“Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.” Psalm 5:8 Devotion: We all know that feeling of giving in to our emotions in our anger. The pressure mounts up, and we just can’t take it anymore. Then before we know it, we are pushing back against an accusation, defending our own …
“But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.” Psalm 5:7 Devotion: We live in a day when, on paper at least, unity is a value. We want to see everyone as equal and as together in some sense. And that is what …
“For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you. The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. You destroy those who speak lies; the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.” Psalm 5:4-6 Devotion: One of the most frustrating things in life is trying to live with someone who …
“O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.” Psalm 5:3 Devotion: Does God care when we come to Him? In one sense, no—anytime is a good time to come to God. But in another sense, the time that we come to Him actually says something. So when David …
“To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.” Psalm 5:1-2 Devotion: There are different ideas in our world about what prayer really is. Some would say that prayer is …
“In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 Devotion: We generally equate sleeplessness with restlessness. If we can’t sleep, it is because we sense that there is something to stay up and think about, fear, or worry about. Conversely, to be able to sleep is to be …
“You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.” Psalm 4:7 Devotion: It is a bit of a surprise that this Psalm joins together a life where the world is turned upside down and joy. We might think these two things are mutually exclusive. However, David shows us that when God carries …
“There are many who say, ‘Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O LORD!’” Psalm 4:6 Devotion: We all wish that life were more linear. It would be great if we moved seamlessly from one logical moment to the next. It would feel comforting to know that each step in life would …
“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 …
“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 …
