Have you ever overheard someone talking about you? Maybe it was a mean girl on the play ground or a gossip in the break room—or maybe it was even a stranger on the internet. Whoever it was, those moments—and those words—can get lodged in your mind and torment you. The Psalmist apparently knew what this […]
Fountain of Faithfulness
God had proven Himself faithful to the Israelites. He parted the red sea so they could escape from Egypt and as they wandered in the desert, He turned an ordinary rock into a water fountain so they wouldn’t go thirsty. But it didn’t make much of an impression on His people—at least not a lasting […]
King at the Flood
“The LORD sat as King at the flood; yes, the LORD sits as King forever. The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace.” Psalm 29:10-11 (NASB) God was King at the flood. That flood, of course, was the worldwide flood in Genesis 6, when Noah herded his […]
Dizzy
Everything around us is changing. The world today is different than it was when the year began: Jobs look different. School looks different. Healthcare, relationships and the future all look different. And with these changes swirling around us, it’s easy to get dizzy and knocked off-balance. But Psalm 16:8 says this, “I keep my eyes […]
From Despair to Worship
O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your dwelling places. Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and upon the lyre I shall praise You, O God, my God. Psalm 43:3-4 (NASB) If […]
Certainty for Uncertain Days
They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed out. Isaiah 48:21 (ESV) When we are going through the desert times in life–when we are thirsty and our strength is waning–we can know 2 things for […]