There are pale and pathetic imitations of it going on throughout our lives. Someone beats a record, someone wins a trophy, someone accomplishes something of apparent note and there is the inclination to make a big deal of it. There was the awkward episode in scripture of King Saul returning from a military campaign to […]
Read More Psalm 47 – Big Up The KingIt’s difficult to believe, but there was no deliberate planning for today. That remains the truth, however, that on this date we explore a Psalm that takes a different path to many of those that have been written to this point. Adoration and preparation seen in this Psalm of royal love. Fascinating to consider in […]
Read More Psalm 45 – A Love PsalmFear the Lord, reverence His name. This is the Lord, the Creator of the universe who historically has established the people and done great works in making them who they are. Indeed due reverence is given to God at the beginning and the end of this Psalm. It’s the meat of this Psalm that is […]
Read More Psalm 44 – What’s That All About, God?Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! (Psalm 43:3) This Psalm is not one of those where everything works out hunky dory. It’s another one of those songs written in the middle of going through. It’s another of those […]
Read More Psalm 43 – Lighting The Way Of EscapeSomething I love about the Psalms is when they get to do real talk. The first verse of this Psalm has inspired a song many Christians sing as a devotional to the Lord. How they long to worship Him and how He alone is the heart’s one desire. They are beautiful sentiments. Yet the wider […]
Read More Psalm 42 – When The Going Gets ToughA number of the Psalms have worked on a basis of night to day. The darkness of oppression and opposition turned into the light of deliverance and restoration. This Psalm, however, seems to go the opposite way. The Psalm starts well enough in the warm light of day reflecting on just how good God is. […]
Read More Psalm 40 – Keeping the Light on in the NightTypically, Wednesday is the worst day of the week. No, not Monday, Wednesday. The reason why Wednesday wins the award is because it is in the middle of the week. It’s too far from the weekend gone and too far from the weekend coming. It is slap bang in the middle and so is a […]
Read More Psalm 39 – In The Middle of Going ThroughWhat is it about some people that makes them unable to express themselves? Whatever it is, reading some Psalms gives voice for the things we often cannot express. This one is a doozy. The Psalmist knows what it is to be put under pressure, what it is to face outright hostility, what it is to […]
Read More Psalm 35 – For Crying Out LoudJanuary is over. Thank God. I did not hate January. Lots of positive steps occurred in the month, developments in one or two pursuits I have had in mind. One of my favourites is coming across the Anchor app. It’s not about ships at sea, thankfully, it’s a brilliant device for conversations and audio snippets […]
Read More Dryden Update – February 2017Psalm 31 captures a lot of what the Psalmist has to say about what to do when you’re in a tight spot. It refers to themes that have been prominent in Psalms so far. Themes of the character of God, the ability to access from Him in a right relationship with Him. There was one […]
Read More Psalm 31 – Open Spaces to Roam
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