Heh. The Message version certainly has a way of putting it. The instruction in this verse is an interesting one and one that I see overlooked in places, but is not necessarily as hard as it appears. For example the Psalmist certainly isn’t instructing us to all of a sudden turn into Lennon/McCartney and come […]
Read More Psalm 98 – Invitation to New PraiseIt’s seen in certain entertainment extravaganzas. The strobe lighting, the smoky atmosphere, the blaring music, the atmosphere is set and as the dancers and backing singers take their place the lights dim, music softens and then builds to a huge noise hyping up the crowd as the main attraction takes to the stage to the […]
Read More Psalm 97 – Invitation to Admire the SupremeIt’s an interesting invitation, isn’t it. Come and enjoy something majestic, brilliant, breathtaking, outstanding, utterly remarkable, extraordinary, extremely superb in every way of which terms like beauty and splendour barely scratch the surface of that which you behold with all your senses. It’s interesting, because that’s not always the way praise and worship of God […]
Read More Psalm 96 – Invitation to SplendourIt’s easy to get worship wrong. First we can worship anything and anyone other than the One truly worthy of our worship. We see things of great sparkle and alluring qualities and we will do anything for them despite the lack of power they have to make the worship worthwhile. That degree of wrong worship […]
Read More Psalm 95 – Invitation to True WorshipCrescendo. I loved that word the first time I heard it, without even knowing what it meant. Then when I heard what it meant and the sheer power of the effect it has when done superbly I love it even more. Sure there are times for the diminuendo, that has its place for sure. Yet […]
Read More Psalm 93 – Who Is The Big DealI love the boldness of this Psalm. I love its strong declaration. I love the promise in what it says. To flourish is a concept worthy of investing time in considering and then applying especially when you discover the source, the foundation of all true flourishing. I also love and intrigued by appropriate a Psalm […]
Read More Psalm 92 – Rest, Reflect, Refresh and Replenish[It’s my honour and privilege to share a guest entry on the blog for this entry in the Psalms series. My dear friend and sister in Christ, Afua Gyapomaa Bampoe, aka simplygyaps, shares a compelling insight into this fascinating Psalm.] When thieves steal from a house, they get harsher punishment than stealing on the street. […]
Read More Psalm 91 – Safety Goes Beyond Locked DoorsWorship is expressed in different ways. One of the things I am growing to appreciate about worship is how it should help us be a lot more reflective. This kind of Psalm helps with that process. It’s good to get a perspective on life from an eternal standpoint. Here the life of a human is […]
Read More Psalm 90 – One Way to Get The HelpThis Psalm was going really well. For the first two thirds if not three quarters here was another great anthem of praise to the greatness of God. Then seemingly out of nowhere it goes switching into wondering why God has not followed up His greatness in the life of the Psalmist. By the end of […]
Read More Psalm 89 – Light and ShadeIt is one thing to come across a lament, but this Psalm in particular is relentless in its commitment to being morose. Sometimes the Psalm is read with an eye looking for the hit where the Psalmist looks up in hope to God, where remembering the goodness of God bursts through the darkness. None of […]
Read More Psalm 88 – When Darkness Is All There Is
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