“Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits;” (Psalms 103:2) David knew how easy in our lives it is to forget all that God has done for us, especially in times of hardships. We forget how much He loves us. Doubts creep in and we forget how the Lord has brought us through past tribulations. We forget how faithful He has been. All we can focus on is the problem instead of the problem solver. We forget Who God is. We forget His promises. And we forget who we are

“...among whom you also are the called-out ones of Jesus Christ: to all those who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 1:6-7) Paul was writing to the Roman Jewish and Gentile believers who had this internal strife between them. The big deal with the Jewish Christians was that they wanted to keep the Torah especially the ritual of circumcision. And the Gentiles were denied equal privi

“Sanctify them through Your truth. Your Word is truth.” (John 17:17) Jesus prayed to the Father for Him to sanctify His disciples who believed on Him then and those who would believe, which includes us. “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.” (John 17:9) Not only do we belong to Jesus, but to the Father. When Jesus prayed sanctify them, the Greek word means to make holy or consecrate, set them apart for the L

“And I have given them the glory which You have given Me, that they may be one, even as We are one, I in them, and You in Me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that You have sent Me and have loved them as You have loved Me.” (John 17:22-23) Jesus prayed to the Father for His disciples, those who believe on Him and those who would believe in Him. “And I do not pray for these alone, but for those also who shall believe on Me through their word,

“Therefore since we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily besets us , and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:1-2) The word Paul used wasn’t surrounded but a Greek word that means enc

“You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured into Your lips; therefore, God has blessed You forever.” (Psalms 45:2) This Scripture is prophetic of Jesus. It’s about God but makes reference of being the fairest of the sons of men, in other words, humans. Only Jesus is all man and all God. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us. And we beheld His glory, the glory as of

“For lo, I will command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations, as one shakes with a sieve, yet not a grain shall fall to the earth.” (Amos 9:9) It was a fearful thing to be Jewish in the Old Testament. God gave the Law and if the Law was transgressed, which was obvious that it would be, the punishment of the Lord was frightening. Evil, plagues, “long-lasting sicknesses” and all the diseases of Egypt were to come to them until they would be destroyed.

“For your Maker is your husband; Jehovah of Hosts is His name; and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; the God of the whole earth shall He be called.” (Isaiah 54:5) From the beginning, the Lord God intended His people to be married to Him. What does that mean specifically? When one is married, there is no other love except for that person. It’s a commitment to each other. It involves an agreed union of purpose, vision and mission. It means a shared life. So, translat

“Delight yourself also in Jehovah, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalms 37:4) David wrote this psalm it’s believed...

“TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.” (Daniel 5:27) That first word in this Scripture verse means weighed, a way of saying you’ve been considered carefully. God had considered King Belshazzar’s actions. In this incident, King Belshazzar had a feast for all his friends but used the gold and silver vessels that his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. These vessels were sanctified or set apart for use in God’s temple. But i

“We love Him because He first loved us.” (1John 4:19) This verse exemplifies everything we need to know about God. Everything about our relationship with God was initiated by Him. Beginning with the creation of man, God desired to make man, to love man and to bless man. He made man to be in fellowship with Him. “For all things were created in Him, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principal

“You who love Jehovah, hate evil; He keeps the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.” (Psalms 97:10) The actual author of Psalms 97 is unknown although some have attributed it to David. In this Scripture we find a command to hate evil. “You who love Jehovah, hate evil." We must first be lovers of the Lord. When Jesus was questioned about how to inherit eternal life. “He said to him, What is written in the Law? How do you read it? And answeri

“And they that entered, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him. And Jehovah shut him in.” (Genesis 7:16) This verse is from the account of Noah. All “flesh” or of every creature entered male and female into the Ark to replenish the earth after the flood. The Word says that two by two. (Genesis 7:15) but there were certainly more than two of every kind, especially of those animals that would be needed for food and those needed for the sacrifices that

“These were the potters and those who lived among plants and hedges. They lived there with the king for his work.” (1Chronicles 4:23) In this part of chapter 4 of 1Chronicles, Ezra, who compiled all the information for Chronicles, recounts the descendants of Judah. Then at the end he adds this Scripture to explain the outcome of the tribe of Judah. They served the king making pottery and caring for the king’s grounds. They were also craftsmen which he mentions earlier. “An

“And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over. The king himself also passed over the torrent Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.” (2Samuel 15:23) Let’s start with some background on this verse. Absalom, David’s son has taken over the kingdom. King David is forced to escape with some of the people. This is when they come to the stream named Kidron. It was a small trench east of Jerusalem which ran from east

“You love righteousness, and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows.” (Psalms 45:7) The sons of Korah wrote this psalm which was given to the chief musician who was probably Asaph during the time of David’s reign. There was lots of worship during this time and the atmosphere was filled with the presence and glory of God among the worshippers which David had worshipping day and night. The anointing was on them t

“Cast your burden on Jehovah, and He will keep you; He will never allow the righteous to waver.” (Psalms 55:22) Jehovah which means “ I am; the eternal living one” is used to mean the true, supreme and eternal One. God is the same from the beginning of time and has not changed. “For I am Jehovah, I change not...” (Malachi 3:6) The same is written about Jesus. “...Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) This makes sense since the Godhead is

“Only let your conduct be as becomes the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you, or else am absent, I may hear of your affairs , that you stand fast in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel, and terrified in nothing by your adversaries. For this is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.” (Philippians 1:27-28) This is where the rubber meets the road. Our conduct is the evidence of the

“And He guided them by the right way, so as to go to a city to live in.” (Psalms 107:7) In his psalm, David calls for praise to the Lord for His goodness and wonderful works. In this specific Scripture, David speaks how the Lord led the Israelites. Asaph, David’s lead singer writes they were led by Moses and Aaron (Psalms 77:20) and through the wilderness like sheep (Psalms 78:52). It’s amazing enough that the Lord in His mercy led the Israelites. That Moses and Aaron heard

“Set out Your wonderful loving-kindness, O Savior of those seeking refuge in You , by Your right hand, from those who rise up against me .” (Psalms 17:7) In this translation, the verse begins with the words “set out.” The original was “shew” or show. What is the Lord’s loving-kindness? It’s His love, mercy and grace toward those He loves. David prays that the Savior would show love, mercy and grace to those seeking refuge in Him, those who hope and trust in Him. At this par