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Psalms

The Second Greatest Display of God’s Love

PSALM 86:15 – But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  THE SECOND GREATEST DISPLAY OF GOD’S LOVE.  Here is a quick and easy two question Bible test.  The answer to the first question is obvious.  The second question?  It is described all through today’s…

What God Starts, God Finishes

PSALM 33:4 – For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is done in faithfulness.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  WHAT GOD STARTS, GOD FINISHES.  In the opening of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians, he encourages us with the truth that God is at work in us. Further in the Philippian letter, we are told God…

We Need Times of Frost In Our Lives

PSALM 119:71 – It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  WE NEED TIMES OF FROST IN OUR LIVES.  Let’s get this out of the way.  No Christian wakes up one morning and says with sincerity the words of the Psalmist in today’s scripture. Allow me to paraphrase his statement…

Because He Delights In Us

PSALM 18:16-19 – He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support. He brought me out into a broad place; he…

Let Go and Let God

PSALM 37:3-7 – Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Be still…