HE HEARD MY CRY

HE HEARD MY CRY

Psalm 40:1–3  I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to Our God. Many...
THE LORD DELIVERS HIM

THE LORD DELIVERS HIM

Psalm 34:19–22  Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.  Passages like this give us trouble. It sounds like an iron-clad promise… and if it is an iron-clad promise, then why hasn’t it been true in MY experience? I’ve had...
TASTE AND SEE

TASTE AND SEE

Psalm 34:8–10 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack! The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.  When I...
HE ANSWERED ME

HE ANSWERED ME

Psalm 34:4–5  I sought the LORD, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.  I know we’re all adults here, but let’s admit the truth – life is pretty scary.  Sickness, financial...
A CLEAN HEART

A CLEAN HEART

Psalm 51:10–12 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.  It’s obvious from reading...