Kristi Burchfiel

Forgiveness. We all desperately need to be forgiven from the sins that we have done. The people of Israel needed that as well, and they also needed to remember all that God had done for them. Psalm 78 is a history lesson complete with the forgiveness of God. But He, being compassionate, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them; And often He restrained His anger And did not arouse all His wrath. Psalms 78:38 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.78.38.NASB Do we take the time to remember the things we have gone through and how God has moved in our lives to be there for us? God is compassionate and he is willing…

Do we stop and consider all that God has done? Do we praise him for it? See Psalm 77. I will meditate on all Your work And muse on Your deeds. Your way, O God, is holy; What god is great like our God? Psalms 77:12‭-‬13 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.77.12-13.NASB God is great and mighty and if we will stop and think about all that he does, we will have plenty to praise him for. God is truly like no other and he is deserving of all our praise and our decision to lift him up and follow him. Will we lift him up and praise him?

God is worthy of praise. See Psalm 76. You are resplendent, More majestic than the mountains of prey. Psalms 76:4 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.76.4.NASB Everything about God is worthy of praise. He is the one who is the most beautiful, the most wonderful, the most amazing that we will ever have the opportunity to interact with. Do we recognize his splendor? Do we praise him for all that he is and all that he does? What does your praise need to look like to him today?

Any decision-makers here?  The ability to make good decisions is often praised by friends, family, and employers alike. Yet what does The Bible have to say about making decisions? Read Psalms 75. But God is the Judge; He puts down one and exalts another. Psalms 75:7 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.75.7.NASB Ultimately, God is the one who makes decisions. He is the one who has the final say over anything and everything that we experience in this life. Do we seek his guidance? Do we respect his decisions? If we find ourselves constantly questioning why God allows the things that he does, we need to re evaluate if we are truly allowing him…

How important is our name? Some people love their name; others hate their name. We give ourselves and others nicknames at times. The Lord also had a name and his name is above every other name, yet not everyone treats his name that way. Read Psalm 74. Remember this, O Lord , that the enemy has reviled, And a foolish people has spurned Your name. Psalms 74:18 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.74.18.NASB We can tell who is a friend and follower of Christ by how they treat his name. Do they curse with it? Do they speak with it in love? Do they drag it through the mud oir use it sarcastically? If…

It’s hard watching evil people seem to prosper and to be rewarded for doing things thst we know to be wrong.  It doesn’t seem fair and it can make it feel like all the good things we try to do in obedience to the Lord don’t count. Read Psalm 73. When I pondered to understand this, It was troublesome in my sight Until I came into the sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end. Psalms 73:16‭-‬17 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.73.16-17.NASB Asaph felt that way too. He wondered why he had spent so much time and energy to be obedient to God when it seems like the evil people have more fun.…

May God’s glory spread through the whole earth. We will generally say this and will see all that God does, but do we truly mean what we pray? Read Psalm 72. And blessed be His glorious name forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen. Psalms 72:19 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.72.19.NASB So what do we envision when we pray for God’s glory to fill the earth? Have you ever thought about it?   When we think God’s glory, we know how amazing and powerful it is, but also how life changing it is. God’s glory through the whole Earth would change everything about the Earth.  Are…

Where do we habitually stand? When it comes to the things that we believe in and how we focus our life, what are the things that we stand on continually and consistently? See what Psalm 71says. Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress. Psalms 71:3 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.71.3.NASB Christ is to be for us a habit. He is the one that we are to habitually stand on. He is the rock and the fortress, but unless we are standing on him habitually, it will do us no good. What good…

Who do we call on when we need help? How do we respond to the difficulties and stresses that can seem to overwhelm us daily? See Psalm 70. But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord , do not delay. Psalms 70:5 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.70.5.NASB God is ready to hear our cried for help and to respond. He knows that we have many struggles that we face and many enemies who seek to do us harm. He is there to lead and direct us and to guide us in every area that we face. Do we seek after him?…