Fret Not, Ps 37:1-9
Fret Not Ps.37:1-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Psalm 37 begins with a profound admonition, “Fret not.” To fret means to cause to suffer emotional wear and tear: trouble persistently: vex, torment, worry, according to Webster’s dictionary. We need to be reminded not to fret in times like these, because there seems to be plenty to worry […]
What To Do With The Word, Ps 119:9-16
What to Do With the Word Ps.119:9-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ps 119 we find 22 sections identified by the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Each section has 8 verses. All but three of the 176 verses in this Psalm contain a reference to the words of God. The three verses that don’t [90, […]
Fruitful As A Tree, Jer 17:7-8
Jer 17:7-8 says that a man who trusts the Lord will be fruitful as a tree planted by the waters. When we think of trees planted the waters around here, we think of river bottoms. The San Antonio river bottom was home to many families of freed slaves after emancipation proclamation. They lived out of […]
Walk in the Law of the Lord, Ps 119:1-16
Ps 119:1 says, “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.” If you want to be truly blessed of the Lord, “walk in the law of the Lord.” When you walk in the law of the Lord: You’ll be blessed – Ps 119:1-2 – “Blessed… who walk in […]
He Shall Bring It to Pass, Ps 37:4-5
I discovered a very important principle recently. We pray to God for him to bring our requests to pass. And when we are urgent about getting the answer, we go straight to him with the request. We need an answer and we want it now. With this approach, we have a tendency to develop a […]
Delight Thyself in the Lord Ps. 37:4
Delight thyself also in the Lord Ps. 37:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Ps 37:4 says, Delight thyself also in the Lord. By simply checking the references to the word “delight” in the Bible, we are able to find an interesting comparison between the Lord and the godly and a revealing contrast between the Lord and the […]