Our son Nathan is on a one year internship with Urban Promise, a ministry “that exists to proclaim the love of Jesus, and to express it through the spiritual, social and educational development of children, youth and families living in government housing.” June 2011 Hello Everyone, May 20th was our last day of camp. We had…
my food, my priority?
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 119:49-96 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands. Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law. [Psalm 119:60-61] Let’s be totally honest, would you say that your commitment to loving God and obeying His will is your highest, your deepest passion and priority? The psalmist writes…
the truly blessed life
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 119:1-48 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD. Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart— they do no wrong but follow his ways. [Psalm 119:1-3] Normally when we call someone “blessed”, we mean that they have a good…
the quality of stone God uses
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 118 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. [Psalm 118:22-23] Notice the repetition built into this psalm, how thoughts are repeated with variation to bring the point home – what a great and merciful God. This psalm celebrates God’s goodness…
praise the Lord!
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 117 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. [Psalm 117:1-2] Why does this Jewish psalm-writer tell the people of other nations to praise the Lord? Why would the people…
outburst of love
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 116 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. [Psalm 116:1-2] When God intervenes in your life in a dramatic way, it’s hard not…
to flourish in the Lord
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 115 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: May the LORD cause you to flourish, both you and your children. May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. [Psalm 115:14-15] Some people send their kids to the best schools, so that they can succeed. Some people give their children all…
even the wind and the waves
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 114 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back… Why was it, sea, that you fled? Why, Jordan, did you turn back? [Psalm 114:3,5] The psalmist thinks back to the time when God rescued His people from Egypt, from the Red Sea, from the wilderness and the…
the weak, the poor, the lowly
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 113 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens. Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth? [Psalm 113:4-6] To appreciate these words, we have to…
what a saved person looks like
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 112 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous. Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. [Psalm 112:4-5] The psalmist is comparing the life of the upright with the…