There are many reasons to give thanks to the Lord, as we will discover in this particular psalm. He is good! There is nothing in Him that is bad, and His love is indeed unfailing. As James tells us:“W...  Read More

When we take time to praise the Lord, He lifts our souls! To praise Him is to invite Him into our presence, and when God shows up, things change for the better. When the Scripture says to offer up the...  Read More

It is arrogance on our part to think we can accurately describe, encapsulate, or reduce God to an image or design. The Bible says He dwells in unapproachable light. His presence is felt but not seen i...  Read More

It amazes me to consider how God continues to be known in every generation despite man’s attempts to say He doesn’t exist. Why is that? Perhaps it is because He makes Himself known in every generation...  Read More

God owns everything and gives whatever He wants to whomever He pleases. The history of Israel is remarkable, as we read of Abraham’s pilgrimage from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to the Promised Lan...  Read More

There is never not a good time to praise the Lord. We praise Him when we are happy for His blessings of goodness in our lives, and we praise Him in the bad times, for He is our source of strength and ...  Read More

A spoken blessing is very important. In Numbers 6, God instructed Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing:“Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron and his sons to ...  Read More

The importance of harmony—or unity as some translations state—is that the Lord pronounces His blessing in the midst of it. Some translations even say He commands His blessing where there is unity. Lif...  Read More

Jerusalem is a special place. My husband and I had the privilege of traveling there back in 2018, and I felt such a connection with the land. Having a reference point when reading the Scriptures someh...  Read More

If we had lived back in the day, we would have had to travel to where the Tent of Meeting—or later, the Temple—was in order to worship God. Yet now, we are that temple because of what Jesus has done f...  Read More

In the Old Testament, the meeting place with God was usually a specific location. Mount Sinai, where Moses was given the Ten Commandments, was known as the Mountain of the Lord. There, God gave Moses ...  Read More

How many times do we lose ourselves over things that are too great for us to understand? How easily we get rattled by things! The psalmist seems settled that he is no longer going to waste his time an...  Read More