Tag: Book of Psalms
Psalm 11: Foundations Destroyed, what can the righteous do?
In Psalm 11 The righteous take cover in God but the wicked hunts them. Psalm 11: In this Psalm, King David, the writer considers the options for Christians when the spiritual foundations of a culture are destroyed. Then we are presented with a stunning truth. Though the Lord sits in heaven, He sees everything all…
The Lord is my Shepherd – A shepherd looks at the 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my Shepherd. When we read the familiar phrase, “The Lord is my Shepherd,” do we know where the words originally came from? More importantly, do we have a proper biblical understanding regarding the meaning of the words? What does it mean when a person declares, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd?” What does it…
A Slanderous Accuser. How David dealt with this. Psalm 7
David trusted in God’s Deliverance from a Slanderous Accuser Brave women are finally telling their stories at the same time that one slanderous accuser after another is taking advantage and spewing lies. Who is telling the truth? Only God knows. Psalm Seven; David responds to his slanderous accuser by pleading with God to judge him…
The Lord: Meeting him early in the morning. Psalm Five
A Morning Prayer to the Lord Meet the LORD in the morning. To the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David. In this Psalm we see David coming to the LORD in the morning. In that time of morning prayer, he received the strength, joy, and direction he needed to face the day and…
Psalm Four: Hear My Prayer O God; Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Psalm Four: Hear my prayer O God Prayer is a conversation between Creator and created. Many times in private, but often shared with others, prayer is just a man, a woman, or a child talking to God. There’s nothing mystical or mysterious about it. The Lord made us. He talks to us through His Word,…
David runs in fear, then prays with weak faith. Psalm Three
Psalm Three: David runs scared David ran away. His once great faith was shattered by life’s challenges. Sometimes we need help. Other times we need a lot of help. Sometimes we feel strong enough to face our troubles. Other times we run in fear; our troubles seem too great for our weak faith. In this…
God Laughs & warns us ‘Careful how you treat my Son’ Psalm 2
When God laughs, do people listen? Psalm Two Through the centuries men and women have tried to throw off the shackles God has placed on them. In response, God laughs at those efforts and warns them. “Be careful how you treat my Son. I’m paying close attention.” God laughs for two reasons This is funny for…
Psalm One: The Godly Man Walks but What of the Ungodly?
Psalm One: The godly man walks. One Way. There’s Only One Way to God. But in the first Psalm, we see there are two classes of mankind. And only one finds his way to the Lord. This starts a new series on our walk through the prophetic scriptures. This series will look at the book…
Are you a skeptic? Do you question biblical prophecy?
Are you a skeptic about all this Bible prophecy stuff you keep hearing about? Are you a skeptic in regard to the many Bible prophecy claims about the return of Jesus? There are a few billion people on the planet who do not believe everything the Bible claims. Those numbers increase when considering Bible prophecy.…
