What do you long for? What do you thirst for? What is your greatest desire? Chances are, that’s really your god, whatever your profession of faith may be. In the first 5 verses, the psalmist reveals that God is really the One Who is most important to him. For whatever…

Have you ever been betrayed? Do you know what it’s like to have your close friends or even family members turn on you? David certainly did. King Saul was his father-in-law, and yet Saul spent years trying to kill David. Absalom was his son, but Absalom led a rebellion against…

Trusting God is not always easy. Oh, when God has answered our prayers, delivering us from our most serious difficulties, our hearts naturally overflow with thanksgiving (verse 2). It’s easy to sing God’s praise when we are sailing out of a storm (verse 3). But what about when we are…

Holding your tongue even when those around you are doing or saying the wrong thing – we Southerners are really good at that. But underneath our veneer of politeness, behind all the smiles and pleasantries often lies a hot temper. And what we really want to say to those who…

Maybe you’ve made some really bad decisions in your life. Maybe your poor choices have compromised your health (verse 3). Maybe your selfishness has led your friends and family to give up on you (verse 11). Maybe you know what it’s like to reach rock bottom. David certainly did. His…

It seems that the only thing we Americans have in common anymore is that we are all angry at someone. Whether it be in the pages of formerly reputable newspapers, in the studios of TV news shows, on the streets of cities filled with protesters, or just in our Facebook…

Confession is critical in prayer, for it not only reminds us of what we’ve done, but of who we are. After all, the essence of sin is pride, the sort of self-flattery (verse 2) that elevates ourselves into the place of God. The thoughts, words and actions we usually associate…

“Love your enemies” (Matthew 5:44). That’s what Jesus told us, and I suppose it’s easy to think we are obeying Him when we simply overlook the rude words or petty slights, the “microagressions” that make up most of the conflict in our daily lives. But what if you were living…

Have you ever felt overwhelmed, like the whole world is stacked against you? Have you ever felt like you had nowhere to turn? When David wrote Psalm 34, his father-in-law, King Saul was chasing him around the country, trying to kill him. He was so desperate to get away from…

So, why do we praise the Lord? What is so wonderful about Him that makes us want to worship and glorify Him? Well, the natural world should give us plenty of inspiration, shouldn’t it? After all, God didn’t just use the languages of gravity, physics, and DNA to make the…