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Psalm 13 – Enlightened Eyes
We do, in a sense, choose God AFTER we hear the gospel – because God wants voluntary lovers, not slaves…
Psalm 12 - Idle vs. Pure Words
It can seem like we, as Christians, are always on the defense, worried about how our beliefs could be misinterpreted and our families and church communities could come under attack...
Psalm 11 – If the Foundations are Destroyed?
Many days and hours are spent trying to silence Christians, keep us distracted, or dismantle our institutions. It is a fearful time where the “upright” need to seek God for wisdom even more than ever…
Psalm 10 – The Man of the Earth Will Oppress No More
Many times, we ask the question, why do bad things happen to good people? It is always the result of sin and evil in the world. This is the result of unrenewed minds to the Word of God acting out in the only way they know how…
I Saw the Lord (Part 3)
When we draw near to the Lord, this happens...we begin seeing the Lord’s heart for the world. We hear His heart cry…
Psalm 9 – Promises for the Wholehearted People of God
The overall vision of Psalm 9 is that God has a special plan for His people – those who seek Him, are dependent on Him and that pursue wholeheartedness, that they…
Psalm 8 – God Visited Us
Psalm 8 is a Messianic Psalm that prophesies Jesus’ birth and His dominion over everything in the heavens and on the earth. Even in these first 4 verses…
Psalm 7 – My Defense is of God
Psalm 7 is a meditation from David concerning the words of Cush – a Benjamite. Many Biblical scholars believe this was written during the reign of King Saul while David was…
I Saw the Lord (Part 2) – The Place of Seeing
To operate in anything supernatural, we have to live every day in the place Isaiah lived - described in Isaiah 6 - before the throne of God and before the glory of the Lord…
Psalm 6 – The Voice of My Weeping
Psalm 6 is the first real lament of David against the Lord and where his heart is consumed with thoughts of his enemies. He is depressed. We can feel the anxiety…
Psalm 5 – Heard by God, Joyful in Him
I am a morning person, so I know that those who are not may want to throw things at me as I teach through the first three verses of this Psalm…
Personal Prayer #3, Pray for Courage
In 2010, out of concern for the direction of our country, My wife Patti and I founded the Sachse Tea Party. On March 7, 2011 we received a notice from the IRS that we had been singled out…
Psalm 4 – Safety & Peace in Distress
In that prayer His primary desire is for us to be with Him where He is – beholding His glory. When I stop and mediate on that idea – my life makes sense…
Do the Best Thing First
I felt fortunate to be at a mission’s conference in California when word of the Capitol riot came to me through my wife. I was able to focus on the conference and all it taught me. Since then…
Psalm 3 – I Will Not Be Afraid
This Psalm is a cry to the Lord for HELP when King David in his later years was fleeing from his son Absalom as his kingdom was being threatened…
I Saw the Lord (Part 1) – Seeing Before Telling
As believers in our culture, we want to be sent. We are ready to go. We are ready to preach, to serve God, to run for office, to build a business, to change the world and to make our lives count for eternity - BUT we forget something really important…
Psalm 2 – Why do the Nations Rage?
Why do leaders, rulers, and kings have to be so selfish? The Scripture here reminds us that “the people” are caught up in vanity and…
Psalm 23 – He is My Good Shepherd
This is the Psalm that everyone knows, everyone recites by memory, and it is quoted at every funeral and memorial service in America…
Isolation Can Destroy
When we are struggling with anxiety, fears, insecurities, and worry - the absolute worst thing we can do is to isolate ourselves…
A Divine Strategy for this Hour
2020 has been a peculiar year to say to the least. On many occasions I have started a blog for our site but always have come to the same conclusion…