Posts from June 2020

June 25, 2020 Today’s Psalm is 119, which is the longest chapter in the Bible at 176 verses.  I suggest that we read 40 verses each morning and evening both today and tomorrow.  That leaves 16 verses for Saturday morning.  Then on to Psalm 120 Saturday evening. This Psalm is actually written as an acrostic poem.  It has 22 stanzas or sections, and the verses of each…

I would like to reflect upon Psalm 97 which was our morning psalm three days ago on June 14 as it has a large focus on joy, which as you all know is a focus which I personally love.  I have been keeping track, and out of the first 100 Psalms there have literally been half–fifty of them–which mention joy, gladness or delight in the Lord.  I think we can say…

Psalm 91 is a famous psalm that many of us have been quoting since the start of the pandemic as God’s promise of protection.  This was yesterday morning’s (June 11) psalm, and let’s look at some of the verses: If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your…

I appreciate Jenna starting two prayer times for justice this week.  First, I appreciate how the Holy Spirit enabled her to weep over what has been happening in our nation. Secondly, she is correct that while it is hard to know what to do sometimes, we can pray which does change things.  “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” (James…