Few situations sound as bleak and desperately lonely as the one described in Psalm 102—”my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned like a hearth. My heart is stricken and withered like grass, so that I forget to eat my bread. Because…
The author of Psalm 71 was “old and gray headed” (v. 18). Even though storm clouds were on the western horizon, this psalm of his sunset years is full of beautiful hope. Send article as PDF
As is true with several of the psalms, Psalm 69 begins with despair and desperation and ends with hope and praise. “Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I have come into…
A hopeless end or an endless hope. That is the fundamental difference between the ungodly and the godly. Send article as PDF
Feeling overwhelmed? King David had those days too (Psalm 61:2). In those dark hours, his hope anchored his soul through the perilous storm threatening to shipwreck his faith. Send article as PDF
Just as there was evening and morning in the days of creation, there are periods in one’s life where there is joyous sunshine followed by difficult darkness. Psalm 60 was written during some of David’s dark days. “O God, You have cast us off; You…
In the Christian’s armor, hope is the helmet (1 Thessalonians 5:6). Its purpose, therefore, is to protect your mind. Whether or not your helmet is on your head is determined by you. A helmet does not automatically or magically crown a soldier’s head; it…
The law of sowing and reaping is universal—you reap what you sow, you reap later than you sow, and you should reap more than you sow. Though there may be occasions in your life when it appears that this law has been violated,…
Because of our folly and stubbornness, there are times in which the only way God can get us to look to Him is when we are lying flat on our back after being run over by the guilt and consequences of sin. It…
The fact “God has not promised us smooth sailing, just safe passage” is clearly demonstrated in Psalm 35. David is engulfed in stormy waters. His initial response is to pray for Jehovah’s deliverance (vv. 1-8) and to anticipate his joyous response to God’s…
