“Lead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Ps 61:2b) As you slurp coffee and power up your laptop for another day at work, why not take a quick pause to consider the powerful and subversive nature of Psalm 61. In verse two the Psalmist prayerfully longs for some rather radical things: “Lead me” requires humility and not arrogant assurance. It’s a life … Continue reading Pause: Guerilla Warfare Praying
There are some verses of scripture that don’t really need that much explanation, rather they need to be read, reread and then slowly digested so their living truth becomes our living reality. I think Psalm 33:16-18 is one such section of scripture: Continue reading Read sloooowly …
Making time every morning to submerge myself in a Psalm helps me: See God as he really is See the world as it really is See the sin that lurks in my heart See the ‘stuff’ of this world as the temporary trinkets of a world that is passing away See my daily need for a saviour And much, much more… Continue reading Rythmic Wonder: Devotionally Reading the Psalms Daily
Psalm 95 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. 3 For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. 5 The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands … Continue reading Reasons to sing when the wind is howling
