“The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples. Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he!” Psalm 99:1-3 ESV Reflection: why does God call His children to be holy? While […]
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“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!” Psalm 98:4 ESV Reflection: how can noise be joyful? The Industrial Revolution caused a mass migration of people from country to cities; from farms to factories. And with the increase in population density, came lots of noise. A
“O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” Psalm 97:10 ESV Reflection: why does God have to tell His people to hate evil? Popcorners is a “healthy chip” brand, with one of their products made just from popcorn, sea
“For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the Lord made the heavens.” Psalms 96:4-5 NKJV Reflection: when you think of an idol or a man-made god, what comes to mind? It is rather strange
“Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.” Psalm 96:1-2 ESV Reflection: why is it important to sing to the Lord? On our Lyft drive home from the airport yesterday, our driver just
“As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.” Matthew 24:37 NIV Reflection: how do you envision the second coming of Jesus to be like? In a way, it is strange that there is so much controversy about the coming of Jesus. He spoke
“Today, if only you would hear his voice, “Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness, where your ancestors tested me; they tried me, though they had seen what I did.” Psalms 95:7b-9 NIV Reflection: what is the hardest thing we must do
“Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law; you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.” Psalms 94:12-13 NIV. Reflection: why are the wicked full of arrogance and boasting? It seems so backwards. The people of God, who have the spirit
“The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!” Psalm 93:3-4 ESV Reflection: how can we experience and honor the Lord’s presence all around
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O Lord, have made me glad by
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