Archive for May 2023
S182P3 – Characters in the Psalms: the truly thirsty follower
Psa. 42:1-3 As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” I…
Read MoreS182P2 – Characters in the Psalms: the humble seeker
Psa. 17:1-3 Hear a just cause, O Lord, attend to my cry; give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips. Let my vindication come from Your presence; let Your eyes look on the things that are upright. You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried…
Read MoreS182P1 – Characters in the Psalms: the evil fool
Psa. 14:1-4 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none who does good. The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God. They have all turned aside, they…
Read MoreS181P7 – The king’s exiting prayer: a king’s commission
1 Chr. 29:20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king. A commission is a personal directive to an individual or a group. It is a command, not a…
Read MoreFrom facts to faith
I remember being new to Christianity and having a million questions I never had before. There was a lot to learn, and some of it was difficult for me to understand or imagine as being so. The first time I went to a Sunday service I thought that everyone in there surely was a Christian. …
Read MoreS181P6 – The king’s exiting prayer: a lasting legacy
1 Chr. 29:18-19 Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you. And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial…
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