Psalms 26 – 27
On the LevelPsalm 26 Integrity is a very important word. Integrity means that your life is whole, that your heart is not divided. Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters” (Matt. 6:24). That’s integrity. Duplicity means trying to serve two masters. Our Lord also said that nobody can look in two directions at the
Psalm 25
Don’t Be AshamedPsalm 25:1-7 Have you ever been really ashamed? I mean so ashamed that you wanted to go off somewhere and hide forever? Did you want to dig a hole somewhere, crawl into it and then pull the hole in after you? Listen to Psalm 25:1-3: “To You, O Lord, I lift up my
Psalms 23 – 24
Expect ChangesPsalm 23 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” (v. 1). That must be one of the most familiar quotations from the Old Testament. Everybody has some kind of shepherd. Who is your shepherd? Jeremiah said, “It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps” (Jer. 10:23). You and
Psalm 22
What God Won’t DoPsalm 22:1-11 “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (v. 1). Those words are familiar, aren’t they? We heard the Lord Jesus say them from the cross (Matthew 27:46). But, remember, these words were first spoken by David. He said them at a time when he was going through a
Psalm 21 :: Warren Wiersbe
What Do Kings Need?Psalm 21:1-7 If you were a king, what would you rejoice in the most? Kings have everything. What do they need to make them happy? In Psalm 21, David was talking about what it meant to be a king–not just king for a day but king for a lifetime. In what did
Psalms 19 – 20
Psalm 19: Seeing God Psalm 19 is so familiar to us. The first six verses talk about the glory of God seen in creation. Verses 7-11 talk about the glory of God and the grace of God revealed in the Word. And verses 12-14 talk about God speakingto our hearts. So we have God revealed
Psalm 18 (Part 4)
Revealing What’s InsidePsalm 18:37-45 You must remember that David’s enemies were God’s enemies and that David was fighting the Lord’s battles. As Christians, we are taught today to pray for our enemies and to do good to those who despitefully use us. David did that. He prayed for Saul, and on at least two occasions,
Psalm 18 (Part 3)
How Clean Are Your Hands?Psalm 18:20-29 No matter how difficult your trials may be–if you have clean hands, God will fill those hands with blessing. “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me” (v. 20). “Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my
Psalm 18 (Part 2)
Not All Storms Are BadPsalm 18:7-15 Psalm 18:7-25 presents one of the greatest descriptions of a storm found anywhere in the Bible. It is a graphic picture of the way God works when He comes to the aid of His children. David was saying in verses 7-15 that God the Creator, God the deliverer, used
Psalms 17-18a
Psalm 17: Hear Me, Hold Me, Hide Me Three words summarize David’s cry in Psalm 17–“hear,” “hold” and “hide.” “Hear a just cause, O Lord, attend to my cry” (v. 1). David was saying, “I want the Lord to hear me, because my heart is right.” “You have tested my heart” (v. 3). When did
Psalms 15-16
Psalm 15: Are You Worthy? Who is worhty to live with God? Imagine what would happen if I walked up to that gate at Buckingham Palace in London and said to that tall, handsome, well-dressed guard, “Sir, I want to live with the King and Queen.” He would lok at me and say, “Begone before
Psalms 13 – 14
Psalm 13 Have you ever been impatient with God? Impatience is one of my big problems. I always get into the wrong lane on the toll road. Somebody’s in front of me with all kinds of foreign currency, trying to buy their way through the toll booth. I get in the wrong line at the