Category: Old Testament
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Being a Nobody
He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds; from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance. With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand. (Psalm 78:70-72) I am a nobody, how about you? In God’s kingdom being a nobody…
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Joy in Trusting, Not Taking
Restore to me the joy of your salvation (Psalm 51:12) This is one of my favorite psalms. David wrote it after being confronted, and convicted, by the prophet Nathan. Nathan fingered David as “the man” in a plot that would make Hollywood drool. A king, a beautiful girl who happens to be another man’s wife,…
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Great Is Thy Faithfulness
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” (Lamentations 3:22-24) You may recognize these lines from one of the hymns or worship songs that have…
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Solomon’s Fall
For when Solomon was old his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. ~ 1 Kings 11:4 Solomon’s fall is tragic. Here is a man who had incredible favor from the Lord and wisdom like…
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Light and Truth
Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! (Psalm 43:3) We live in a land of shadows. There is a dark power which rules in the minds and hearts of all men who are not awakened to the light of…
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Haddie’s Journal 3/7
Haddie, our precious 5-year-old daughter, has been keeping a bible journal for almost two years. Here is her entry for today. She would like you to know that the man on the left is the bad man Haman, the man on the bottom is the king, and the two women with crowns up top are…
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lost causes
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned – every one- to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6) All. Everyone. There isn’t a single person who has not chosen sin and his own way. Like sheep, we wander far from the loving…
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The Walking (Spiritually) Dead
To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. (Psalm 28:1) Those who are content to hear only their own voice in prayer, become like dead people spiritually. Spiritual zombies if you will. Prayer…
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Sight and Joy
I have set the Lord always before me; (Psalm 16:8) Psalm 16 is a prophetic psalm, speaking of Jesus’ future death and resurrection. Here in verse 8, this phrase caught my attention. What does it mean to “set the Lord always before” you? What did David mean? How did Christ fulfill this? What does it mean…
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How Majestic Is His Name!
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:1, 9) David both begins and ends this psalm with that declaration. It’s not a question. It’s an exclamation! God’s name is majestic because God is majestic. He is beautiful beyond our reckoning. In the seven verses in between these twin…