How important is God’s will? It is vitally important for our well-being. His plan and purpose for our lives work—ours are more like trial and error, with an emphasis on error. Considering that we only...  Read More

Some people enjoy being pathless—free spirits, if you will, riding the wind. Yeah, that’s not me. I wouldn’t say that I am a planner, but I do like to know where I’m going. I like to know my actions h...  Read More

As David prays here, notice that he doesn’t come to God touting his own righteousness, but rather God’s righteousness. He appeals to God from a place of humility, recalling God’s faithfulness and plac...  Read More

David is credited with writing this psalm about his experience in the cave. The cave was one of many defining moments in his life. It was there that David and his men were hiding from Saul, who was pu...  Read More

A refuge is a place of safety from danger. David experienced God’s deliverance multiple times throughout his life. He was delivered from the lion and the bear, and most notably from the giant Goliath,...  Read More

Correction, though unpleasant, is a lifesaver. How many times have we caught ourselves saying, “Oh, if I had only listened, I wouldn’t be in this mess”? And it is not just knowing what to do, but actu...  Read More

One of the keys of life is knowing where to run when you’ve gotten in over your head. King David was very good at continually calling out to the Lord.  He clearly understood the principle Jesus highli...  Read More

There is a promise that is repeated several times in Scripture: those who plan evil against others are often undone by the very schemes they intended to use.Proverbs 26:27 states: “He who digs a pit w...  Read More

Evil is emboldened when it gets its way. As the saying goes, “Evil flourishes when good men do nothing.”Proverbs 28:28 states:“When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding. When the wicked meet ...  Read More

David is by far one of the most famous kings in Scripture, which was God’s promise to him as stated in 2 Samuel 7:9:“I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies ...  Read More

This is a beautiful invitation we can offer to God—one that He honors and gladly accepts. To pray this way requires an understanding that God knows everything, which David clearly declares throughout ...  Read More

Did David really write this? Yes, he did! His words wouldn’t exactly be considered politically correct these days, especially with our modern view of Christianity. Somewhere along the line we adopted ...  Read More