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Psalm 32 – Daily Bread From the Psalms
Daily Bread: Thoughts & Prayers from the Psalms ~ Psalm 32 ~ Today we will begin with the end. Psalm 32 finishes with these words… “Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; Sing, all you who are upright in heart!” I have to say that by the time you read Psalm 32, you will be REJOICING and SINGING, and your heart will absolutely be GLAD! WHY ? This Psalm is packed with GOOD NEWS! Do you want to be happy? I mean deeply, now and eternally happy? Within the first three verses, David tells us how we can be blessed. He also goes on to warn us what he…
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Psalm 29 – Daily Bread from the Psalms
Daily Bread: Thoughts & Prayers from the Psalms ~ Psalm 29 ~ “The LORD blesses His People with peace.” Read or Listen to Psalm 29. Have you ever wondered what the Psalms must have sounded like being sung by the voices of His People, who are also our people, so long ago? You can listen to this beautiful piece of Psalm 29 sung in Hebrew or this version “Havu l’Adonai” Psalm 29 (in Hebrew)! And THOUSANDS of years later His people are still singing these precious words! I bet most of you can still sing the songs that you heard as a child. It’s almost supernatural the way that…
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Psalm 27 – Daily Bread from the Psalms
Daily Bread: Thoughts & Prayers from the Psalms ~ Psalm 27 ~ Why are things so much scarier in the dark? A few nights ago I was up in the middle of the night feeding my newest, precious grandbaby. All of a sudden there was a terrible crash. My husband (who usually sleeps through EVERYTHING), came bolting out of the bedroom to make sure we were alright. He looked outside, in the garage, and even in our closets trying to figure out what had happened. He didn’t find a thing. It was a mystery, and though we were all fine, it felt really unsettling. If this had happened in the…
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Psalm 22 – Daily Bread from the Psalms
Daily Bread: Thoughts and Prayers from the Psalms ~ Psalm 22 ~ Did you read Psalm 21 yesterday? Yep. What a change in tone! Same David, totally different day. Do you ever feel like you’re riding a rollercoaster with the LORD? One day praising Him and rejoicing from the highest mountain top, and the very next day crying out from a deep pit, and wondering where He’s gone? Do you ever wonder if He UNDERSTANDS what you’re going through? There are a couple of things I’ve been learning from David. First, life is made up of BOTH of these kinds of days. I should expect it. You should expect…