“The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare.” Psalm 25:14-15 “Confides” implies that those who have faith live in a close, personal relationship with God. “Fear Him” means those who fear…
“May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Palm 19:14 “Pleasing in Your sight” is a phrase connected to the foregoing confession and pleas for God’s grace … apart from God’s grace, nothing can find favor with Him. “My rock”…
“How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.” 2 Samuel 7:22 This chapter records the establishment of the Davidic Covenant, which amplifies and confirms the nation promises of the Abrahamic Covenant in Genesis 12:1–3. The issues…
“Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.” Proverbs 1:8-9 The opening words of wisdom’s instruction come as an appeal from parents to their son (a generic term for child) – a theme that…
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:20-21 Wisdom leads to a glorious future; it is a doorway to eternity. In the New Testament the idea that corresponds…
“It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.” Deuteronomy 13:4 This verse is part of a section where God is telling His people to worship and follow Him only. The revelation of God through Moses…
“You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 David wrote this Psalm when he was in the Desert of Judah. Even in the wilderness and on the run, David expresses his…
“Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.” Isaiah 26:4 The word “trust” means “to commit oneself fully to. The “Lord Himself” is an emphatic designation of God. The word “rock” translates two Hebrew terms “rock or cliff face” and “massive rock or boulder.” The word occurs many…
“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.” Proverbs 27:1 As Jesus did in His teaching, the Psalmist of ancient Israel warned about a concern for tomorrow that overshadows the needs of today. Jesus said, “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your…
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…” 1 Peter 1:3 “In His great mercy” is a phrase to remind us of His act of compassion toward us…