Solomon tells us that “a happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing” (Proverbs 17:22, AMP ). God undoubtedly has a sense of humor; we need only look at some of the animals He created (it’s hard not to smile at the sight of a hippo, a monkey, or a puppy). Or think of some of the married couples you know: don’t you think God was smiling at the wedding as He looked ahead to the interaction of the wildly different personalities that will be living together?Posts Tagged ‘Psalms’
peace in the nature of God
Last time, I wrote about the names of God, looking at a handful of psalms for the ways that God is described. As I meditate on and come to believe that God truly is “my stronghold, my refuge, my light, and my salvation,” I will find it easier to experience the perfect peace that Isaiah promises to those who stay fixed on God.
It’s knowledge of God that allows us to trust Him, and knowing these names is one way to know Him better. The Psalms also reveal His nature in more detail as David and other writers praise God at length for different aspects of His character. Today, I want to point you toward just a few psalms that can build our faith in God.
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p>Need a reminder that God is able? Take Psalm 29, as an example; David begins with “Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.” The rest of this psalm describes God’s majesty and power. For instance, David tells us: continue reading
peace in the names of God
Several months ago, I wrote about calling on the name of God, citing a number of passages that talk about the power of God’s name. What I didn’t do was point you toward passages on the names of God. This seems like a good time to do that; in yesterday’s post, peace: a matter of focus, I wrote about knowing God as a key to trusting Him, and by extension, a key to having peace. We looked at Isaiah 25, which tells us that God is “a stronghold to the poor.”
Psalm 9 links these two concepts, God’s name and God as stronghold: continue reading
“my good above all others”
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.†(Psalm 16:2)
It’s been almost two weeks since I posted — and not a particularly positive two weeks, either. I’m not sure what season of life I’m in, but I do know it’s been a test. Perhaps I’ve been having what some call a […]
“to you I lift up my eyes”
One of the psalms in The Divine Hours yesterday was 123, which somehow did not show up in my search for scriptures with the word mercy. Here it is:
To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes […]
a merciful God
Number 3 in a series on mercy.
Studying the word mercy, I see that over and over God is identified with mercy. Not only does He give mercy, He is mercy. In Psalm 145, David praises God:
The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made. (8–9)
And then there are these other passages:
of vacation homes, storm shelters, and last resorts
Yesterday, I wrote about living with God, “making the Lord your dwelling place,” as Psalm 91 says. It occurred to me after I had finished that for many of us — and I include myself here — God as refuge, fortress, and hiding place is more about visits to a vacation home or evacuation to a storm shelter than […]
where do you live?
I was listening to Joyce Meyer Friday afternoon, and she mentioned Psalm 91 several times in teaching about victory over the enemy. When I read this psalm, it seemed like a natural follow-up to Friday morning’s post on prayer and hurry. It begins
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow […]
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