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Psalms

The Pain In Waiting On God

Psalm 69:1-3 – Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God. THEME OF THE DAY.…

The Importance Of Music And Song

Psalm 59:16-17 – But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love. THEME…

The Battlefields Of Spiritual Warfare

Psalm 56:1–13 – Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly. When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh…

Stop And Smell The Roses

Psalm 46:10-11 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. THEME OF THE DAY. STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES. Today’s theme is an idiom we each know. This is a call to stop…

It Builds Obedience and Perseverance

Psalm 44:20-26 – If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god, would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart. Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered. Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself!…

Under The Master’s Care

Psalm 35:27 – Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, “Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of his servant!” THEME OF THE DAY. UNDER THE MASTER’S CARE. The safest place; the most joyful of places; the most satisfying place; and the most purposeful place in all of life is to…