Keep calm. Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for him; do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the person who carries out evil plans. Psalm 37:7 The hardest thing is to be silent before an evil person. Psalm 37 is so full of wisdom and it instructs us…
Tag: David
A moment of stillness (42).
Exalt Him only. I will boast in the Lord; the humble will hear and be glad. Psalm 34:2 People boast in many things today. Be it looks, money, you name it. David knew that his boasting should be in God alone because everything comes from Him. He was humble and those that seek humility will…
A moment of stillness (37).
When the battle seems overwhelming. Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of my adversaries; make your way straight before me. Psalm 5:8 David had external battles, we often have internal ones. There is sometimes a battle inside of us that nobody knows anything about. It is fierce and the adversaries seem too many. David…
A moment of stillness (9).
Don’t be disqualified. but the word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for my name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before me.‘ 1 Chronicles 22:8 King David had it in his heart to build…
A moment of stillness (7).
Loving God more than we love ourselves. So the Three broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord. 1 Chronicles 11:18 When the Philistines were stationed in…
A different kind of heart.
What made David pleasing to God? Lately, I’ve been experiencing many circumstances that seriously try my faith. During times like these I usually turn to the Psalms, but to my discouragement, this time around my heart felt so distant from the joyful cries of David as he acknowledges God as his strength or his deliverance….