We know that God leads us.  But sometimes when we follow where God leads us, we can wind up in a mess.  What happens to us can be very different than what we expect. In Acts 16, God led Paul and Silas to Philippi in Macedonia, Acts 16:12.  While there,...

Three times in Psalm 71, David used the phrase “all the day.”  In Ps 71:8 he wrote, “Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.”  In Ps 71:15 he wrote, “My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day;...

The God of Praise 1 Chr. 16:8-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO You praise the God of praise with: Thanksgiving – David said, “Give thanks unto the Lord.”  This is the attitude of gratitude.  1 Thes 5:18 tells us that it is the will of God to give thanks to the...

The God of Salvation 1 Chron. 16:34-36 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the last part of the psalm that we have been studying in 1 Chr 16, David refers to the Lord as the God of our salvation.  Truly the Lord is the God of salvation.  In particular, he is the...

There are just a few places in our Bible where we find the phrase “all the day”.  These verses give us instruction on what we should be doing everyday throughout the day. Actively wait on the Lord – Ps 25:5.  To wait on the Lord is to attend as a...

Holy is whole, perfect, sinless, and pure.  People have forgotten about the holiness of the Lord.  Their concept of God is not Biblical and real.  We must look in the scripture and be reminded that God is holy.  Because God is holy: People tremble before him – Ps 99:1; 3...

In Ps 56:11, David said, “In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.”  He didn’t say, “Though I am afraid what man can do unto me, I’m going to trust God.”  Do you see?  He’s not trusting God and fearing...

Many of us grew up as people pleasers.  We tried to please our parents.  But the frustration seemed to always be that we were never good enough.  The harder we tried, the harder it became to please them.  Some of us just gave up trying. We have a tendency, then,...

In this world of distractions, problems, tribulations and trials, it easy to have thoughts and imaginations that exalt themselves against the knowledge of God [2 Cor 10:5].  One of the ways to combat these thoughts is to magnify the Lord.  Exalt him until he is bigger than the problems you...

Praise Ye the Lord Ps. 146:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Psalm 146 through Psalm 150 start with Praise ye the Lord.  It’s easy to praise the Lord when he has done something good for you and you want others to know about it.  It’s another matter to praise him when things...