There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Psalm 47 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise! For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth. [Psalms 47:1-2] This psalm is an exuberant demonstration of praise – clap and shout because God is awesome! Now…
the best place to be
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Psalm 46 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. [Psalms 46:1-2] Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honoured by every nation….
paddle to the sea
In honour of Canada Day, I want to offer you the opportunity to watch this classic from the National Film Board of Canada, made in 1966 by Bill Mason. I remember loving this movie as we watched it in grade school several times – not on dvd or vhs but on the big metal reels,…
happy Canada day!
C’mon, we know you want to be Canadian… eh?
Jesus in the psalms
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 45 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a sceptre of justice. You love justice and hate evil. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else. [Psalms 46:6-7] This is a love song, perhaps written for a royal wedding,…
yeah, dats what I’m talkin about
The first guy especially… that’s me! The Dad Life!
rise up, O God
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Psalm 44 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: All this has happened though we have not forgotten you. We have not violated your covenant. Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path. [Psalms 44:17-18] The author of this psalm is crying out to God in a time of unjust…
choosing to trust
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Psalm 43 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Saviour and my God! [Psalms 43:5] Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. [John 14:1] Easier said…
desperate
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 42 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? [Psalms 42:1-2] Have you experienced times like this, when God seems distant, absent, uncaring; or when you feel disconnected from God? – I…
a king like that
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 41 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me. Lord, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back! [Psalm 41:9-10] There is something Jesus-like in this psalm: David, a merciful and kind king and a friend to…