Psalm and Praise, Day 6 Being heard. Read Psalm chapter 6. Through this chapter, David spends the first eight verses explaining his struggles and trials, and just how awful he feels about everything. He has been in the true valley of despair and he is struggling. There are eight verses to explain his feelings, but then we come to the last two verses of the chapter. David realizes that God has heard him. David knows that God will respond at the appropriate time in the appropriate way. Sometimes, when we are going through difficult times and struggles, it can be hard to believe that God hears us. We just want…

Psalm and Praise, Day 5 “Because of my enemies.” Read Psalm chapter 5. We asked God to do a lot of things for us for a lot of different reasons, but I found this request of David a bit unusual. David was asking God to lead him in righteousness, which is something that we should all be striving for. But the reason David asked for that was unusual. David asked God to lead him in righteousness because of his enemies. David’s enemies were driving David closer to God. How do his enemies stand in the way of David’s ability to follow God and righteousness? Anyone that is standing between us…

Psalm and Praise, Day 4 How well do you sleep? Read Psalm chapter 4. As we look at the psalm today, the verse that struck out to me was the last verse listed. The psalmist talks about sleep and that because of our relationship with Christ, we can sleep in peace and safety. So many people these days have sleep problems. There will be times where I will wake up in the middle of the night and be thinking about so many things, or even have trouble going to sleep in the first place because I can’t get my brain to shut off. However, I don’t have to stay that…

Psalm and Praise, Day 3 Shield around me. Read Psalm chapter 3. As we look at this chapter that David wrote while he was under attack and being chased, we see just how important it was for David to find his protection in the Lord. David was less worried about the actual, physical shield around him and more worried about the divine shield around him. David knew that if God didn’t protect him, nothing else would. As we come into this New Year, I want to make sure that my focus is on the actual place of my deliverance. I need to keep my eyes on the Lord and his…

Psalm and Praise, Day 2 Does God laugh at you? Read Psalm 2. When we read this chapter, we see that people were trying to stand against God. They thought they could stand against him and as a result, God laughed at them. When we try to stand against God, it really is ridiculous when we think about it. We, our small, insignificant selves, thinking we can stand against the omnipotence God of the universe… that is truly ludicrous. God laughs that we think we could stand against him. Are we standing against God? Is God laughing at us, or do we recognize God’s place (and our place) in the…

Psalm and Praise, Day 1 Two ways. Read Psalm chapter 1. There are two ways, the way of the righteous and the way of the wicked. The Lord looks over the way of the righteous. Sometimes we forget that there are only two ways. There isn’t a third option. The issue is that Christ watches over the way of the righteous. He doesn’t say that the way of the righteous is easy. He doesn’t say that the way of the righteous is profitable. He says that the way of the righteous is watched over by the Lord. While we may not understand the path, we need the path that is…