Good and Pleasant Unity

Read Psalms 120:1 through 135:21 Many parents know how upsetting it is to have a back­seat full of squabbling children. Your attention can be diverted from watching the traffic. It is difficult to make it through a day at work if office politics have caused strife. Again, your attention can be redirected from the important responsibilities of your job. Organizations …

I Love You

Read  Psalms 110:1 through 118:29 “I told my wife when we married that I love her and she shouldn’t expect to hear me say it again. It won’t change.” That’s the way Jerry left it for many years until his wife was attacked by an intruder in their home and faced death. Then he almost smothered her with words of …

Number Our Days

Read  Psalms 87:1 through 92:15 Walking into the store, Jon looked up at his daddy and asked, “Why do I have to learn the multiplication tables? I’ll never use them!” The father quickly demonstated how valuable multiplication is by having his son decide how much it would cost to buy five candy bars. Sometimes the math of our lives doesn’t …

To Be a Blessing

Read  Psalms 66:1 through 68:35; Acts 21:1–26  “God bless you!” Many people can not count the number of times someone has said these words to them or the number of times they have said those words to someone else. And, that’s not surprising. It has become a common expression— almost a cliché—among Christians. Not so for the Psalmist. May God …