Posts from 2022 (Page 23)

Crafted By The Creator For You formed my innermost parts; You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb. Psalm 139:13 We’re always checking ourselves out. We look in the mirror to see how we look, and if we’re honest, most of us glance at our reflections in windows throughout the day. We compare our appearance with the models on fashion magazines and celebrities on the red carpet, and we have to face the fact again and again that we don’t…

Even In The Dark If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, And the night will be the only light around me,” Even the darkness is not dark to You and conceals nothing from You, But the night shines as bright as the day; Darkness and light are alike to You. Psalm 139:11-12 David experienced times of darkness when it seemed the light of hope would never shine again. He was attacked by enemies and betrayed by friends. He…

Everywhere Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will take hold of me. Psalm 139:7-10 The…

Fully Acquainted O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do]; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And You are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Psalm 139:1-3 The word searched in this beautiful psalm by King David is a mining term that means digging deep into the earth to find gold. David…

The Power of Vision Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18 Some people have a clear vision for their lives, and they gladly subject every aspect of their lives to fulfill their life purpose. Most of us, though, muddle through with only a vague sense of meaning and direction. Some of us dream too much, and some dream too little. Of the two, the latter is worse than…

Time Is Running Out So teach us to number our days, That we may cultivate and bring to You a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 By the time Moses wrote this psalm, he was growing old. As he reflected on his life, he realized that life passes really quickly. When we’re young, life seems to crawl, but in old age, it flies by! To an eternal God, however, time is meaningless. A thousand years, Moses knew, is like a day…

The Right Word At The Right Time Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken at the right time. Proverbs 25:11 The wisest, most mature, and most effective people are those who capture a moment by saying the right thing in the right way. Quite often, their statements seem to come from out of the blue because the tone of voice and the actual words speak a very different message from what most people expect. Instead…

Ignorance Is No Excuse If you [claim ignorance and] say, “See, we did not know this,” Does He not consider it who weighs and examines the hearts and their motives? And does He not know it who guards your life and keeps your soul? And will He not repay [you and] every man according to his works? Proverbs 24:12 Human beings may not do a lot of things well, but we excel at making excuses. One man observed accurately, “The…

Course Correction Many plans are in a man’s mind, But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out). Proverbs 19:21 When we’re young we plan to take the world by storm. When we’re in our middle years, we wonder how we got where we are, and we plan to take it easy one day. When we’re older, we plan to leave a legacy. Many of us spend our lives making great and glorious plans, but…

God of Deliverance “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. Psalm 91:14 God always delivers. That’s His nature. But God doesn’t always deliver us in the way we expect or when we hope the answer will come. When we ask Him to deliver us from sickness, a conflict, or any other difficulty in our lives, we need to avoid demanding that He…