Psalms

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“Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil” (Psalm 37:8)

February 18, 2011

Anger and worry are a dangerous combination. Turn from it. Let God handle those who have offended you. Forgive and trust God for the outcome.

“A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all” (Psalm 34:19)

February 14, 2011

God never promised a trouble-free life. But He did promise to be with us through them and to deliver us from them all.

“I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears” (Psalm 34:4)

February 13, 2011

Fleeing from Saul into the lands of the king of Gath, David was beset by fear on every side. So David sought the Lord. Are you anxious and afraid today? Seek the Lord and He will deliver you.

“My times are in your hands” (Psalm 31:15)

February 8, 2011

David trusted the Lord knowing that the time of his birth, death, and every appointment in between was in God’s hands. Who’s in charge of your schedule today?

“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song” (Psalm 28:7)

February 4, 2011

Can you empty your heart’s concern upon the Lord as David did? Carrying all to Jesus our heavy hearts are made light and free to leap and sing! This will seem foolish to some. Only those who have been weighed down and then set free understand this.

“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1)

January 28, 2011

Where are you still “wanting?” That is the very place that you are not letting the Lord shepherd you yet. Give Him your wanting. Then, trust the Shepherd of your soul.

“They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn” (Psalm 22:31)

January 27, 2011

For 2 millenia this prophecy is true. Every generation has told the next about Christ. However, it only takes one generation that fails to pass the torch to the next. Let’s be the parents and the church that teaches our children about Jesus!

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Psalm 22:1)

January 26, 2011

David was inspired to write it. The Son of David actually experienced it. David had never seen a Roman crucifixion, yet Psalm 22 describes it in detail. Christ fulfilled David’s words 1,000 years later. This was no accident. Christ came to die for us.

“You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great” (Psalm 18:35)

January 21, 2011

And God has stooped down, offering His Son to us, exchanging His righteousness for our sin. In Christ, God stooped down to make us great!

“Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men” (Psalm 12:1)

January 14, 2011

Have you ever felt like the Psalmist? Observing the news, media and politics of our land, do you despair? Don’t. Elijah thought he was the only one faithful in his generation, but God always has a remnant. Perhaps He is calling you to pray and call fire down from heaven.