SCRIPTURE: Psalm 27 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep…
not sinless but sincere
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 26 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But I lead a blameless life; redeem me and be merciful to me. [Psalm 26:11] Is David saying he is sinless, that he deserves God’s help because he is a good person? David is not saying that he has attained sinless perfection, so that God has to help him; David is saying that…
“I did it His way!”
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 25 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. [Psalm 25:4-5] Five times David talks about “the way”; once He refers to his own rebellious ways [Psalm 25:7], and the…
Jesus my king
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 24 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. [Psalm 24:9] There is only one real God, and that God is the glorious King of the universe. God is King, whether we accept it or not. Unfortunately, because of the blindness…
eternal living now
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 23 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. [Psalm 23:6] There is so much meat in this little psalm. I could spend weeks digging into its profound depths. It is a beautiful, much-loved expression of confidence in…
God’s growing family
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Ruth 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then Naomi took the child, laid him in her lap and cared for him. The women living there said, “Naomi has a son.” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. [Ruth 4:16-17] Ruth is a love story within a…
my redeemer
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Ruth 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer of our family. [Ruth 3:9] God set up a system of support for the Israelites, in case they got in trouble: If one of your fellow Israelites…
why me?
SCRIPTURE: Ruth 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She exclaimed, “Why have I found such favour in your eyes that you notice me–a foreigner?” [Ruth 2:10] The book of Ruth is a teaching story, and God uses the main character to show His people the kind of humility, love and…
no greater love
SCRIPTURE: Ruth 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May…
because He lives!
SCRIPTURE: Mark 16 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. [Mark 16:6] This declaration of the angel is so well-known to us, that it hardly registers on the surprise monitor. He has risen! … this is the most important declaration of…