Daily Thoughts From God's Word

May I simply quote from Psalm 46, this morning?  What a way to start our day, with these comforting words!   TO THE CHOIRMASTER. OF THE...

The sons of Korah:   O God, we have heard with our ears,       our fathers have told us, what deeds you performed in their days,       in...

Psalm 37 reads almost like the Proverbs.  David instructs, over and over, as to how we should live:  Fret not . . . Trust in the Lord and...

As one reads through the Davidic Psalms, quite the striking matter is, time after time, situation after situation, David's regular and...

The LORD is my light and my salvation;       whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life;       of whom shall I be afraid?...

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?       Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day,...

You know, sometimes, rather than commenting on biblical texts and offering our own thoughts, it seems best just to let the Scripture text...

I'm not sure what happened. I thought for sure I had posted this, yesterday morning. Oh, well. How about a psalm by psalm thematic...

Thanksgiving, remembering, gladness, praise.  The genuinely Christian life is characterized by such things.  We are overwhelmed with...

A statement I make every time I begin the book of Psalms:  “If pushed to name my favorite book of the Old Testament (A hard thing to do...

It is now time for God to speak.  And, wow, how he speaks!  “Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:  ‘Who is this that...

Job’s three “friends” wrapped up their dialogue with Job:  “So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own...

Bildad continues the line of reasoning presented by all Job’s friends:  “How then can man be in the right before God?  How can he who is...

Job’s friends continue to speak (Zophar in chapter 20).  You know, these guys sometimes are not completely off-base:  indeed, the godless...

Job was “a just and blameless man” who had become a “laughingstock” (12:4).  And this on top of the physical, emotional, and spiritual...