As I continue on in the Psalms, this morning I read Psalm 136. In it the psalmist commanded, “Give thanks to the Lord” (v1), “Give thanks to the God of gods” (v2), “Give thanks to the Lord of hosts” (v3), “Give thanks to the God of heaven” (v26). As the psalmist described the works of God in these 26 verses, … Read More
Waiting…
What comes to mind when you think of “waiting” for someone? If I’m honest, my initial response to waiting is not a positive one, but rather one of irritation. I mean, while I’m waiting for someone to arrive, I could be doing something I had on “my” list of to-do’s, right? Who does that other person think they are, making … Read More
A Peek into My Journal
I just finished up a ladies Bible study called Worthy, which focuses on our identity. So yesterday, as a part of that study, Genesis 1:27 was noted. “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.”(Genesis 1:27) As I proceeded to look at some of the key words in … Read More
Psalm 48:14
The Spirit of God directed my attention to a verse this morning. It seemed so straightforward and simple that, honestly, I wondered why He prompted me to dig. But dig I did! And oh my word!!! Check this out! “This is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever”. (Psalm 48:14) The Hebrew word for guide (nāhaḡ) … 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
Lord, You Amaze Me
So let me start off by saying, “Lord, You AMAZE me!!” I have been working to develop the habit of praying as soon as I awaken, before my feet hit the floor. This effort has not been without distractions hurled at me from the enemy of my soul. Things like, wondering how cold it is this morning, trying to recall … Read More