Have you ever felt like you had come to the end of your rope? David has reached the bottom in Psalm 56 and 57. How far has he fallen? He was the champion of Israel. Now he is a hunted enemy of the state. He was the most respected man in Israel. Now he is […]
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Come Let Us Adore Him
At Christmas I am drawn to the amazing message of God becoming man. I find the incarnation invites me to adoration and wonder. The quiet beauty and yet hidden power of the event is both peaceful and unsettling at the same time.Humility… who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality […]
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Psalm 56 – I Will Not Be Afraid
In Mark 4:40 Jesus asks His disciples, “Why are you so afraid?” What a powerful question! What is it in life that causes you to be afraid? Are you afraid of financial loss? Sickness? Personal embarrassment? What is it you most fear in life?
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Psalm 55 – Betrayal!
Ever feel betrayed by someone you trust? In Psalm 55 we see how David handled betrayal.
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Psalm 54 – God Is My Help
Ever feel like the whole world was against you? In Psalm 54 David, while fleeing from Saul, finds himself betrayed by the people who live in the area in which he is hiding. (You can read about it in 1 Samuel 23.) David realizes that his army is not large enough to defeat Saul and, […]
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Psalm 53 – God Looks Down
What does God see when He looks down on humanity? Psalm 53 addresses this question. Interestingly, the numerical value for the Hebrew word translated “looks down” is 72 and this psalm is 72 words long in the original Hebrew. God is always watching and looking, but what does He see?
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Why Do You Boast of Evil? – Psalm 52
How should we respond when we see people do great evil? David saw evil firsthand in the actions of King Saul and Doeg the Edomite. We see David as he responds to this evil in Psalm 52.
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