I’ve asked Tony DeKoter, principle at Quisqueya Christian School in Port Au Prince, Haiti, to share his reflections on the readings for this week. Tony and Mary have been serving in Haiti for three years, you can read more at their blog, Hope For Haiti. My reflections are posted as comments below. Psalm 27 The Lord,…
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…
feasting on anger
Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving…
“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…
the Jesus Rant
This guy gets to the point, a bit edgy though. But even though some may not like how he says it, what he says seems valid. What do you think of his rant?
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…
children see, children do
Wow, what a challenging and convicting video. An important reminder that children are watching, children are learning. Reminds me of a prayer in the form of a song I once heard years ago. It was a Promise Keepers song, a father praying in regards to his son: “Lord I want to be just like you,…
eternal living now
September 16, 2009 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…
how is God beautiful?
“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.” [Psalm 27:4] Does anyone have an idea what it means for David when…
God’s growing family
SCRIPTURE: Ruth 3-4 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 love story. On the surface we…