[:en]David wrote this Psalm when he had fled from Saul into the cave. He took his harp and lyre to sing praises to God inside the cave. How could David turn his situation into a song? He knows God will protect him (v. 1). He took refuge in the shadow of His wings He believed… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 57[:]
Author: Josephine Yu
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[:en]Most of David’s Psalms had a pattern. He would start with a problem, then he would pray and finally he would praise God for solving his problem. When David was being pursued and attacked, what did he do? “When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 56[:]
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[:en]AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANGER The book of Proverbs teaches, “It is to one’s honor to avoid strife” (Prov. 20:3). Strife is that friction that either simmers under the surface or explodes in the open between people who disagree about something. God has given us the resources to live peacefully with other people. His Word assures… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/28/19)[:]
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[:en]LEARNING THE LANGUAGE When the apostle Paul stood before the people of Athens, he let them know that he knew their culture. He told them that he had noticed their altar to “an unknown god” and he quoted one of their poets. Paul told them about the message of Jesus’ resurrection and somone said: “We… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/27/19)[:]
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[:en]SOMEONE TO TOUCH Leprosy is a contagious that could not be cured before. So people with leprosy became outcast among the people, being despised and condemned. But Jesus understand such compassion. He did not side with the fears of unnerved onlookers when a desperate man, full of leprosy, showed up begging to be healed. He… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/26/19)[:]
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[:en]DON’T GIVE UP The apostle Paul urges us to be patient in helping one another through the stumbles and struggles of life. When he wrote “Carry each other’s burdens” and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2), he was comparing our task to the work, time, and waiting it took for a farmer to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/25/19)[:]
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[:en]David felt like flying away just to get away everything. He thought of escaping by having wings like dove to fly away and make far off into the wilderness (v. 6) When life is such a burden, we will also have that feeling of getting away. That is normal and natural reaction. But it is… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 55[:]
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[:en]THE SMALL THINGS The author of Psalms 116 was encountering difficulties when he wrote” the cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow” (v. 3) But in spite of that, he thanked God for His graciousness, righteousness and compassion. (v. 4) He lifted… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/24/19)[:]
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[:en]SPIRITUAL GROWTH Man has body and soul. Physical growth involves the body while spiritual growth involves the soul. When we accepted Jesus as our personal Savior, there is an ongoing process that transforms us through the renewing of our minds. (Rom. 12:2) When the Holy Spirit is at work in us, we become aware of… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/23/19)[:]
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[:en]ALWAYS LISTENING Nehemiah was a servant to King Artaxerxes of Persia, who was visibly sad in the king’s presence. When the king asked him why, he confessed that it was because Jerusalem, the conquered city of his ancestors had laid in ruins. When the king asked what he wants, he prayed to the Lord. His… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “OUr Daily Bread” (4/22/19)[:]