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Have you ever been overwhelmed with thankfulness and praise to the Lord? In Psalm 30, David is praising and thanking God for rescuing him from the quarry below, the enemy around, and the agony within (vv. 1-3). Sometimes the problems we face are caused by others. David faced enemies that taunted and attempted to kill…
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Eighteen times in the eleven verses of Psalm 29 God is called “Lord”. God is Lord of heaven and earth whether we call Him Lord once, eighteen times, or not at all. David’s repeated use of the word Lord in this psalm shows us His position of worship and trust in an Almighty God who…
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Do you have trouble being patient in your prayers? Countless times I have prayed without immediate results from God. But is that something we should hold against God? Does He always promise instant results? Could He be teaching us something more than our expected and perceived result of prayer? We are instant people, especially Americans. …
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Have you ever been in trouble…I mean real life-threatening danger? That is David’s context when he wrote Psalm 27. He is most likely referring to being hunted by King Saul when he mentions the wicked who advance to devour him (v. 2) and lie about him (v. 12). How would you respond in these situations? …
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Have you ever been accused of something you did not do? Perhaps this is not just in an unlawful accusation, but a character assassination? I have. There have been times when people, who I thought were close to me, questioned not the actions of my heart but those of my heart. It is one thing…
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Have you ever prayed for guidance? This is Psalm 25. Here we see David approaching God with the familiar deliverance theme of his previous and future psalms. David is praying for God to deliver him from his enemies, but he fully understands he has also been his own worst enemy, asking God to deliver and…
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God is the creator (vv. 1-2), holy (vv. 3-6), and glorious (vv. 7-10)! That is the heart of Psalm 24. It conveys that God had first say as Creator, the overall say as the Perfect One, and the final say as the Lord Almighty! He doesn’t just exist as the Creator of everything, but is…
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Trusting the Lord can seem impossible in difficult times…but isn’t that when trust is needed and tested? No one thinks about trust except when you need to trust! In six verses of the most famous Psalm, King David expresses his confidence in the Shepherd of his soul to provide and deliver him as the context…
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Have you ever been in anguish one moment and joy the next? That’s just the setting of Psalm 22. Verses 1-21 are a lament and verses 22-31 are thanksgiving from David. The Psalm begins with the verse Jesus quoted on the cross, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”. While it begins in…
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There is a love that is bigger than flowers, chocolate, teddy bears, and balloons. The day Jesus went to the cross reminds us love is bigger than February 14th. Love is not a feeling; it is a choice. Feelings will sometimes lie to us. Emotions can confuse us. Love is expressed by actions and grounded…
stephen R Harrison 