Category: Psalms

God looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God. God watches His creation faithfully looking for those who are obedient and submissive. He looks to find goodness. He watches for faithfulness among His people. He is constantly looking for the wise one … Continue reading Wise Seekers – Psalms 53:2 →

“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.” Colossians 1:23, "...if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel..." There is a Hope that transcends time. One which rises above the short-lived promises of this existence. A … Continue reading He is Hope – Psalms 39:7 →

He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.One WordSometimes 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 me.’Huh? … 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 that works. … 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 →

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You. The grace of God exceeds the value of our life. To put it mathematically: Grace > Life. Father God’s lovingkindness is the foundation for our very existence. It is His grace that allows for every good thing and through it, we came to … Continue reading Grace > Life – Psalms 63:3 →

Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love! Through all of his complaints, the psalmist never loses sight of Father God's love. He knows God's love is eternal and consistent. He questions God's management. He is perplexed by God's seeming absence in this crisis. He feels absolutely rejected … Continue reading Faithful Love – Psalms 44:26 →

Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, to Your dwelling place. 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face … Continue reading Light and Truth – Psalms 43:3 →

An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked person: There is no dread of God before his eyes, for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to discover and hate his sin. Self deception is the most dangerous type of deception. It blinds an individual to his own most blatant … Continue reading Flattering Self Deception – Psalms 36:1-2 →

Lord, what is man, that You care for him, the son of man, that You think of him? Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. The truth of this thought grows increasingly more relevant as I️ age. Time is a constant except for the fact that it is never constant … Continue reading Passing Shadows – Psalms 144:3-4 →