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Psalms

Trust His Ways When We Don’t Understand His Ways

PSALM 132:1 – Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor, all the hardships he endured.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  TRUST HIS WAYS WHEN WE DON’T UNDERSTAND HIS WAYS.  The verse in today’s scripture is the opening of the prayer in the Psalm of Ascents.  In it, there is a word that defines what happens time and time again in the Christian life…

Yes, It Hurts.

PSALM 118:18 – The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  YES, IT HURTS. In the Parable of the Vine and Branches of John 15, our Lord tells us what happens in the lives of all His children; they are pruned – I am the true vine, and my Father is…

From Impatience To Praise

PSALM 13 – To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my…

Surrounded By The Lord’s Steadfast Love

PSALM 32:10 – Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  SURROUNDED BY THE LORD’S STEADFAST LOVE.  Today’s scripture has a New Testament partner.  It isn’t an exact quotation.  The partnership is in the principle taught – the steadfast love of the Lord for His people is…