AUGUST 4, 2024 Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me. There is an interesting issue raised in the book of Genesis as it relates to David’s statement in this verse. When God created mankind, He created him in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27). […]
AUGUST 3, 2024 Psalm 51:3-4 For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight. As shared previously, I am of the view that the failure to acknowledge our sin is the greater issue seeing that forgiveness of sin is available to us through […]
AUGUST 2, 2024 Psalm 51:2 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies. Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. There is a tradition that says the prophet Nathan did not go to confront David until […]
AUGUST 1, 2024 Psalm 51:2 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies. Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. These verses initiate a psalm of David written, according to tradition, immediately after Nathan the prophet […]
JULY 31, 2024 Psalm 50:23 Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God. I have long believed that sin in and of itself is not the greatest problem as it relates to mankind and our relationship with God. Of course, sin results in separation between a person […]
JULY 30, 2024 Psalm 50:21 These things you have done, and I kept silent; you thought that I was altogether like you, but I will rebuke you and set them in order before your eyes. It is an understatement to say that God is patient. More specifically, He is extremely patient with us when we are not behaving as we should, […]
JULY 29, 2024 Psalm 50:16-17 But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to declare My statutes, or take My covenant in your mouth, seeing you hate instruction and cast My words behind you?” Are you aware that there are those God regards as “wicked servants”? I’m not referring to the wicked who openly oppose […]
JULY 28, 2024 Psalm 50:16-17 But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to declare My statutes, or take My covenant in your mouth, seeing you hate instruction and cast My words behind you?” In contrast to the promise given to the people of God, particularly those who are walking upright before Him and who […]
JULY 27, 2024 Psalm 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me. All of us who know Him have, from the beginning our walk of faith, understood that being in relationship with God affords us provision, protection and preservation. We know that, as His children, […]
JULY 26, 2024 Psalm 50:12-14 If I were hungry, I would not tell you; for the world is Mine, and all its fullness. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? Offer to God thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High. I think it is fair to say that many Christians […]
JULY 25, 2024 Psalm 50:10-11 For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are Mine. It is far too easy for us, in our pursuit of prosperity and contentment, to think that whatever we attain in life is […]
JULY 24, 2024 Psalm 50:4-6 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people: “Gather My saints together to Me, those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.” Let the heavens declare His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah. As we continue to explore the implications of these verses, let’s […]