When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? Psalm 56:3-4 When I am afraid … Fear is such a strange thing, it can be healthy or unhealthy, rational or irrational. When fear… Continue reading Facing Fear
Month: July 2023
Sing Sing Sing
Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm. Psalm 47:6-7 If your spirit needs a lift today, or if your soul needs to be encouraged, then sing praises to God for this wonderful truth: God is… Continue reading Sing Sing Sing
Untamed
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Psalm 34:13 It’s frightening how something as small as the tongue can do so much damage. From a careless word to a blatant lie, one person’s life can be forever altered by the words of another. ‘How great a forest is set ablaze by… Continue reading Untamed
Song of Prayer
By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. Psalm 42:8 What a lovely verse to meditate on at the start of the working week. We serve a 24/7 God and every day he spreads his love over us like… Continue reading Song of Prayer
List of Thanks
Psalm 30:4 – Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. When you think of the week that has past and all of the times that you talked to God, how many of those times were to simply say ‘thank-you’? Is there a balance between prayers of… Continue reading List of Thanks
Forgiveness
Psalm 32:1 – Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. We can have absolute confidence that, if we confess our sins, all of our wrong doing will be forgiven, for the Lord is a God of forgiveness. When Moses presented himself on Mount Sinai with the two new tablets, the… Continue reading Forgiveness
A Meditating Habit
The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 Life is a busy place and sometimes there doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day to fit everything in. The ‘to-do’ list never gets shorter and we are usually juggling more thoughts than we can handle, which… Continue reading A Meditating Habit
Beautiful Presence
O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells. Psalm 26:8 We can worship the Lord at any time and in any place, but there is something really special about coming into the communal sanctuary for the sole purpose of spending time with God. It is an opportunity… Continue reading Beautiful Presence
In His Care
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 In this Psalm, the shepherd who became king turns his praise and adoration toward the King who became his Shepherd. David’s knowledge of looking after a vulnerable flock is used in this beautiful poem to help us understand the relationship between the shepherd and… Continue reading In His Care
Never Disappointed
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the Lord our God. Psalm 20:7 People put their trust in a lot of different things. Some trust banks with their savings while others trust the housing market or stock market with their investments. Trust is put in sportsmen and women to bring… Continue reading Never Disappointed