Why do we worship God? David wanted to build a temple for this purpose, and in Psalm 138, he meditates about what he would do there. Now, we might expect him to look forward to taking a victory lap, allowing the glory and grandeur of the Temple to reflect on…

On Thursday, May 21, many Christians celebrated Ascension Day, the anniversary of when, 40 days after His resurrection, Jesus ascended into Heaven. In Psalm 110, written 1000 years before Jesus was born, David meditates on what that event means for us. Why is it so important that Jesus sits at…

In days when we are facing our own plague, it’s easy to misunderstand passages like these. It’s easy to assume that any sort of pandemic is God’s punishment for a specific sin. But in spite of Joab’s protest (I Chronicles 21:3), there isn’t any Old Testament law that prohibited David…

These days, it seems like we are all facing more and more impossible situations every day, don’t we? Well, Psalm 99 encourages all of us to look at things from an eternal perspective. In fact, the best thing we can do is to turn our eyes away from our problems…

During this COVID crisis, government at every level has become more involved in our daily lives. From Federal subsidies to county and city curfews, we look to our leaders to keep us safe. So, what makes a good leader? And what should good leaders do for their people? David sums…

“When shall I some and appear before God” (Psalm 42:2)? Maybe, after 2 months of worshipping while huddled over a computer screen, the psalmist’s lament has gained new meaning for you. Now, we don’t know exactly why the psalmist wasn’t able to go to the Temple for worship. He might…

Why are you looking forward to the return of Christ? Are you anxious to see loved ones who have gone to be with Him? Are you looking forward to having your faith vindicated in the eyes of those who think pursuing holiness is a waste of time? Are you waiting…

Samuel said that David would be a man after God’s own heart (I Samuel 13:14), and we see that nowhere more clearly than in today’s passage. For remember, Absalom had been plotting a coup against his father for years. When he finally made his move, David fled, but only in…

“How Long, O Lord?” Maybe that’s how you feel today, two months after our last public worship services at Yokena and Port Gibson. Yes, as “shelter-in-place” has become “safer-at-home,” some of the legal restrictions on our movements have been reduced. But there’s still no cure for this virus, testing continues…

It’s so easy to rationalize to get what we want, isn’t it? After all, Tamar wasn’t really Amnon’s sister, for they didn’t have the same mother. And as Jonadab pointed out, Amnon was the son of the king – in fact he was the oldest son, the obvious heir to…