December 2021
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When everything seems to fall apart, we must remember God holds everything together. That can be difficult to believe at the moment. I think that’s why Asaph started Psalm 75 with praise (v. 1). Praise helps us overcome worry, anxiety, fear, doubt, and a host of other issues because we focus our attention back on
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Have you ever questioned God in crisis? We all like Psalm 23. It’s comforting. It rolls off the tongue and warms the heart. It’s quoted on everything from t-shirts to coffee mugs. That’s not the case of psalms like Psalm 74. Who would put, “O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger
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Have you ever wondered why it seems bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people? It’s an age-old question that has plagued many believers and caused them to waver in their faith in the Lord. In Psalm 73, we see Asaph struggle with the same issue. Asaph was a worship
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There is some debate about who wrote Psalm 72. The introduction says it is “of Solomon”, but the end of the chapter says, “this concludes the psalms of David” (v. 20). My advice is do not get hung up on this. Perhaps David is praying it for his son Solomon who will succeed him as
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While we may be worried about our past, unsure of our future, and troubled in our present, the Lord supersedes time as He is eternal. He is the Ancient of Days (Daniel 7:9, 13, 22). God is “from everlasting to everlasting” (Psalm 90:2). He has no beginning and knows no end (Revelation 22:13). In Psalm
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Although Psalm 70 is almost identical to Psalm 40:13-16, there is something to be gained again from studying this prayer of David. David quickly needed God’s help. Have you ever needed God to move? Have you ever needed God to move a little faster? I’m sure we have all been in the position of needing
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Someone once asked me, “Why do you think David continually asked the Lord to deliver him and judge his enemies?” The best answer I could come up with was, “David was reminding himself to give it over to God instead of foolishly trying to take of it himself.” There’s nothing like trouble, tragedy, and tribulation
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Have you ever stopped to think about all the Lord does? If you do for any length of time, it will cause you to praise His name. Psalm 68 is a psalm of David that does just that – remembrance and praise! It is good and necessary that we recall the blessings and activities of
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Why do you want God to bless you? What does “blessed” really mean? Why do you desire His favor? What will you do with the grace He gives you? Psalm 67 is a psalm of blessing. Verse one references Numbers 6:24-26, “May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face shine
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The rejoicing of others should cause rejoicing in you. When God moves in a great way in someone else, do you rejoice with them? Does it cause you to reflect and discover reasons to also rejoice? Does everything praiseworthy have to originate in your life or can it start with others and move you to
stephen R Harrison 