God created man in His own image (Gen. 1:27), and because Satan is an enemy of God, he is an enemy of us. Satan likes to use people like pawns to accomplish his mission. In the story of David and Goliath, he used the Philistines, a group of unbelievers. In our world, satan will use …
Psalm 9: 13 So now, O Lord, don’t forget me. Have mercy on me. Take note of how I’ve been humiliated at the hands of those who hate me… 15 For the godless nations get trapped in the very snares they set for others… 18 He will not ignore forever all the needs of the poor, for those …
Psalm 9: I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart and tell about the wonders you have worked. 2 God Most High, I will rejoice; I will celebrate and sing because of you. 3 When my enemies face you, they run away and stumble and are destroyed.[1] We can’t be sure David wrote Psalm 9 right after his victory over Goliath, …
David has offered to go fight Goliath and is called before King Saul. 1 Sam.17:32 “Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!” 33“Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his …
After David had returned to shepherding, the Philistines began to attack Israel. Saul gathered the troops and went to fight against this enemy. David’s three oldest brothers went with Saul’s army. After a while, Jesse, David’s father, wanted to know how the army was fairing and sent David with some supplies to find out. As …
King Saul had been flagrantly disobedient, and God had rejected him as king. God tells Saul in 1 Sam. 13: 14 But now your kingdom must end, for the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart. The Lord has already appointed him to be the leader of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command. God …
Psalm 19: 8 His teachings make us joyful and radiate his light; his precepts are so pure!His commands, how they challenge us to keep close to his heart!The revelation-light of his word makes my spirit shine radiant.9 Every one of the Lord’s commands is right; following them brings cheer.Nothing he says ever needs to be changed.10 The rarest …
Psalm 19 begins with describing how God reveals Himself through creation in verses 1-6 but then switches topic suddenly in verse 7. Psalm 19: 7 God’s Word is perfect in every way; how it revives our souls! His laws lead us to truth, and his ways change the simple into wise.[1] What would cause this sudden …
Yesterday, we saw how David looked to nature to bring perspective about God in Psalm 8. Today we have another Psalm that begins in a similar way. Psalm 19: 1 God’s splendor is a tale that is told; his testament is written in the stars. Space itself speaks his story every day through the marvels of …
Psalm 8: 3b But when I look up and see the splendor of your skies,such wonder and workmanship above, I have to ask you this question:4 Compared to all this cosmic glory, why would you bother with puny, mortal man or be infatuated with Adam’s sons?5 Yet what honor you have given to men, created only a …