Scripture- Psalm 31:3-5 (The Message) You’re my cave to hide in, my cliff to climb. Be my safe leader, be my true mountain guide. Free me from hidden traps; I want to hide in you. I’ve put my life in your hands. You won’t drop me, you’ll never let me down. Observations- David wrote this [...]
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Scripture- Psalm 59:17 (The Message) For you’ve been a safe place for me, a good place to hide. Strong God, I’m watching you do it, I can always count on you–God, my dependable love. Observations- David wrote this psalm regarding the time Saul tried to have his soldiers stake out David’s house and kill him. [...]
Scripture- Psalm 64:10 (The Message) Be glad, good people! Fly to God! Good-hearted people, make praise your habit. Observations- David began this psalm admitting his discouragement, saying he was “obsessed with feelings of doomsday.” After pouring out the pain in his heart, David is reminded of God’s care, power, and goodness. So David ends the [...]
Fully God, Fully Man: Full of Grace, Full of Truth
Posted: December 19, 2011 by bigdawgsm in Journal entriesScripture- John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Observations- Jesus is “the Word”… the revelation of God in flesh. For a season the Word lived in space [...]
Scripture- 2 Timothy 2:24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Observations- Paul describes some traits of those who serve the Lord for his young protegé Timothy. There are 2 pairs of statements that make their point by using contrast. A servant isn’t [...]
Scripture- Psalm 119:76 May your unfailing love (hesed) be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant. Observations- God love is unfailing. The unfailing nature of God’s love is a trustworthy source of comfort. God’s promise is based on His unfailing love. The psalmist is willing to serve because of his trust in the [...]
Scripture- Matthew 27:40 “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Com down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” Observations- The people believed Jesus claimed He could destroy and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem all by Himself. The people believed that Jesus could [...]
Scripture- 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. Observations- Paul addresses members of the family of God. He commands them to be solid and unwavering and [...]
Scripture- Psalm 118:5 When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. Observations- Feeling “hard pressed” is not an “if” but a “when.” The psalmist, most likely David, had this feeling of being hard pressed. It was not theoretical. The pressure cause his to cry out to God. He [...]
Scripture- Job 17:11-12 My days have passed, my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart turn night into day; in the face of darkness light is near. Observations- In the darkness of his loss and the discouraging words of his friends, Job found hope in the Lord. Job was grieving the loss of [...]
