Posts from May 2022

  DISCUSSION                                                 Within the three Psalms, 37, 71 & 94, we find a common theme: God will not forsake His people.  The word “forsake” means to “abandon”, or to “give up”.  Throughout the entire Bible we can read of countless examples of God communicating with His people that He will never leave or forsake them.  There was Noah and his family, as God protected His people from the waters of the flood.  Then there…

  DISCUSSION                                                                     My family loves basketball!  Whether it is watching a game, playing in the den on a mini goal, or watching them play in school games; it is a family affair for us.  One of the most exciting times that we experienced together was a few years back; we were playing in a travel ball game against a team from Tennessee.  The game had been…

  DISCUSSION                                              Just for a moment, try to imagine the number of people who know who you are.  I’m not talking about your number of Facebook friends or Instagram followers; I mean people that actually know you.  They know your favorite color, your dream car, your goals in life and your weaknesses.  If you are like me, the number isn’t as big as you once thought.  As I think about those who know me,…

  DISCUSSION                                                     1 Chronicles 23-25 is somewhat interesting.  David, as King before he hands things over to Solomon, makes sure things are in order with the organization of the Levities, the priests and the musicians for the tent of meeting.  He seems to sum up the tasks of the Levities and priests in this statement: “ Thus they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the…

  DISCUSSION                                                 “The LORD says to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool”                                                                                                           -Psalm 110.1             Psalm 110 is a very special psalm and has a great deal of importance to the eternal kingdom of God.  The passage begins with “LORD”, which is translated as Yahweh (the name of God) speaking to “Lord” which is translated as “sovereign, controller or master”.  This is the…

  DISCUSSION                                                   When I was child I remember going fishing with my father in our pond that we had in the pasture.   Fishing is something that I enjoyed as a boy, but as a boy there were a couple of things I wasn’t good at: patience and putting the worm on the hook.  I always hated putting that slimy worm on that hook, as all of its gooey insides got all over my fingers.  To…

  DISCUSSION                                                           It is important for us to remember that as David penned Psalms 95, 97-99, he penned them with the idea that they would be sung.  These words were sung by various believers all throughout the kingdom of Israel.  It would have been nice to know what these songs would have sounded like as they would have sung them in the Hebrew.  However, today we continue to sing many of these psalms;…

  DISCUSSION                                                                   In 2 Samuel 22-23, we find David running from Saul.  In 22:1 David gives credit to God for delivering him from the hands of his enemies.  It is interesting to note that King Saul could not find David.  This brings to mind two great truths.   1)       With all his resources, Saul could not find David.  Saul was the king and had everything at his disposal.  He had the…

  DISCUSSION                           As David returned from hiding out in the mountains for fear of Absalom, there was one man that David wanted to see.  You see, as David was away there were several people, like Shimei and Sheba, that were detractors of his; but there was at least one man who was willing to help.  Barzillai, the Gileadite met the King as he crossed over the Jordan.  He was eighty years old, but…

                   Superhero movies are very popular these days.  I think part of the reason is that so many of us as children fantasized about having a superpower.  If asked, most people would want the power to fly.  But, according to Psalm 64, if David had been asked that question, I think he would have wanted to be invisible so it would be easier to hide.   In verse 2, he says, “Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,…

  DISCUSSION               One of the hardest life lessons to learn is that you can’t please everyone.  As David is being driven out of Jerusalem due to the threat of Absalom, he is greeted with a not so happy camper. The Bible says that Shimei curses David continually, hurling stones and insults at him as he leaves. We must not forget that there is no Second Amendment protecting Shimei giving him freedom of speech. His behavior and outburst were…

  DISCUSSION                                  Have you ever felt like you were the only person who was trying to do the right thing?  No matter how hard you tried, you still felt alone in your efforts to serve God. I think we have all been there at some point in time, whether it was at school or at work.  We aren’t the only ones, but we so seem to be…