Ps 117 Praising God! Ps 118: Praising God! Today marks the halfway point through 2022 and now we are halfway through reading the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. We have gleaned truth upon truth through the many authors: Moses, Joshua, Ruth, Samuel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, unknown author for Job, and now King David. As we […]
Ps 111 His precepts are sure. John MacArthur writes: Two polar opposite views of God’s will can cause Christians to have faulty understandings of prayer and the accomplishing of God’s purposes. The same can be said for how people view the character of God. On the one hand, some believe the words of the song […]
Psalm 109 The principle of turning the other cheek So often when we face those who seek to do evil we try to handle the problem by ourselves. Maybe that is why when Jesus taught the Beatitudes, he turned the world upside down to get our attention. He reminded his audience that even though they, […]
Ps 106-108 Forgetting and Remembering The psalmist reminded us yesterday in Ps 103 that we have short memories. It is like that part of our brain goes to sleep and forgets the blessings God has bestowed upon us. Today’s reading is continuing that same theme. Ps 106:7 they failed to remember (your many acts of […]
Psalm 103: Wonderful! The Psalmist in 103 reminded himself and the reader to “Praise the Lord, O my soul. Do not forget all his kind deeds. Or, as another translation says: do not forget all His benefits.” This past week we have seen the power of prayer to protect life and religious freedom through our Supreme Court. We give […]
Ps 99:8 The God-Who-Forgives; that is His Name/Character Have you ever done a puzzle only to find a piece missing? The psalmist is essentially saying that our holiness is just like that. One missing piece or one broken piece ruins the whole picture. Without the “God-Who-Forgives,” piece, our puzzle is missing what is needed to […]
Ps 94-96 Facing Anxieties? Sing! The psalmist shares his “antidote” to his anxious heart: “When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul.” [Ps 94:19] He then offers his medicinal prescription: “O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation” [Ps […]
Ps 91 As I wandered through my flower bed this a.m. I was thinking about this psalm. How encouraging this is to know that God is El Elyon, Yahweh; El Shaddai; Elohim, and Jehovah. His names evoke his character! El Elyon is God’s name of safety and abiding. Jesus spoke of Himself as the vine and […]
Ps 90-91 “Think about this statement: Life is brief, eternity is forever.” Moses prayed: “Lord, you have been our dwelling place, our protector through all generations.” [Ps 90:1] With God, time is inconsequential, for He is eternal. A 24 hr. day to us is like a thousand years in his sight. God orders men’s destinies […]
Ps 85-87 Choices Today our nation, just as the nation of long ago Israel, is bombarded with the false gods who promise peace and prosperity. The prophet Elijah saw that the chants and sacrifices to the false god Baal, remained on the altar but the true God sent fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice […]
