Psalm and Praise, Day 134 The night shift. Read Psalm chapter 134. I think this is the first time I ever noticed that these verses refer to people who are working the night shift, the ministers who serve the Lord at night. God is holy and he is deserving of worship and praise at all hours of the day and night and apparently, they had people serving the Lord in the temple at night. It doesn’t matter when our work is and what we are doing. We are to be praising the Lord. We can serve him and glorify him at night just like we can during the day. Regardless…

Psalm and Praise, Day 133 Unity. Read Psalm chapter 133. Reading this very small chapter, it emphasizes the importance of unity of the believers. You see, when we believe in Jesus Christ, he is the one that unifies us. We find our togetherness and commonality through our relationship with Jesus Christ. We are to seek after and intentionally find unity amongst each other. It is a beautiful thing to see people who believe in Jesus Christ working together for his glory. Are we part of a group that allows us the opportunity to demonstrate Godly unity to the world? The world has no idea what it means to be unified.…

Psalm and Praise, Day 132 What do we say to praise God? Read Psalm chapter 132. As I read this chapter, there are so many ways to praise God and so many things to glorify his name for. This verse starts a great list of ways that David was praising God. What do we say to be able to praise God? What comes to mind when we are sharing with Him?

Psalm and Praise, Day 131 Stay in control. Read Psalm chapter 131. This is a very short Psalm, but it has a powerful message. We put our hope in the Lord and because of that, we don’t have to be emotionally reactive to the situations that we go through. God is more than our circumstances and because of that, we can remain calm throughout the situations we go through. We don’t have to blow up or break down, knowing that God is over every situation. Are we remaining calm and quieting ourselves? Are we allowing God to do what he does and trusting in him?

Psalm and Praise, Day 130 Waiting and hoping. Read Psalm chapter 130. This is one of my favorite chapters, so much so that I memorized it. This verse always stands out to me as a reminder that waiting and hoping go together. We go through so many things and we feel like we have to wait for so much, but it is never just about waiting. We have a confident assurance that God is going to do exactly what he has promised us. That is what it means to hope. I’m not wishing that something will happen. I know, confidently, without any doubt. I may be waiting with my whole…

Psalm and Praise, Day 129 Cut me free. Read Psalm chapter 129. There are days that I feel completely overwhelmed by the circumstances and situations that surround me. That is when I have to remember that God has truly freed me from being bound by the evil around me. I can be going through difficulty circumstances, but even in the midst of those, I am actually truly free because God sets me free. I can endure the hard times because I am truly free in Christ.

Psalm and Praise, Day 127 God has to do the work and we have to let him. Read Psalm 127. We love to do a lot of work and try to make sure that we are busy and having strong work ethic. However, if God isn’t doing the work, we are laboring in vain. God has to be the one that does the work. Anyone else trying to do the work isn’t going to be successful. Are we allowing God to build the house? Are we letting God do the work? We must submit to him and allow him to work through us.

Psalm and Praise, Day 126 What to do when you are weeping? Read Psalm chapter 126. There are times when we will be full of joy and there are other times when we will be weeping. There could be a number of reasons for why we are weeping, but what should we do when we are weeping? We should continue to do the work that God has for us and sow the seeds that he has given us. Sometimes the work that God gives us to do is hard. Sometimes it doesn’t make sense and sometimes it’s a struggle when we are weeping through the difficulties we are going through.…

Psalm and Praise, Day 125 Not shaken. Read Psalm chapter 125. As followers of Christ, it can feel like so much of what we do is difficult and challenging. The desire to follow Christ and be obedient every day is constantly at war with the sin nature that we have and the desire to do the things of the world. Looking at our relationship with God, we can understand that he is our foundation. He never changes and we can always trust in him to keep us focused and grounded on the things of God. We are to keep our focus on him every day, every moment of every day,…