"When we refer to the enemy, we often mean those who hate us. But there are different kinds of enemies, those who hate us without a cause and those who hate us with a cause. Psalm 59 was written during a time when a jealous King Saul sent men to watch over David’s house in order to kill him because of his success in battle. David did not hate Saul, and his desire was never to upstage or overthrow the king. Although Saul was
relentless in his pursuit to kill David, seeing him as an enemy and threat to the throne, David would not bring the same retaliation against Saul. When we love the LORD and follow His ways, the Bible tells us that we are obligated to serve the government well. Still, there will be those who choose to hate us simply because we love Jesus Christ.
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"The prayer of Psalm 43 begins with the words “Vindicate me, oh God…”, and it sounds desperate. And, it is! We really don’t know who finalized this Psalm, but we do know the words. There are many people in the world today who empathize with the desperation of the writer. Everyone wants to be trea...
"Human nature is not good. We all have sinned. In fact, the world is full of sin. The culture of sin is everywhere. It is sophisticated and complex. But God is LORD over everything, including sin. He is the only perfect One who paid the cost of sin 2,000 years ago, once and for all. His death and...
"The world in which we live judges us based on our income and possessions. But does God judge us that way? Does the LORD use a banking system to determine what our worth is? No, He does not! And we, as Christians, should adjust our thinking to the way God thinks and not the way the world does. Wh...
