“Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the LORD.” Psalm 4:5 Devotion: Psalm 4 teaches us how to pray, how to be angry, and how to worship the Lord. We need to remember the context of this Psalm: the world had turned upside down around David, and people were out to get him. We saw David turn to God …
“Now, what’s wrong with this picture? Simply put, the people of God feel nervous if all they have is God. So they’re fawning before the bullies of worldly power, that’s what’s wrong. Today we profess that we have taken refuge in the King of kings and Lord of lords. At the same time we sometimes stoop to curry favor with …
In the two previous articles, we explored the first steps of true repentance: appealing to God’s mercy, confessing the sinfulness of our sin, and seeking full renewal. Now, we dive into the next two steps as we continue our journey through Psalm 51. Step 4: True Repentance Desires God’s Glory Psalm 51:13-15, “Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and …
This weekend Alli and I attending a wedding on the same day as our 10 year wedding anniversary. We can’t believe that it has been 10 years. It has been fun reflecting on our lives over the last decade. Overall we just see how faithful God has been to us. There have been some really difficult seasons and also some …
“Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah” Psalm 4:4 Devotion Psalm 4 teaches us how to pray when we are in trouble, but it also trains us how to respond when we are in trouble. More particularly, it trains us how to respond when the trouble coming at us …
“Repentant people see their sin, hate their sin, and prayerfully seek to reject their sin and walk with God. While some of our sins are obvious to us, we comfortably ignore others. We all must prayerfully ask the Holy Spirit to lead us in repentance as we examine our lives in light of the Word and seek to lay aside …
In our previous discussion on traumatic grace, we explored the initial step of true repentance: appealing to God’s mercy. We saw how David, exposed in his sin, cried out for God’s steadfast love and abundant mercy. Now, we move to the next two steps of true repentance, as illustrated in Psalm 51, to understand how we must confess the sinfulness …
Yesterday was a full day at Palmetto Shores Church. We continued in the “Songs of Ascent” with Psalm 127. These two verses back-to-back make for some interesting reflection. Psalm 127:2-3 says, “It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. Behold, children …
“But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD hears when I call to him.” Psalm 4:3 Devotion: When we face the shame that comes with standing with Jesus, so many lies can fill our minds. We can begin to doubt what we believe, and the pressure from others can make us feel crazy. It …
“If we aren’t careful, we’ll follow Jesus on our own. Failure to grasp the community focus of the gospel can cut us off from the grace God gives through the church. This reminds us that discipleship is a community project because the gospel redeems a people. Jesus created and redeemed us as people in relationship, not individuals in isolation. Instead …
