Category: Psalms

He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. Sometimes one word can turn a phrase in a significant and impactful way. Love covers a multitude of sins. Grace initiates an amazing transformation. Hope realigns our vision. Delight confounds us. ‘He rescued me, because He delighted in … Continue reading Delight – Psalms 18:19 →

Teach me, Lord, the meaning of Your statutes, and I will always keep them. Help me understand Your instruction, and I will obey it and follow it with all my heart. Help me stay on the path of Your commands, for I take pleasure in it. Turn my heart to Your decrees and not to … Continue reading Begin With God – Psalms 119:33-40 →

Good will come to a man who lends generously and conducts his business fairly. Here is God’s approach to business and the business person’s guide to success: lend generously and be fair. What a contrast to our greedy business principles of today: get all you can from whoever you can using whatever method works. Pragmatism … Continue reading God’s Guide to Business Success – Psalms 112:5 →

I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor; I cannot tolerate anyone with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart. What a terrifying thought. How many times have I slandered not only my neighbor but even my closest friends and relatives when they were not around? How often have I cast a haughty look of … Continue reading Arrogant Hearts – Psalms 101:5 →

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts … Continue reading Worship – Psalms 100 →

Indeed, it was for my own welfare that I had such great bitterness; but Your love has delivered me from the Pit of destruction, for You have thrown all my sins behind Your back. Can we truly see the good in our suffering and struggle? Can we endure the struggles Father God allows us to … Continue reading Purpose in Pain – Isaiah 38:17 →

Can a corrupt throne — one that creates trouble by law — become Your ally? They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. The practice of ‘creating trouble by law’; i.e legislating immorality, has existed since the days of old and continues to this very day even among … Continue reading Legislated Immorality – Psalms 94:20-21 →