March 31/09 Tues.: Psalm 80, “Make your face shine upon us”
Psalm 80 a song and a prayer for God to rouse himself again on behalf of his people. The small seedling that became a mighty vine, it filled the earth and covered the mountains, a blessing for the traveler, a blessing to all, grapes for [...]
March 30/09 Mon.: Psalm 79, The innocent suffer with the guilty
The Psalmist laments the suffering of the entire population of the land. Much like today, the whole country is paying for the greed of a few. Not only is our economy in turmoil, hurting everyone, the bill for this bailout is sent to the [...]
March 29/09,5Th Sunday of Lent: Ps. 76, Our God is a Mighty God
This song praises God for his power displayed protecting Jerusalem. Sennacherib’s army is destroyed by God’s power as we read in last week’s Friday devotional. While this is a song about God’s miraculous rescue of Jerusalem it also praises God’s power in [...]
03/29/09 NCCN, 11:00 AM, Psalm 76
God speaks to us: Our God is a Mighty God.
Intro: This song praises God for his power displayed protecting Jerusalem. It is a celebration to God and about God because God has chosen this place as his own and these people as his own. It is generally accepted that this [...]
March 28/09 Saturday: Psalm 75, God is near to us.
God is near; people tell of his wonderful deeds, that is how it should be. In our lives as a follower of Jesus, God is experienced and that is what we read here as well. God speaks; everything in my time, I hold the world [...]