Wonderfully Complex

Scripture Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. ~Psalm 139:14, NLT Quote “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything to stop them.” ~Albert Einstein I am not a doctor and so I am…

Confidence

Scripture As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength. Psalm 138:3, NLT Quote Confidence can live in silence but insecurites are loud. ~Image Quotes David was a great leader and one of his strengths was his bold confidence. His strength was his secret to success. David did not…

A Song In The Night

Scripture Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, you who serve at night in the house of the LORD. ~Psalm 134:1, NLT Quote Man’s chief work is the praise of God. ~Augustine Psalm 134 is the last of the ascent Psalms and is basically a benediction or a blessing on the pilgrims…

Childlike Faith

Scripture Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests aganist his mother, my soul is like a weaned child within me. ~Psalm 131:2, NASB Quote “Hope is never ill when faith is well.” ~John Bunyan This is a very short Psalm written by David but it is packed with liberating…

Omnipotent Protection

Scripture What if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us?  They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger. ~Psalm 124:2-3, NLT Quote Every child of God has an omnipotent guardian, and God will sooner empty heaven of angels as to leave a saint unguarded. ~Charles H. Spurgeon Psalm 124…

Celebrative Worship

Scripture I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” ~Psalm 122:1, NLT Quote There is nothing more unchristian than a solitary Christian. ~John Wesley This is the third of 15 Ascent Psalms and the first of three that David wrote. The first Ascent Psalm [120] pictured…

Hallelujah!

Scripture Praise the LORD! Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD. ~Psalm 113:1, NLT Quote “Man’s chief work is the praise of God.” ~Augustine Psalm 113 is a Hallelujah Psalm, the first and last word of the Psalm is hä·lal’ which is Hebrew for ‘praise’ and the second word…

Awesome Works

Scripture Praise the LORD ! I will thank the LORD with all my heart as I meet with his godly people. How amazing are the deeds of the LORD ! All who delight in him should ponder them.  ~Psalm 111:1-2, NLT Quote Providence is the invisible hand of God inside the glove of human events. ~Max…

A Sovereign Savior

Scripture The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.” ~Psalm 110:1, NLT Quote As eternal God, Jesus is the ‘root’ [originator] of Jesse [David] and as man He was the Son of David. ~Warren W.…

Character Assassination

Scripture  I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them! ~Psalm 109:4 Quote No greater injury can be inflicted upon men than to wound their reputation. ~John Calvin This is the last of the imprecatory Psalms and some consider it to be the most vehement. It…