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Why Are You Sleeping, Lord – Psalm 44
This is a psalm of lament by the sons of Korah, and a song of confusion. Israel has not fallen into idolatry, yet God is not giving their army victory. They are being afflicted by the enemies around
Continue reading...Fret Not – Psalm 37
David, in his old age, is giving the wisdom he has learned about Yahweh and about those who trust in Yahweh, the meek, the righteous, the poor and needy. We are tempted at times to envy the wicked because
Continue reading...Shout For Joy – Psalm 33
God doesn’t miss a beat. Those whose hearts he fashioned, and that’s everyone, garner his attention and His attention is scrupulous. He observes every one of our deeds. What is He looking
Continue reading...Yahweh Is My Shepherd/Host – Psalm 23
This is a psalm of trust. It is carried by two metaphors. The Shepherd/sheep relationship comprises the first four verses. In verses four and five, the switch from speaking third person (“He”)
Continue reading...Length of Days Forever – Psalm 21
Perhaps the biggest controversy about this psalm of trust is David’s declaration that Yahweh has given him “length of days forever and ever,” using the Hebrew word olam. The word cannot
Continue reading...A Fool’s Belief – Psalm 14
I have occasionally thought it would just be easier to discount God altogether than to keep trying to explain how He could allow so much suffering or keep defending His seeming failure to come to the rescue
Continue reading...Will You Forget Me Forever? – Psalm 13
I was feeling like I had every right to ask God to take away my pain and heal me, but as the pain endured my confidence in God’s willingness to help me waned. I gave up asking God to help me and
Continue reading...Dwell in Safety – Psalm 4
Lament is a characteristic of some psalms, this one included. To lament is to express grief or sorrow and is often inclusive of a complaint about the hard condition one is facing. In the psalms the
Continue reading...Unyielding Trust – Psalm 3
This is the first psalm in our psalter to contain a title. This one tells us it is a psalm either written by or about David, likely the former, and it gives us a historical note about the situation it
Continue reading...Childlike Faith – Luke 18:15-17
Tom Stuart has a nice article on the 7 Qualities of Childlike Faith. It is trusting, transparent, carefree, insistent, spontaneous, imaginative, and joyful and he gives examples of each in biblical persons.
Continue reading...Mountain-Moving Faith – Luke 17:5-6
Thomas R. Schreiner writes at equip.sbts.edu, “Why is it true that mustard seed faith can move mountains and uproot mulberry trees? Jesus plainly tells us. It isn’t because of the quantity of our
Continue reading...Multiplication – Luke 9:10-17
I like the testimony and challenge of Carolyn Woo, who serves with Catholic Relief Services: “…in planning for most of our ministries, we seldom actively incorporate the power of the Holy
Continue reading...Storms – Luke 8:22-25
On January 6, 2020, rioters, many carrying signs advertising Jesus, stormed the Capitol building and threatened the representatives, senators, pages and police officers inside. There is a growing fear
Continue reading...Jesus’ Authority, Our Faith – Luke 7:1-10
Dr. Bar van Heerikhuizen explains the three types of human authority: 1) charismatic authoritative, that of someone we find superior to us, 2) traditional authority, authority that is vested traditionally
Continue reading...Trust in God’s Power – Luke 5:1
I was in India, conducting a Bible conference in the church of a friend. When the conference was over the pastor told me some of his parishioners were wanting me to pray for them. I knew what this
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