Tag: hope
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When Your Only Inheritance Is God
33But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the LORD God of Israel is their inheritance, just as he said to them.–Joshua 13 I am not a lawyer, so don’t expect this to be fully explained as to nuance. When I think of inheritance, I consider three words. LEGACY. The older generation could have their…
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Called and Never Alone
9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”–Joshua 1 I journey with people who feel lonely. Most of them are unmarried individuals who live by themselves. The quarantine of 2020 only made things worse for them,…
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Long Forwards
123My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.–Psalm 119 The psalmist was in a rough situation with enemies that pursued him. He looked towards the deliverance promised him by God. It’s a good principle for us. We are tempted to long backwards. Some look back at the past and…
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Sweetness for the Soul
103How sweet are your words to my taste,sweeter than honey to my mouth!–Psalm 119 I had a situation this week that illustrated the perspective of this verse. I was having a conversation with a woman who claimed to know a lot about God. Yet, her side of the conversation was unfocused and argumentative towards the…
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Incline My Heart
36Incline my heart to your testimonies,and not to selfish gain!–Psalm 119 We continue our section by section journey through the longest chapter of the Bible! Here, the psalmist brings up a very key principle. Our hearts will naturally be inclined towards selfishness and pursuits of the self. The only hope we have to pursue other…
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In Whom Do You Trust?
8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.–Psalm 118 A major difference between Biblical and secular counseling is found in anthropology. I have spoken with secular coaches and counselors who have said a version of this: “the answer…
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Remember Me
4Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them…–Psalm 106 This psalm is one of confession and brokenness before God. The psalmist even confessed the historical sins of his ancestors who God brought out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. And in his humility, he uttered verse…
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Our Turn
18Let this be recorded for a generation to come,so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD:19that he looked down from his holy height;from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,20to hear the groans of the prisoners,to set free those who were doomed to die,21that they may declare in Zion the name of the LORD,and in…
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Don’t Act Like God Doesn’t Matter!
8Understand, O dullest of the people!Fools, when will you be wise?9He who planted the ear, does he not hear?He who formed the eye, does he not see?10He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?He who teaches man knowledge—11the LORD—knows the thoughts of man,that they are but a breath.–Psalm 94 This anonymous psalm definitely had a…
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The Great Lesson
12So teach us to number our daysthat we may get a heart of wisdom.–Psalm 90 Here is a psalm from Moses. Before our selected verse, he had been talking about how we are but ‘dust’ that lives a short life. This psalm says that many make it to 70, or maybe even 80. Deuteronomy 34…
Joel M Bradshaw 