SCRIPTURE: Psalm 98 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. [Psalm 98:2-3] God’s purpose is not to save only a few, He is not just interested…
His glory veiled
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 97 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth. [Psalm 97:4-5] How do you think you would respond if you saw God in all His glory? Moses asked to see…
all creation sings
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 96 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. [Psalm 96:12] This is a call for everyone and everything to praise God for His greatness and goodness. Sing, proclaim, declare, ascribe, worship, rejoice, resound… do you get…
resting or resisting?
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 95 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the desert [Psalm 95:7-8]. This is a call to praise, and yet it ends with a warning from the history of Israel. They…
wait for it!
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 94 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see? Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge? The LORD knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile. [Psalm 94:9-11] The psalmist asks…
Pledge Sunday
[May 15, 2011] Every year we give people an opportunity to pledge their support for the coming year. We present a draft budget and ministry vision, and ask everyone to prayerfully consider how much they are able to commit in support of that vision. For the last few Sundays we have been reviewing our vision,…
He reigns!
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 93 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure. Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity. [Psalm 93:1-2] A psalm celebrating the ‘firm and secure’ authority…
troubled? praise God!
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 92 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand, that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever. But you, LORD, are forever exalted. [Psalm 92:6-8] The psalmist chooses to sing for joy, even though he sees the wicked…
the Lord is here!
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 48 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And the name of the city from that time on will be: THE LORD IS THERE. [Ezekiel 48:35] Ezekiel is describing the restoration of God’s special relationship with His people. Ever since humanity was separated from God in the garden, God has been at work reconciling this broken relationship, bringing Himself back to…
deep enough to swim in!
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 47 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross. [Ezekiel 47:5] I love this reading: what begins as a trickle grows ankle-deep, then knee-deep, and now deep enough…