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The Six’s

Psalm 6, 36, 66, 96, 126 Sorrow can be a powerful drag on one’s spirit. Psalm 5 records part of that drag on the writer’s heart. He feels like the LORD is judging him and asks how long it will last. It feels as if the LORD has turned His back on him. He isContinue reading “The Six’s”

The Five’s

Psalm 5, 35, 65, 95, 125 Directional worship was part of Biblical worship. They sometimes prayed in a particular direction (Ps 5:7), toward the Temple in Jerusalem. God promised many things, and the Temple came to symbolized God’s interventions into history. As long as the Temple stood, God’s presence was tangible. So when they wereContinue reading “The Five’s”

The Four’s

Psalm 4, 34, 64, 94, 124 Have you ever thought that the LORD was taking too long to answer a prayer? In Psalm 4 the writer struggles as he stands between not having an answer yet and his knowledge of God’s faithfulness to him in the past. It is difficult to be in that waitingContinue reading “The Four’s”

The Three’s

Psalm 3, 33, 63, 93, 123 Have you ever needed a cheerleader on your side? We all have experienced moments when we felt down, like the boat in the old Tidy Bowl commercial, destined for elimination. This is a common experience of humans. Sometimes we just get down. Psalm 3 gives us some good directionContinue reading “The Three’s”

The Two’s

Psalm 2, 32, 62, 92, 122 Psalm 2 begins with one of the universal “Why can’t we just all get along!” statements. Times don’t change that much because people don’t change. People have been rebelling against their governments as long as there has been government. The sad thing about Israel is that they were rebellingContinue reading “The Two’s”

The Ones

Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121 I’m going to take a one month break from discussing theology and jump into the Psalms. If you want to follow along, I will read all the Psalms in the month, starting with Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121, five Psalms every day. Tomorrow will be 2, 32, 62,Continue reading “The Ones”

Changed in an Instant – The Flip of a Switch

Isaiah 31:6 Every journey must start with a step. For we humans, we all started walking in the wrong direction, away from God. That is why the Scriptures call us to turn to God. This turning is called repentance. We hear that cry in the Old Testament prophets like Isaiah 31:6, “Return, you Israelites, toContinue reading “Changed in an Instant – The Flip of a Switch”

Here Comes the Judge

John 5:22; 2Cor 5:10 So when it comes time for us to be judged at the end of our lives, who will be on the other end of the gavel? We might ask this question in many different ways. We might ask, how we know if our life matters, really matters. We might stand atContinue reading “Here Comes the Judge”

You’re Not Allowed to Do That!

Matt 9:2, Matt 9:6; Luke 7:47-48; Mark 2:7 Sometimes people get so full of their own self-importance that they think they can do some things that only God can do. One of those areas is forgiveness. There are things for which forgiveness is needed, but the person offended by the forgivable action is unavailable orContinue reading “You’re Not Allowed to Do That!”

Glue of the Universe

Col 1:16-17 & Heb 1:3, 10 Physicists struggle to find out what keeps it all together. They keep looking for the missing particle which they say will demonstrate how it all fits together. Countless money and brain power have been spent, and some really interesting things have been discovered. From my limited understanding, the physicsContinue reading “Glue of the Universe”