Intimacy

  Scripture They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. ~Psalm 69:21, NRSV Quote We pray not to inform God or to instruct Him but to become intimate with Him. ~John Chrysostom Psalm 69 is a Psalm of David and the most quoted Psalm in the N.T.…

Our Awesome Warrior King

Scripture Praise the Lord, God our Savior, who helps us every day. Our God is a God who saves us; the Lord God saves us from death.  ~Psalms 68:19-20, NCV Quote Monarchy in the best form of government if you have a perfect King. ~Ya’akov Psalm 68 in a hymn of triumph. Some think David wrote…

Blessings

Scripture  May God be merciful and bless us. May His face smile with favor on us. May Your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere.  ~Psalm 67:1-2, NLT Quote A blessing is a gift from God that enables His people to reach out and bless others which ultimately brings glory to…

Shout To The LORD

Scripture Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!  ~Psalm 66:1, NLT Quote Sing lustily and with good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half dead or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. ~John Wesley Every romantic relationship, and I am speaking of a man and a woman, needs passion.…

God Does Not Accept Excuses

Scripture The LORD said…Now I am sending you to the king of Egypt so that you can lead My people out of his country.”  But Moses said to God, “I am nobody. How can I go to the king and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”  ~Exodus 3:10, GNT Quote God uses sinners; among men, that is…

Over Due Praise

Scripture  Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; and to you shall vows be performed. ~Psalm 65:1, NRSV Quote The Christian ought to be a living doxology. ~Martin Luther Dr. Wiersbe like the Revised English Bible’s translation of verse 1, “Praise is fitting for You, O God.” I like them all: AV–Praise waits…

Tongues Like Swords

Scripture Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers,  who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, shooting from ambush at the blameless; they shoot suddenly and without fear. ~Psalm 64:2-4, NRSV Quote Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne,— Yet that scaffold sways the future, and,…

His Perfect LOVE

Scripture Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise You. ~Psalm 63:3, NRSV Quote Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not. ~C.S. Lewis The Hebrew word translated ‘steadfast love’ in the New Revised Standard is checed. It is one of the few words that I remember while…

In God Alone

Scripture Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him. He alone is my Rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. ~Psalm 62:5-6, NLT Quote We assume that with enough money, talent, knowlege, energy and effort, we can accomplish anything but this is not the…

The Royal Prayer

Scripture Prolong the life of the king; may his years endure to all generations!  May he be enthroned forever before God; appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him! ~Psalm 61:6-7, NRSV Quote Our security is in a Person, not a place. ~Ya’akov We all long to be safe. June was telling me at lunch…