Good Morning “Totally Dependent.” Today we are in Psalm 16.  David praises The Lord.  For what?  It appears like everything.  Get a load of David’s words and the depth of his acknowledgement of all that God is.  Herein we get a taste of the heart of “The Man After Gods Own Heart”.“Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thi...  Read More

Good Morning “Sacred Tent Dwellers.”  Today we are in Psalm 15.“Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?” Psalms‬ ‭15‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬What’s the answer, I want to know don’t you?  It may not be what you imagine it to be.  It definitely isn’t what the world believes it to be.  The answer is one long, but simple sentence, and is found in Psalm 15:2-5.  Make sure you ch...  Read More

Good Morning “Desperate Apart From Jesus.”  Today we are in Psalm 14.“The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬At the time David wrote this Psalm, humanity was a mess - denying The Truth of God and His existence.  Guess what?  It’s still the same.  I say denying because God has indeed made Himself...  Read More

Good Morning “Strengthened Through His Silence.”  Today we are in Psalm 13.David, “The man after Gods own heart”, (1 Samuel 13:14) struggled.  From his sin he experienced horrible consequences - including pursuit from even his son.  Through those experiences his faith was tested. Remember testing is good, it produces perseverance and growth (James 1:2-4).  Often during the trial or test God is sil...  Read More

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