Psalms 124-126 Dear RTB’ers, Yesterday’s word was “protection”. That same word jumped out at me today: If it had not been the Lord who was on our side… when people rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us up alive… Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. (vv. 124:1-3; 125:1) …
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September 13 / Psalms 122-123
Psalms 122-123 Dear RTB’ers, Jerusalem. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you. May peace be within your walls and prosperity within your palaces.” (vv. 122:6-7) Our world leaders have somehow managed peace in Jerusalem these days, although there is probably tension among the residents that we don’t see. We can’t …
September 12 / Psalms 120-121
Psalms 120-121 Dear RTB’ers, Yesterday’s word was deliverance; today it’s protection, almost every verse in Psalm 121. Two halves of the same coin…? In a sense, if we are not protected, we may need deliverance. So with both words we are appealing to God for His assistance. Carol and I tend to travel a lot …
September 11 / Psalm 119:153-176
Psalm 119:153-176 Dear RTB’ers, 9/11. Twenty-five years. So long ago, and yet, not so long… A day for us to remember and pray. Today we finish Psalm 119. A very different Psalm than any of the others. Twenty-two stanzas, eight verses each, with at least six of those eight synonyms (precepts, decrees, etc.) in each …
September 10 / Psalm 119:129-152
Psalm 119:129-152 Dear RTB’ers, I am a regular at our 12-step group, Freedom Road. There I have seen people who in their lives have lived through the following verse: Keep steady my steps according to Your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me. (v. 133) Addiction is an iniquity that can overcome us. …
September 9 / Psalm 119:105-128
Psalm 119:105-128 Dear RTB’ers, How often have I had to say in my heart, “You are God, I am not.” I look at the world around me and see so many wrong things and I wonder, why doesn’t God act? Our psalmist must have had the same thoughts, It is time for the LORD to …
September 8 / Psalm 119:81-104
Psalm 119:81-104 Dear RTB’ers, I often wonder who wrote Psalm 119. All the persecution he endures sounds a lot like David: How long must Your servant endure? When will you judge those who persecute me? The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to Your law. All Your commandments are sure; …
September 7 / Psalm 119:49-80
Psalm 119:49-80 Dear RTB’ers, Two verses that together form one thought: When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to Your testimonies; I am a companion of all who fear You, of those who keep Your precepts. (vv. 59, 63) I had posted two days ago that I liked “His/Your ways” best as …
September 6 / Psalm 119:25-48
Psalm 119:25-48 Dear RTB’ers, Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in Your ways. (v. 37) What worthless things? A new car? A bigger flat screen TV? Your neighbor’s landscaping? A promotion? A salary raise? Porno (or simply bathing beauties)? Fame/respect? Food? They are all covered in I John 2:15-17, …
September 5 / Psalm 119:1-24
Psalm 119:1-24 Dear RTB’ers, Many of you already know, but for some of you this may be new information. As noted in STS, Psalm 119 is 176 verses long, equal to twenty-two stanzas of eight verses each. Each stanza begins with a new letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and each verse in each stanza begins …