Psalm 35:11-18 – Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know. They repay me evil for good; my soul is bereft. But I, when they were sick— I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with head bowed on my chest. I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother;…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Psalms
Psalm 4:1 – Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!” THEME OF THE DAY. HE WILL DO IT AGAIN. Humans are creatures of habit. It doesn’t take long to look into our lives and see this is true. I see…
Psalm 5:7 – But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.” THEME OF THE DAY. WHEN WE DON’T FEEL LIKE CHURCH. I want you to be honest. Real honest. Are there ever any Sunday mornings you don’t feel like going to church? If…
Psalm 119:164 – Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.” THEME OF THE DAY. BEATING THE BLUES. Every Christian goes through those spiritual experiences called “the blues”; those down times of sadness, maybe discouragement or depression, that just don’t have a cause. We are not in sin. Nor are we totally dysfunctional. We simply are stuck in…
Psalm 100:3 – Know that the Lord, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.” THEME OF THE DAY. HIS SHEEP UNDER HIS CARE. There is no greater place to find rest for our souls. There is no greater place to satisfy our hearts. There is…
Psalm 73:25 – Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides You.” THEME OF THE DAY. FIGHTING FOR CHRIST’s SUPREMACY. I think we would be hard-pressed to find a more appropriate verse than today’s scripture as the goal and daily pursuit in the Christian life. Is it not the cry of our hearts…