I will trust in you. A mediation on Psalm 56 We last left David wishing that he had the wing of a dove so he could flee to the wilderness and find rest. You know you are hard up when your desire is to flee to a desert for refuge! Here we meet him singing … Read more
PSALM 55:12-23 – 6/23/21 “If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the … Read more
Five Tips to Go From Dream to Plan PROVERBS 16:1-16 – 6/22/21 “The preparations of the heart belong to man…” Proverbs 16:1a Because we are created in God’s image, like him, we are planners. We love to do, to make arrangements, to make things happen. What a glorious trait. What a great responsibility. We alter … Read more
PSALM 55:1-11 – 6/21/21 “Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me,” vs. 1 and 2a. Worse than any dread and distress David faces, is the thought that God would abandon him. So right off the bat David entreats God three times. “Do … Read more
Psalm 34:11-22 There’s something peculiar about a born leader. Wherever he goes, there the Lord exalts him. Among many or few, among the genteel and among the rough around the edges; among the rich and among the poor. Even when this person is not seeking leadership, it follows him. This is a gifting and an … Read more