. If we challenge that thinking, they slander us. Yet, this is true: God is God, and there is none to […]
Ps 3: But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores meHow comforting to know that the Lord is our shield as part of our spiritual armor. It isn’t just a metal shield but the shield of faith that we must carry into battle. [Eph 6:16] […]
2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Chron 20 The Apostle John wrote much about the price of sin and the cost Jesus paid for our forgiveness. While John writes to help us, the accuser of the brethren, Satan, waits for us to sin, and then he begins his dastardly work. First, he watches, and then he enters […]
Psalm 32: The Blessed Man Sin or wrongdoing is a part of our everyday life. We sin because our first parents sinned, and just like our DNA is passed on, so is our sin. God knows we are but men made of clay. [Ps 103:14] It is because of God’s love that we are forgiven, […]
Ps 65-67, 69-70 Where do you go when life is hard or when life is pleasant? Are you a waffling up and down person, praising one day and grumbling the next? The psalmist reflects that even when life is hard, he can and will choose to praise God. Ps 65:4 “How blessed is the one […]
Ps 1-2, 15, 22-24, 47 God Blessings~Psalm 1 is a clear presentation of what God desires for all mankind. The psalmist pictures those who are righteous and those who are unrighteous. He uses three words to describe them: wicked, sinners, and scoffer, reminding us to choose our relationships wisely. If we want God to bless […]
Psalm 106 Standing apart from the crowd How do we move from just being spectators to participants when we see blatant sins in our world? That was a choice that Phinehas made when one of his kinsmen entered the camp with a Midianite woman and took her into his tent. In essence, he was “thumbing […]
Psalm 133 David has conquered much of the land of Israel and claims it for God. He writes poetically of what unity should look like: it is good and pleasant. In vivid poetry, he recalls unity is like precious oil used to anoint the king or the new high priest. It is precious because it […]
1Chron 7-10 What would you want others to record about your life when you pass from this earth? We all want others to recall our good deeds offered to humanity. But, sometimes, like some Al Capone, Jesse James, and Charles Manson, the record is sad, and we only remember their evil ways. King Saul falls […]
Psalm 73: Life is not fair, says Asaph. Like him, we often look at life through our natural eyes rather than with an eternal perspective. When that occurs, we can only see what lies before us and forget what lies ahead. It began in the Garden of Eden and is alive and well today. Asaph […]
