Category Archives: Psalms
November 14 – 35 Prayers in the Bible – David
Read Psalm 23: 1-6 My 20th birthday was one that I will never forget. Six years ago, I was sitting on a hill in Bethlehem overlooking the very fields where it is thought that the angel appeared to the shepherds … Continue reading
November 13 – 35 Prayers in the Bible – David
Read Psalm 27:1-14 Do you have enemies or people who you would consider an adversary? As you read David crying out to the Lord to shield him from them, do you picture these people?… I don’t. I do not have … Continue reading
November 12 – 35 Prayers in the Bible – David
Read Psalm 30:1-12 David’s prayer illustrates for us the importance of prayer on both sides of difficult situations. Whether we find ourselves in desperation or, if we have been delivered, both provide us with reason to engage God. I will … Continue reading
November 11 – 35 Prayers in the Bible – David
Read Psalm 139:1-24 A few years ago we went to the Alive Festival in Canal Fulton to listen to contemporary Christian music. As Michael W. Smith began to perform a song titled “Everywhere I go I see you”, he started … Continue reading
November 9 – 35 Prayers in the Bible – David
Read Psalm 63:1-11 Searching for life sustaining water and shelter and soul sustaining truth, is where David finds himself here in Psalm 63. His enemies are near. In military combat, they say the “3:1 principle” is a general rule leading … Continue reading
October 29 – 35 Prayers in the Bible – Elisha
Read 2 Kings 6:8-19 and Psalm 27:3-4 In my youth, I remember reading this story of Elisha and his servant. My friend and I talked about it with wonder. Especially, when most of life felt like a “great unknown,” to … Continue reading
July 20: Depression
Read Psalm 42 In speaking about the commandment “you shall not murder”, we do not often look inwardly. However, as James states, sin is a killer of the spirit as well as depression (James 1). I am no stranger to … Continue reading
