Work is a good thing, a part of God’s perfect plan for human beings. After all, even before he fell into sin, Adam was given the job of tending and keeping the Garden of Eden. But in Psalm 127, Solomon, who oversaw the construction of the Temple of God, also…

These last few years have been a bit of a mixed bag. We’re still here, even though many of us have come down with COVID. And most of us Americans have much more than we need, even during these crazy times of inflation. But maybe your health isn’t what it…

According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans have a smaller amount of trust in the Federal government, the criminal justice system, the police, and big business than at any other time in the last thirty years. Only 16% place a lot of confidence in newspapers, and just 11% feel the…

“Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper; The snare is broken and we have escaped” (verse 7). Well, David certainly knew a thing or two about narrow escapes, didn’t he? We’re all familiar, for example, about how a stone from his sling just…

How do you react when proud people look down on you and belittle you? In an era of internet bullying and increasingly polarized politics, this is an increasingly common problem. On the one hand, we are tempted to fight fire with fire, to turn the tables on those who despise…

“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let’s go to the house of the Lord!’” Can we honestly say the same thing every Sunday morning? Are we excited to gather with other believers for worship? And if so, why? Well, notice that David doesn’t mention any of the reasons…

Are you in a scary time of life today? Do you feel you need someone to protect you? Some of the people who first sang this Song of Ascents would certainly have understood. As they traveled through mountain passes on their way to Jerusalem, many of them looked up in…

Have you ever felt lonely in the midst of a crowd? Have you ever felt like you were swimming upstream against an increasingly hostile culture? The Psalmist would understand. In verse 5, he felt as out of place as though he were living as far away from his homeland in…

Why should the Scriptures matter to us? Not least because they give us true knowledge of the God Who loves us so much. That’s the good news – God hasn’t abandoned us so that we might only wonder what He might be like. Instead, verse 68 makes it clear that…

Scroll through your Facebook feed and you’re likely to find strongly held opinions on every side of every issue. Full-throated support of President Biden is followed by someone cringing at his latest statement. Skepticism about the seriousness of the current COVID wave is followed by a heartfelt account of survival…