My home is my castle, the saying goes. Or in other words, my fortress. A place of safety where I am protected. What does it mean to ask God to be your fortress? Let’s look at Psalm 59 – be my fortress, to find out. Psalm 59 Psalm 59 is yet another “Do not destroy” […]
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Psalm 46 – ever-present help, speaks of a God we can trust to be our refuge and protector. What does this have to say to someone who has never had a safe refuge in their life? To children growing up in war-torn areas of the world or who are not safe in their own homes? […]
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Where do you place your trust? In psalm 31 – I put my trust; the psalmist puts his trust in God. What better place? Psalm 31 Psalm 31, a lament, begins with the statement that the writer takes refuge in the Lord. He makes claims upon God, telling God to not let him be put […]
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Have you ever wanted to fly away, escape from all the trials of this world? I know I have. All of us need a refuge at times, a safe place. Where do we find true refuge? We hear in Psalm 11 – in the Lord I take refuge. Psalm 11 The writer of Psalm 11 […]
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It used to be that Amazing Grace was the “go to” hymn for funerals. The strains of the music started and that was the cue for tears to start. That distinction now belongs to the hymn, On Eagle’s Wings. It seems I hear it at every Memorial Service or funeral I attend. Based on Psalm […]
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February is the shortest month of the year and yet it feels like it never ends. I’m tired of ice and snow and cold. I’m longing for warmer weather and an escape from winter. In the same way, I’m tired of all of these psalms of lament, one after another. Will it ever let up? […]
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