“Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.” ~~ Psalm 37:4 ~~ When I first read this verse, it sounded like it was saying, “If I delight myself in God, then I’ll get what I want”, but is that really what this is saying?? Let’s dive in and find out! Delight yourself in … Read More
Psalm 37 — Day 4
“Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.” ~~Psalm 37:3~~ So last time, we looked at two out of the FOUR DIRECTIVES found in Psalm 37:3. Today let’s explore the last two. Trust in the Lord Do good DWELL IN THE LAND CULTIVATE FAITHFULNESS DWELL IN THE LAND The Hebrew word for dwell <shakan> … Read More
Psalm 37 — Day 3
“Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.” ~~Psalm 37:3~~ As I read Psalm 37:3, the first thing I noticed was that there seemed to be FOUR DIRECTIVES that give me a different choice besides the “fretting” spoken of in verse 1. TRUST IN THE LORD DO GOOD DWELL IN THE LAND CULTIVATE FAITHFULNESS … Read More
Psalm 37 — Day 2
“Fret not yourself because of evildoers; Be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.” ~~Psalm 37:1-2~~ So last time, we looked at the “what” of the instruction, “Do not fret because of evildoers”. Today we are going to investigate the “why” of the instruction, “For they will wither quickly … Read More
Lessons from Psalm 37–Day 1
“Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers. For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb.” ~~Psalm 37:1-2~~ The phrase “do not fret” <charah> means to glow or grow warm. At times, like in this verse, it is used figuratively to mean to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy; to fret … Read More
What are you doing?!
“Who will say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’” ~~Job 9:12~~ “What are You doing?!” Being perfectly honest, there have been times this question has echoed through my heart as I couldn’t understand a purpose in what I was enduring. As I sat in this verse this morning, my first and prevailing thought was GOD IS GOD AND I AM … Read More
The Trip to the Haunted House
“I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world! — John 16:33 — This verse was the main focus of a devotional I read this morning. As I pondered the phrase “. . .so that you will have peace … Read More
GROW
Have you ever read something, and when you were done, you found it hard to even remember what you just read? Or how about this? Have you read something often enough to glide right over familiar words without even really giving them much thought? The second scenario happened to me today as I was finishing up the book of 2 … Read More
The Goal of our instruction is…
So this morning, in reading through the Bible chronologically, I read the book of 1 Timothy. Knowing the overall theme of the book, I approached this morning’s reading with the attitude, “yeah, I know what this book is about, so this is gonna be a review for me.” Boy was I wrong. God had plenty to say to me. “The … Read More
When it’s just a bunch of names…
I don’t know about you, but often when reading portions of Scripture where the writer lists peoples’ names, I tend to read them quickly and move on. God has been drawing that to my attention and urging me to slow down and process what is written about people. After all, God chose to mention them in His holy Scriptures for … Read More