“If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword;he has bent and readied his bow;he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,making his arrows fiery shafts.Behold, the wicked man conceives eviland is pregnant with mischiefand gives birth to lies.He makes a pit, digging it out,and falls into the hole that he has made.His … Continue reading The Wicked Person Conceives Evil
Psalms
Many are Rising Against Me
“O Lord, how many are my foes!Many are rising against me;many are saying of my soul,‘There is no salvation for him in God.’ Selah “But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,my glory, and the lifter of my head.I cried aloud to the Lord,and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah “I lay … Continue reading Many are Rising Against Me
In Times of Weakness
Psalms 119:105-107 ESV “Your word is a lamp to my feetand a light to my path.I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,to keep your righteous rules.I am severely afflicted;give me life, O Lord, according to your word!” We all have those times when our strength is gone, when we are weak physically and or … Continue reading In Times of Weakness
Teach Me to Do Your Will
“Answer me quickly, O Lord!My spirit fails!Hide not your face from me,lest I be like those who go down to the pit.Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,for in you I trust.Make me know the way I should go,for to you I lift up my soul. “Deliver me from my enemies, O … Continue reading Teach Me to Do Your Will
Just Follow Jesus
“In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,but you have given me an open ear.Burnt offering and sin offeringyou have not required.Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come;in the scroll of the book it is written of me:I delight to do your will, O my God;your law is within my heart.’” (Psalms 40:6-8 ESV) “Consequently, … Continue reading Just Follow Jesus
Why are You Cast Down?
“As a deer pants for flowing streams,so pants my soul for you, O God.My soul thirsts for God,for the living God.When shall I come and appear before God?My tears have been my foodday and night,while they say to me all the day long,‘Where is your God?’These things I remember,as I pour out my soul:how I … Continue reading Why are You Cast Down?
As the Apple of Your Eye
“Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry!Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!From your presence let my vindication come!Let your eyes behold the right!You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,you have tested me, and you will find nothing;I have purposed that my mouth will not … Continue reading As the Apple of Your Eye
The Lord Who Gives Me Counsel
“Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord;I have no good apart from you.’As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,in whom is all my delight.The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;their drink offerings of blood I … Continue reading The Lord Who Gives Me Counsel
When My Heart is Faint
Psalm 61:1-3 ESV Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy. We all have days that are … Continue reading When My Heart is Faint
Peace of Christ
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever … Continue reading Peace of Christ
Run With It 