What wonderful life transformation begins to take place in us when we pray from our heart: “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing” (Psalm 16:2). Worries fade. Irritations dissipate. Busyness ceases. Spirits are lifted. Time becomes holy. We are right where we need to be when our hearts cry out…
We all feel left out at times. We may feel unwanted and alone. Maybe there’s conflict in our family or our friends are busy. What to do? At times like this it’s easy to feel sorry for yourself. Or to complain. Or to distract yourself by getting busy. I’ve done these things. But it’s so…
Psalm 135:4 says: “The LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.” That’s what it means to have the Lord as our Good Shepherd! Let’s apply this great promise to our lives. Let’s pause to ponder, paraphrase, and pray this verse. Let’s take the words of the Lord deeper…
Recently I was hiking up in the hills near my house and I was drawn to pray the opening of Psalm 121: “I lift my eyes up to the hills –- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Then I heard “the sound of…
Nothing restores our souls like the smile of God upon us! When you look up do you see God smiling warmly at you? Asaph does. And in Psalm 80 he prays for us that we too would look up into the heavens and appreciate the joyful sunshine of God’s smile over us. It’s just a…
I love to meditate on the Trinity! What sweet prayers come from contemplating the Godhead! Holy! Holy! Holy! Father, Son, and Spirit. God is so powerful, so beautiful, so good. He is God! And yet he is humble. To see God’s humility and sacrificial love changes everything about how we see ourselves and how we…