Troubles are as sure to come as morning follows night. In the psalm today, Psalm 62, King David reminds his soul and his people to wait patiently for God in the midst of the betrayal of his son, Absalom, who had seizedĀ his father's throne and had David running for his life. This is a... Continue Reading →
So often, we misunderstand what is happening around us, because either no one has explained the world to us or we fail to listen and understand what is right before our eyes. In the psalm today, Psalm 73, Asaph or one of his descendants addresses the confusion and pain of misunderstanding the prosperity of wicked... Continue Reading →
I have made plans, only to have God change them. I learned that unless I start by asking God for guidance and assistance, then my projects just don't work out. The psalm for this week, Psalm 127, is one of the psalms attributed to King Solomon. The structure of the psalm reminds me of the... Continue Reading →
I have never went before a judge for a criminal offense, so I do not know what it is like to have someone else deciding your fate. But, I imagine it does not feel good at all. In this week's psalm, Psalm 50, God judges the sincerity of people's worship, and He finds many people... Continue Reading →
To be known by the people who profess to love us creates a sense of peace and belonging that satisfies our hungry and thirsty souls. That is the theme of the second psalm in the Psalm Wednesday series: Psalm 139. In this psalm, David demonstrates his adoration and admiration for his God, the One who... Continue Reading →
Who do you trust to help when troubles inevitably come?Ā We need to know before troubles and sorrows come, because as surely as the sun rises in the morning and the moon lights the night sky, trials and tribulations will eventually touch our lives. The first psalm of this new feature called Psalm Wednesday highlights... Continue Reading →
As I read the Psalms, I started to think that the psalmists may have been the original religious bloggers, meaning people who wrote about their lives, triumphs and defeats, and of how God had intervened to help them, to encourage others to believe that God is able to do the same for them. To encourage... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 