Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Asaph had problems. He struggled with his faith. He was despondent. He says, “As for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had...

The Psalmist declares, “For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you...

“Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the...

The Psalms in this section are largely David’s cries to the Lord as he flees from Saul when Saul is seeking to kill him or from other...

Saul, the Ziphites, the Philistines . . . David had so many enemies who sought to kill him. But he had a Friend who was greater than...

I often tell the story I once heard about one of the New York Rockefellers who had died. At his funeral, an attendee wondered aloud to...

May I continue some thoughts from yesterday’s reading? The thoughts have to do with validation, approval, and vindication. All through...

There is a reoccurring theme found in the Scriptures (many of them, of course): We look not to others or even ourselves but to our God...

The words of the psalmist: “Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Give thanks to the Lord with the...

David faced many foes, the greatest among them being his own sin. What to do? David tells us what he did: “O Lord my God, I cried to...

David’s words provide me with a couple thoughts, this morning. He writes, “To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust;...

Here are a number of psalms in which David, in the face of his enemies, cries out to the Lord for help. He tells us, “In my distress I...

There’s a verse in Psalm 13; David writes, “I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me” (13:6). Indeed, our God...

David writes, “I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult...

Just a couple quick, encouraging thoughts this morning (I’m running tight on time; trying to get off to Indiana and the TTI retreat where...