“I’m waiting for You O Lord to bring about Your good works in my life and in my nation.” This is the heart of the psalmist today. It is my heart also. I am STILL blown away by how God seems to know exactly what I’m going through at talks to me directly with the […]
The psalmist is asking God to shut down Israel’s enemies. They don’t get the warm greetings after their treatment of His people. They get no ‘good day’ greetings. Israel has not had an easy time in its existence. There have been times of peace but they are scattered among the years of turmoil. From the […]
Our psalmist is singing about specific people. Not just one person by all those who have this in common: they love the Lord. Blessed are they who love the Lord. NOTHING within the pages of the scriptures is merely an invention of man. It is the very words of God breathed through the pens of […]
Our house is empty without the Lord. It will not last nor stand against the storms unless God is central in it. God fills it with joy and laughter. As I am looking at our reading for today I’m thinking about my son and his little family. They are in the middle of an Army […]
A psalm of great joy and surprise. Our psalmist sings of God’s great mercy in restoring Israel’s fortunes with jaw dropping abundance. I have a feeling that this psalm is where the song, Bringing in the Sheaves comes from. I don’t recall singing it as a child in church but I’ve heard it sung many […]
