Archive for May 2019

Psalm 125: 1  Those who trust in the Lord Are like Mount Zion, Which cannot be moved, but abides forever. Trusting in the Lord provides security and stability.  He surrounds us with Himself and reigns over the affairs of our lives. The key is trust, a confidence not based on observable or quantified data; but in God…

Psalm 123:2   Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Until He has mercy on us. This Psalm begins with “Unto You I lift up my eyes”!  The question arises, for “how…

Psalm 122:1   I was glad when they said to me,     “Let us go into the house of the Lord.” Written when David returned after Absalom’s insurrection the king could not wait to get back to Jerusalem, to the place of God’s house.  Keep in mind this is still the “tabernacle of David” as the temple was…

Psalm 121:1, 2   I will lift up my eyes to the hills—From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Possibly contemplating his native land Israel, the Psalmist asks a question and then proceeds to answer it.  It wasn’t the “hills” that brought him aide, rather it was the Maker…

Psalm 119: 154, 156, 159   Revive me according to Your word….Revive me according to Your judgments…..Revive me, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness. Three resources for “reviving” are found in this section of our Psalm.  The Word of God revives us in the midst of confrontations with the enemy.  The Law of God (judgments) revives us…

Psalm 119:105    Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. In a culture counter to Kingdom Culture, confident direction seems impossible.  That doesn’t have to be the case for the saint of God. The Word of God illuminates our path so that we know our next step and the general…

Psalm 119: 81 My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word. A special word of encouragement for all the mother’s and ladies in our lives. Reading this title genders a quandary, based on our understanding of “hope”. Many believe hope is a synonym of wish, which is primarily based on figments…

Psalm 119: 75   I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. Affliction from God?  Yes, but let’s define it first.  Affliction isn’t physical illness or disease; rather affliction is correction or another scriptural term might be to chasten.  One of the sub themes of this Psalm is affliction and…

Psalm 119: 59   I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies. Conviction draws, condemnation drives!  We see that evidenced as the Psalmist found himself enticed and potentially ensnared by temptation to transgress. Conviction initiated in our minds (conscience) is a means by which God delights to “draw” us back to Himself…

Psalm 119: 49   Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope. Arguably depression is the number one mental challenge of society.  In addition there are battles with being disillusioned and discouraged.  There is antidote and it comes back again to the Word of God. Remembering the promises God has…