June 13: Favor Like a Shield
Choosing to obey God’s instruction is not an oppressive limitation of freedom but a door that leads us to true joy and liberation.
June 10: They Fall By Their Own Counsel
And this is another truth I have discovered through studying the Scriptures: although God does punish evil, the punishment is typically self-inflicted.
June 9: We Don’t Know The Way
It takes humility to pray these words. To say, “lead me,” you have to admit that you don’t know the way. And of course, we don’t.
June 8: Evil May Not Dwell With You
I love verse 7 because it reminds us of the variable that changes everything: God’s love. David doesn’t say that he will enter God’s house (the place of his presence) because he is without fault. He says that he will enter “through the abundance of (God’s) steadfast love.”
June 7: We Watch
And here’s the funny thing: in watching and waiting we discover that he was there all along. We just didn’t notice him.
June 6: To Be Heard
The more I study the Psalms the more I am convinced of this: deep within the heart of humankind is the need to be heard.
