“Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday. ~~Psalm 37:5-6~~ Last time I noted that the above verses could be broken down into statements of both MY PART and GOD’S PART. We visited “my part” last time, so … Read More
Psalm 37 — Day 6
“Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday.” ~~Psalm 37:5-6~~ As I read these verses this morning, what struck me was how it seems they can be broken down as a statement of MY PART and GOD’S PART. … Read More
Psalm 37 — Day 5
“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
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
Faith has a Tattletale
“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.” ~~Galatians 5:6~~ In a devotional that was part of a YouVersion reading plan I did recently (Letters of Paul: 30-day Reading Plan) a comment was made that hit me hard. “Grace sounds too good to be true; so we go back to trying to earn … Read More