PSALM 132 King David had a great purpose in the later years of his life. He was laserfocused on one thing: building a temple for God. He said that he wasn’t going to rest and wasn’t going to sleep until he had constructed a house of worship for the Lord. He was passionate about his purpose. I love hanging […]
PSALM 131 I must admit, I can be nosy about “big meetings.” If I pass a room with my boss (Pastor Tim) and other leaders in the church talking together, I am always curious what they are talking about. What’s going on? Why wasn’t I invited? Will they make important decisions without me? This psalm […]
PSALM 130 At my children’s school, the kindergarten teachers use a “traffic light” system. Green light means good behavior; yellow light means a warning, and a red light means mom and dad need to follow up on a serious behavior problem. Back when my rule-following daughter Abbie went through, we thought they only used the […]
PSALM 129 My six-year-old son was confused recently when his Upward Flag Football coach began teaching on the value of discipline. He had only heard the word discipline used in the negative context of a punishment for disobedience, but his coach unfolded the bigger picture that “discipline” just means doing something that’s not fun […]
PSALM 128 God has so many blessings that He wants to give to your life. He wants you to have a productive, prosperous, joy-filled, successful life. God does not want you to have a miserable, gloomy, unhappy life. The way to receive the blessings of God is through obedience and faithfulness to Him. The Psalmist […]