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
Psalm 139:1 — God searches me.
“You have searched me, Lord and you know me.” (Psalm 139:1) When I read this verse this morning, the word “searched” popped off the page to me. So in true “word-nerd” form, I looked it up. “Searched” in Hebrew is <chaqar> and means: to penetrate, hence to examine intimately. I looked up “searched” in the dictionary as well, and one … Read More
Bitter or Better?
Today as I was reading Psalm 106, God shined a light on verse 7. “Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; they did not remember Your abundant kindnesses; But rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.” It was sobering to me to see what God deemed “rebellion”. Check this out. The people didn’t “UNDERSTAND” God’s wonders. The … Read More
A Conversation with God
So, I was reading my Bible this morning. In Jeremiah 32:39, this phrase really jumped off the page at me. “I will give them SINGLENESS OF HEART AND ACTION. so that they will always fear me…” In the passage, the disobedient and idolatrous nations of Israel and Judah were being exiled to Babylon as God’s wrath was being executed … Read More
Teach Us to Number our Days
“Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You? So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” ~~Psalm 90:11-12~~ Having had a birthday recently, the phrase “teach us to number our days” really popped off the page to me. It got me wondering how … Read More
The Glory of God
For the music director. A Psalm of David.The heavens tell of the glory of God;And their expanse declares the work of His hands.~~Psalm 19:1~~ As I read and studied my way through this verse this morning, I was struck by the “glory” of God. Kabod is the Hebrew word used here and it means: weight, splendor, or copiousness. Now if … Read More
Psalm 86:11
I was just talking to my mom-in-law this morning, and we were discussing how, when it comes to serving the Lord, our “want to” is not the problem, but our “doing” seems to allude us most times. As I was reading through Psalm 86, verse 11 just seemed to really draw me in, so I knew that God had … Read More
Rehearsing the Goodness of God
I have been working through the YouVersion devotional plan by Tony Evans called “30 days to pray through God’s names” and this verse was the key verse for the day. “For such is God,Our God forever and ever;He will lead us until death.”~~Psalm 48:10~~ The Spirit directed me to read the entire paragraph that the key verse was a part … Read More
2 Chronicles 13:11
While reading in 2 Chronicles this morning, this verse really struck me. As I tried to read on, the Spirit kept drawing me back to it. So I sat in the verse and just listened. The first thing that came to mind was that it was the priests that did the actions here. Not being a priest, I wondered why … Read More
When Life is Hard
So this past week has been a rough one for me. I have faced many hard circumstances that are so interwoven together that I found myself feeling quite overwhelmed. Well, this morning I was journaling during my prayer time, pouring out my fears and concerns before the Lord, and the Spirit brought this verse to my mind. In normal “Karen … Read More
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