Psalm 54 The Lord Upholds My Life To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?” 1O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. 2O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my… Continue Reading
Although we laugh at cultures that bow down to wooden statues and stone carvings…calling them backward and archaic, we bow down to metal boxes on wheels and big wooden boxes on land. We have made idolatry sophisticated…we’ve made it look good! Yet, it’s still the same old idolatry. Stuff… Sinking $100,000 into a car that… Continue Reading
I have an idol…actually, I have a few …and so do you. As long as we wait for God to perfect us, we will fight against the temptation to worship anything but God…the key is that we actually fight. Believers have been freed from being enslaved to these idols and can actually worship God. Those… Continue Reading
Psalm 53 There Is None Who Does Good To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. 2God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there… Continue Reading
Psalm 52 The Steadfast Love of God Endures To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” 1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day. 2Your tongue plots destruction, like a… Continue Reading
Psalm 51 Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me… Continue Reading
Here is our last look at William Farley’s Gospel Powered Parenting. I would highly encourage this book for any parent, grandparent or anyone else who would like to learn much about their own soul. “The fear of God equips parents to overcome the fear of their children. They can disappoint their children, but they dare not… Continue Reading
Psalm 50 God Himself Is Judge A Psalm of Asaph. 1 The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. 3Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire,… Continue Reading
David Guzik is a commentator who can be found on blueletterbible.org. On John 15 he wrote, “The joy of Jesus is not the pleasure of a life of ease; it is the exhilaration of being right with God and consciously walking in His love and care.” I love that! You know, as hard as the… Continue Reading
Psalm 49 Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble? To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 1 Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, 2 both low and high, rich and poor together! 3My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. 4I… Continue Reading