Spurgeon: Faith has clearer optics to behold things as they really are

    Trust in the LORD, and do good;         dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Psalm 37:3 [Read verses 1-22 today] C.H. Spurgeon: Trust in the Lord.  Faith cures fretting. Sight is cross-eyed, and views things only as they seem, hence her envy: faith has clearer optics to behold things as they really … More Spurgeon: Faith has clearer optics to behold things as they really are

Boundless Mercy

Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord. How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Psalm … More Boundless Mercy

February 13 Psalm 36

February 13 Psalm 36 (ESV) How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love To the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of the Lord. 36:1 Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; [1] there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. … More February 13 Psalm 36

Even if worn to skin and bone, yet my very skeleton shall magnify the Lord

Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord, exulting in his salvation. All my bones shall say, “O Lord, who is like you, delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, the poor and needy from him who robs him?” Psalm 35:9-10 Charles H. Spurgeon writes in the Treasury of David: As the tongue … More Even if worn to skin and bone, yet my very skeleton shall magnify the Lord

February 12 Psalm 35

February 12 Psalm 35 (ESV) Great Is the Lord Of David. 35:1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! 2 Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help! 3 Draw the spear and javelin [1] against my pursuers! Say to my soul, “I am your salvation!” 4 Let them be … More February 12 Psalm 35

Pursuing God 101

What does it mean to seek after God? How does one pursue the Almighty? Sam Storms explores Psalm 34, our Bible reading passage for today. He notes six things to consider as essential in pursuing God. Here are the highlights. First, celebrate God (vv. 1-3)! Observe the passion and intensity of David’s worship. “I will bless the Lord at … More Pursuing God 101

February 11 Psalm 34

February 11 Psalm 34 (ESV) Taste and See That the Lord Is Good  [1] Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. 34:1 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear … More February 11 Psalm 34

Spurgeon: The more we know of him, the more our better natures approve his surpassing excellence

Psalm 33 is our reading for today. For the word of the LORD is upright,         and all his work is done in faithfulness. —Psalm 33:4 ESV Our soul waits for the LORD;         he is our help and our shield.     For our heart is glad in him,         because we … More Spurgeon: The more we know of him, the more our better natures approve his surpassing excellence

February 10 Psalm 33

February 10 Psalm 33 (ESV) The Steadfast Love of the Lord 33:1 Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. 2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! 3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. 4 For the word … More February 10 Psalm 33