Many times a part of our prayer life is to bring personal alignment to the standards and will of God. Such prayers posture us correctly for His presence. 1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation. 2 Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to
In part 4 of our Days of David podcast series, we look at the Philistines and the fall of King Saul. For those reading the Biblical account as you listen, we cover 1 Samuel 13-15 in this episode. The Philistines are one of the more infamous bad guy villains of the Old Testament ranking alongside
Among the most impartational aspects of the Psalms is their call to our hearts to find God and the place where He created our spirit to live. God made man to live in His presence. That is where we find peace, hope, purpose, and all the attributes that lead our lives to make sense. The
The rise of King Saul is the story of a man called but a destiny lost. It’s the story of a good man and his moral and spiritual collapse. It is the story of a man who moved beyond the bounds and hope of repentance and returning to God. It is a story that should
Psalm 3 tells the story of real spiritual warfare. It is a fight for the truth against the lies the enemy sends against us. The enemy has one objective – to make us believe the lie. He does not care which lie but only that we give our faith and trust to the lie rather
Sometimes, what we perceive as the worst day of our life, is really the day we are born into the purposes of God. That is one of the key takeaways in this podcast episode on looking at the life of Samuel. The life of Samuel is the incredible story of the last judge of Israel.
This post, Two Roads Diverged, is a continuation of our look at Psalm 1 that this blog series began on Monday. One of the most famous poems in American literature is The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one
Never in the history of humanity has so much consumption and desire been so easily accessible at the push of a button. It is a marvel of our generation, and in that marvel are the presumptions of instant gratification that we often and wrongfully believe are normal and permissible before God. It’s not. Throughout the
This post, The Orientation of Our Life, is a continuation of our look at Psalm 1 that this blog series began on Monday. Once we have turned off the wrong voices, we must go to the next step and install the correct voice – the Word of God. The Word of God was designed to
Our podcast series epic on the Days of David begins with a look at the times and heritage that David was born to. This opening episode in our series looks at King David’s origin story. For those following along in your Bible, you’ll want to read the books of Judges and Ruth to track the