“My soul clings to the dust;give me life according to your word!When I told of my ways, you answered me;teach me your statutes!Make me understand the way of your precepts,and I will meditate on your wondrous works.My soul melts away for sorrow;strengthen me according to your word!Put false ways far from meand graciously teach me … Continue reading Are You Full of Sorrow?

“The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;let the many coastlands be glad!Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.” “The heavens proclaim his righteousness,and all the peoples see his glory.All worshipers of images are put to shame,who make their boast in worthless idols;worship him, all you gods!” … Continue reading The Heavens Proclaim His Righteousness

“O you who love the Lord, hate evil!He preserves the lives of his saints;he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.Light is sown for the righteous,and joy for the upright in heart.Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,and give thanks to his holy name!” (Psalms 97:10-12 ESV) In the New Testament this word “love” … Continue reading Love God? Hate Evil!

“For the Lord is good;his steadfast love endures forever,and his faithfulness to all generations.” (Psalms 100:5 ESV) When someone is completely faithful, he is trustworthy, loyal, reliable, and true. We can depend on him to do exactly what he said he would do, and to be precisely who he said he is. Only God/Christ is … Continue reading His Faithfulness Endures

2 “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,but the Lord weighs the heart.3 To do righteousness and justiceis more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart,the lamp of the wicked, are sin.6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongueis a fleeting vapor and a snare … Continue reading The Lord Weighs the Heart

“Whoever pursues righteousness and kindnesswill find life, righteousness, and honor.A wise man scales the city of the mightyand brings down the stronghold in which they trust.Whoever keeps his mouth and his tonguekeeps himself out of trouble.‘Scoffer’ is the name of the arrogant, haughty manwho acts with arrogant pride.The desire of the sluggard kills him,for his … Continue reading Teachings on Exercising Wisdom

I am reading in John 8:31-47. Jesus was speaking to some Jews who had apparently believed what he was teaching them. But from the context we will see that they did not believe to the point of surrendering their lives to him, and Jesus knew this about them, and so he told them, “If you … Continue reading IF We Abide in His Word

“Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!Praise befits the upright.Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!Sing to him a new song;play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.For the word of the Lord is upright,and all his work is done in faithfulness.He loves … Continue reading The Word of the Lord is Upright

We Are His Sheep “Know that the Lord, he is God!It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.” (Psalms 100:3 ESV) We need to know that the Lord is God, not just intellectually, but deep down in the depths of our hearts and souls. … Continue reading Know that the Lord is God