Good morning “Remaining Faithfully Loyal.”  Today we are in Psalm 12.David is struggling.  He’s fleeing from his enemies.  It seems everyone who is close to him is corrupt.  They live by and speak from their own lips and prove they have discounted The Word of God with their behavior.  Yesterday we saw the source of David’s strength was The Word of God.  It is The Truth, and will prevail over the w...  Read More

Good Morning “Firm Foundation Builders.” Today we are in Psalm 11.David describes the pursuit of his enemies from the shadows. Truly trying times for David.  The evil one is relentless in His pursuit to destroy what God is doing through His people.  We have a target on our back with the most dangerous creature known to man aiming for it (1 Peter 5:8).  David knew God was the source of his strength...  Read More

Good Morning “Always Room for God.”  Today we are in Psalm 10.As we read Psalm 10, it’s easy to drift to the “most evil”, in our world.  Given our experience with disaster relief, my mind instantly jumped to some of our past experiences.  “Storm Chasers”, who swoop in and take advantage.  Not the storm chasers that follow the storms to collect weather data,  but contractors who chase storms knowin...  Read More

Good Morning “Followers of The Only Perfectly Merciful and Perfectly Just God.”  Today we are in Psalm 9.Maybe you too have heard some version of this statement…“God was angry and full of judgment in The Old Testament; but now we live in New Testament times.  Now, because of Jesus’ payment on The Cross - He is only mercy and grace .”  TRUTH: That statement would require God to change - He never ch...  Read More

Good Morning “Defended”. Today we are in Psalm 8.  “Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.” Psalms‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬A Psalm of praise from David… to the point.  David moves from Praise, to acknowledgment that God created it all, making man to rule over it - while marveling that God would even be mindful of man.  Pretty cool!  What did we d...  Read More

Good Morning “Weighed By God.”  Today we are in Psalm 7.David sings to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. Review: The book of Judges ends with the tribe of Benjamin’s war against the rest of the tribes of Israel. Benjamin had refused to hold rapists and murderers accountable within their tribe. While the war began in Benjamin’s favor, were it not for God’s merciful intervention, B...  Read More

Good Morning “Mercy Seekers”.  Today we are in Psalm 6.David has reached the end of himself.We all fall in some way or another.  In our flesh we choose sin (James 1:14).  In our flesh we fall.  Consequences come, God disciplines.  Don’t despise it but recognize that The Loving Father, any loving dad - disciplines His children. He does it not to make them pay for their sin, He did that at The Cross...  Read More

Good Morning “Shielded”.  Today we are in Psalm 5.  God loves the little children… Matthew 19:14.For God so loved the World… John 3:16Much of society, and even Christianity has taken a leap with passages such as these, and defined them to mean…We are ALL Gods children…God Loves EVERYONE…God hates NO ONE…If you’ve already read Psalm 5, and let it soak in, likely your head is spinning.  If not pay s...  Read More

Good Morning “God Glorifiers”.  Today we are in Psalm 4.What does it mean to be a child of God?  A follower of Jesus?  A TRUE Christian?  It’s a real question.  Is a “Christian” someone who goes to church every Sunday… maybe shows up at a mid week service?  Maybe a true follower is someone who goes to, or even teaches a Bible Study?  Are those things, or any “things” for that matter, what makes us...  Read More

Good Morning “Already Delivered.”  Today we are in Psalm 3.David wrote this Psalm while being pursued by his own son Absalom.  Why would a son pursue a father?  The spark that fueled this fire comes from series of events and judgment that goes back to David’s murder of Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband.  If you’ll recall, the whole thing with Bathsheba began with a walk out on the deck of the palace… ena...  Read More

Good Morning “Those Who Take Refuge In Him.”  Today we are in Psalm 2.If we’ve learned anything from reading through The Old Testament, we’ve learned God is in control.  Kings rise and Kings fall by His hand (Romans 13:1-7).  He moves them where He wants them to go to accomplish His purposes (Proverbs 21:1).  Sometimes the nation has positioned themselves for blessing, sometimes they need discipli...  Read More

Good Morning “Mocked for Righteousness”.  Today we begin Psalms with Ch 1.  The books of Psalms is a collection of what were once only song lyrics.  Like many songs, they chronicle what the writer was going through at the time, or rejoice in what has come.  Psalms chronicles Israel’s history from the Kings to their exile, Gods faithfulness in returning and restoring them and on to celebration and ...  Read More