Archive for February 2019

Psalm 143:10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. David’s prayer in this verse goes from asking God to act to asking God to teach him to act. David recognizes God’s desire to work with him instead of simply for him. Walking with…

Psalm 143:9Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I hide myself in you. Hiding in God is no cowardly act. It is a reliance on His promise to never abandon us. [Heb. 13:5-6] We do not hide out of fear, because the Lord does not give us a spirit of fear. [2 Tim. 1:7; 1…

Psalm 143:8Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. The first step to living a life dedicated to God is surrender. While our human nature might induce us to step into…

Psalm 143:7 Answer me quickly, Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit. There are two ways we can view the times when we feel that God is hiding from us. Some will see it as a dark and desolate…

Psalm 143:5-6I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done. I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. One recurring theme in the bible is that of reminding ourselves of God’s goodness and faithfulness. Here, David does…

Psalm 143:3-4The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in the darkness like those long dead. So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed. If you are a follower of Jesus Christ and have not experienced a valley as David describes in these verses,…

Let us take a journey through Psalm 43 and study David’s progression of prayer and praise during a difficult time. Psalm 143:1-2Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.…

Philippians 2:11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. One day, no one will be able to deny that Jesus Christ is Lord. Every tongue will confess this objective truth. There will come a day when Christ will receive from everyone the acknowledgment of His identity,…

Philippians 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth When the Father exalted the Son, that place came with authority. This authority extends everywhere. There is no place in which Jesus Christ is not authorized to act. Prior to His ascension, Jesus told…