Psalm 139 has many easily “devotionalized” verses and subjects.  It is full of overwhelming thoughts of God’s greatness, nearness, power, and care.  For this short thought, I would like to focus on ju...  Read More

Psalm 136 is a joy!  There is no other way to put it.  As it rehearses the history of God’s work in history and specifically Israel, each thought is derailed before getting to the next.  In the readin...  Read More

Psalm 118 has so much that could be said of it.  Verse 22, alone, is quoted in the New Testament not just in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but also in Acts, Ephesians and again in 1 Peter.  These messianic...  Read More

Allow me to encourage you to participate in today’s emphasis on the much needed prayer for our nation.  We have a whole variety of attitudes about the direction, divisions, and declarations we see eve...  Read More

As we come to the close of Book 4 in the Psalms, we have a beautiful tag-team history lesson in Psalms 105 & 106.  These combine to bring praise, honor, and blessing to the Lord for the way He has act...  Read More

This section of the collection of Psalms is such a refreshing read every day.  It is glorious each day to come to the text and glorify the Lord in a precious new way with a helpful nudge to expand our...  Read More

As we have been reading in these last several Psalms in the 70’s … Oh my.  We have been wading through groaning, lament, darkness, remorse, and hardship.  We have seen little of the Glory and Praise o...  Read More

Here we are at the end of Book 2 (of 5) in the Book of Psalms.  Did you know there were divisions within all these poems & songs?  As a little refresher, you might watch this good overview from the Bi...  Read More

Psalm 66 is one of these beautiful little psalms that push my praise outside of the mundane, controlled routine I so easily fall into.  “Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; Sing the glory of His nam...  Read More

Each of my kids, when they were little, and I assume this would be standard for most children, had difficulty at some point with a baby tooth being pulled.  They had each already lost some and knew of...  Read More

Often when people think about prayer, they imagine a religious setting with stringed instruments playing softly and a devout person quietly speaking kind words of positivity.   This attitude does not ...  Read More

I cannot allow Psalm 36 to go by without stopping to take a look.  I have rejoiced in the greatness of our God with confidence, dependence, surrender, humility, … and more, many times!   It is indeed ...  Read More