Reading: Isaiah 61 'The Spirit's Work' "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted; To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn; To grant those...

Reading: Psalm 42 'My Soul Thirsts' "As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God.My soul thirsts for God, for the living God...." Psalms 42:1-2 We have all heard it said, "A picture is worth a thousand words". The Psalmist gives us a beautiful vignette into his life. Here he uses a deer to draw us into the deepest part of his being. The creat...

Reading: Matthew 25:31-46 'The Words of the King' "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left....

Psalm 150:1 Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty expanse. Praise the Lord I chuckle ... no, I really laugh ... every time I read Psalm 150 (the last in the Psalter). Thirteen times in 6 short verses it says,"Praise the Lord, Praise God or Praise Him".Praising God must be important. To me, praising the Lord means to prize Him and rave a...

Psalm 145:4 One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts. Memories It's Memorial Day. Day for reflection on those loved ones who passed their faith on to us. For Jo Ann and I we remember our parents .. who brought us up in the Lord. Yes, salvation is all the work of God, but there is a certain expectation in Scripture that spiri...

Psalm 119:105 Your Word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. Moving Forward Reminds me of camp in the Wisconsin woods. A night walk with a lantern in hand and a narrow path ahead. Just enough light to see a few steps ahead. Important to keep my eyes focused on the pathway just ahead of me to avoid the holes, rocks and roots. Reading God's Word daily is like th...

Psalm 118:24 This is the day which the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. A Never Before Day If you have called our landline anytime over the last 31 years, and we are not home ... you will hear the above phrase. I really like it because, to me, it brings to light a new day .. a day I have never lived before. I am anxious to see what God will do with the ...

Psalm 110:1 The LORD says to my Lord; "Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet." King of Kings David's short, but prophetic, Psalm is one that is most quoted in the New Testament. Jesus attributed the fulfillment of this prophecy to Himself. "Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question. 'What do you think...

Psalm 104:34 Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; as for me, I shall be glad in the LORD. Meditation I chose to stay in the Psalms for the month of May because they are such unique and rich resources for contemplation. I intentionally passed over Psalm 1. It truly is more "wisdom" writing (like Proverbs) than it is "praise" (to be sung). But, I can't get through the m...

Psalm 103:1-2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits. Remembering God's Benefits David is concentrating on God and remembering His benefits. forgiveness (verse 3) restoration of health (verse 3) rescue from danger (verse 4) kindness and mercy (verse 4) provisions (verse 5...