There is a good friend of mine who is gifted with word pictures. I asked him a question about two people and he let fly again with a wonderful way of looking at their relationship. He said that one was the easel in which the other could paint masterpieces. Recognising the point made, I duly […]
Read More Easels and BrushesLanguage. Letters forming words. Words forming sentences. Sentences forming paragraphs. Paragraphs forming statements for your consideration. In many ways it’s fairly simple, yet sometimes it can be made so complex and challenging. When you talk so much, you can get lost in the multitude of words and indeed lose all sense of what it is […]
Read More First LetterProcrastination. It has been a safety mechanism for me for years. Not only that but over time I have developed a reliable set of explanations to assist with it. After all, I do have responsibilities. I don’t have the money. Time is not on my side. Someone else can do it better. I have never […]
Read More It’s About Time…This is something I maintain vigorously: It is easier to say, “I love you,” than “I trust you.” I am not saying trust is better than love. I am saying that there’s no more significant expression of love than trust. That takes a lot especially as we get older and some become more wary and […]
Read More Psalm 146 – Praise the Trustworthy GodOne of the many reasons why I love this Psalm is how it shows very good reasons to praise the Lord. It’s a great exhibition of praise. It’s all based on both what the Lord has done and who the Lord is. I could run through the list and would I love to do that! […]
Read More Psalm 145 – The Lord Is …Time is running out, the opposition are pressing in, they will get there any moment, you need help and you need it desperately. That is this Psalm. The thing is even in the state desperation, the Psalmist doesn’t go looking elsewhere for the help. He throws himself at the mercy of God. Pleading for Him […]
Read More Psalm 143 – DesperateThe Psalmist was not physically on his own at the time of the Psalm’s composition. He was surrounded by an interesting ragtag of folks who bought into his character. Yet even with loving people around you, when you’re going through trying times often it can feel like you’re lonely. Nobody there to help out. Nobody […]
Read More Psalm 142 – When You’re Lonely, All AloneThis Psalm is an intriguing one. I am a big fan of men of God being honest about inner conflict. This one is intriguing because the Psalmist clearly loves God and wants to follow Him in doing what’s right. In this Psalm he acknowledges that he doesn’t want to slip into the dark side. The […]
Read More Psalm 141 – Help Me Watch MyselfConversing with God brings with it certain appeals that can be made to His character. The Psalmist can make a request that some might be uncomfortable with in regards to his enemies. He can make this request not based on his own merits, but because of who God is. No, not a bloodthirsty violent sort […]
Read More Psalm 140 – What Justice DemandsIt’s fascinating seeing people’s responses to this Psalm. It’s very easy to grab onto those parts of the Psalm that makes the human look good. Fearfully and wonderfully made. Thoughts to me are vast. This is not, however, an ode to the brilliance of humanity. This is a tremendous point of praise to the greatness […]
Read More Psalm 139 – A Check Up With A Difference
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