Read Psalm 13. I love the raw emotion David shows in this Psalm. Four times in two verses he cries out, “How long?!”. I don’t know about you, but I have had circumstances in my life that induce that kind of emotional response. Let’s look at some things we can learn from how David processed his emotions and turned them … Read More
Fear? or Faith?
As I continue to study my way through the Psalms, I read Psalm 11 this morning, and I found something very practical. We observe in this Psalm that it can be broken down into two main divisions. In verses 1-3, David describes the temptation he faces to give into fear. Then in verses 4-7, he lists the arguments that kept … Read More
How Did I Miss It?!
I have read Psalm 8:1 so many times over the years. I have sung the song that includes the first phrase of the verse. I have even blogged about it. I’ll include the link below if you missed it. Anyway, this morning the last phrase of this verse jumped off the page at me. In fact, I was drawn … Read More
Who’s Your Go-To?
Read Psalm 3 and meet me back here. The backstory of this Psalm is found in 2 Samuel 15-18, if you want to check that out. David was running from his son, Absalom. To get the fullness of this Psalm, I would give that a read. DAVID’S PRAYER “O LORD, how my adversaries have increased!Many are rising up against me.Many … Read More
Hope
As I’ve been pondering changes and improvements God has been laying on my heart to make in this New Year, He brought to mind a group study my husband and I led years ago where one of the sections centered on worshiping God. One of the activities we were to do was to read a given list of verses from … Read More
Relationships and Thoughts
So I have chosen this year to dedicate my personal study of the Word to the Psalms and Proverbs. Today was Psalm 1. I saw a couple principles that rose to the surface. Read Psalm 1. RELATIONSHIPS The first principle referred to our relationships affecting our life choices. The Psalmist is warning the reader to make wise choices as with … Read More
Judge Not
Give Matthew 7:1-6 a read and meet me back here. This passage of Scripture, one phrase in particular, has been quoted by both believers and unbelievers. “Judge not, that you be not judged.” What exactly did Jesus mean when He said that? Let’s dig in and see what we learn. Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. … Read More
Huh…? Ouch!!
God placed a thought in my mind and heart that I can’t shake. I was reading in Exodus where the people were carrying out the commands God had given them concerning the Tabernacle and the ordination of the priests. In Exodus 39, it was describing the clothing that Aaron and his sons were to wear. I won’t go into all … Read More
When the Familiar becomes New
As I sat here this morning, continuing on in Matthew, I was struck with something that I didn’t see coming. But isn’t that just like our God to take a familiar text and teach us something new? Love Him so much. So today I was focusing on Matthew 6:5-8. Give it a read and meet me back here. Did you read … Read More
Christmas is Over
Read Matthew 6:19-24 I studied through this passage several days ago, but with the busyness of the season, I am just getting around to blogging about it. Christmas is over now. Gifts have been given and we are enjoying those new things we have found under our tree. With that in mind, I think it is apropos to shift our … Read More