by lighthouse | Aug 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 7:17 “I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.” David recognized that God is perfect. He recognized God is the epitome of everything. Nothing comes even close to His glory. For many to not recognize His magnificence is foolishness. David, though sinful, just like you and me, worshipped God as his Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier and the One and Only God of the universe. To God is all glory given.
by lighthouse | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 7:14 “Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.” David’s analysis is hilarious. He writes not of a woman who is in her initial stages of pregnancy but a full blown 9 months into the pregnancy as a person who has just the opposite of a close relationship with their Heavenly Father. David paints a picture of an unbeliever as disillusioned. The analysis is quite clear.
by lighthouse | Aug 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 7:1 “Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who would pursue me.” Everyone who seeks God, the true God, finds Him. Not one person who takes refuge in the Almighty God lives in chaos, turmoil and in a shattered life. God keeps that from happening. He is our refuge. He is our safety and security. Nothing else on this earth provides such peace and comfort. We trust Him and He will NEVER fail us.
by lighthouse | Aug 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 5:11 “But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.” Every Christian has a right to be happy. A Christian has a perpetual smile and not a frown. Is a Christian at times sad, even to a point of crying? Yes, Definitely. While we live on this earth sadness is unavoidable. Yet, we always rejoice in the comfort of the peace which only comes from our personal love relationship with our God. Even in sadness our souls rejoice because nothing can interfere with our God/child wonderful love relationship. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Aug 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 4:8 “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.” A peaceful night’s rest is more valuable than wealth. The first gives a person security and dismisses anxiety while the second gives a strong desire for more and restlessness. So, the question is: would you rather have a peaceful mind or an anxiety for more. Pray God gives you the wisdom to make the right choice.
by lighthouse | Aug 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 4:1 “Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.” God encourages each of us to talk to Him. He promises to listen, determine what is best for each of us, and bless us as His faithful children. I cannot imagine what will happen in Heaven when we, living in perfection, will have an understanding of His will and nothing but joy will be our lives.
by lighthouse | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 3:8 “From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.” For any of us to put our hope on anything earthly is to place hope on what will inevitably fail. Nothing on this earth endures forever. Our only hope is on our Savior alone. Trust, hope and joy are triplets which are guaranteed from our Savior.
by lighthouse | Aug 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 3:5 “I lie down and sleep; I wake up again, because the Lord sustains me.” Living in the loving arms of our God is the only way to live. Nothing can be more peaceful than having a close relationship with our Heavenly Father. Whether we are awake or asleep we rest in His loving arms. How wonderful it is to be His loving, adopted child.
by lighthouse | Aug 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 3:4 “I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.” When David wrote these words things were seemingly not going peacefully great in his life. We can all relate. In good times and in not so good times we do well if we place out trust in Him. Our human nature will tell us — how can we be so naive. Our God nature will tell us exactly what David wrote. Sometimes it is very hard to listen to our God nature, but God is always truthful. When we reach our home in Heaven I am sure we will truly understand. Until then we simply believe. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Jul 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 1:6 “For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.” To be an adopted and loved child of God or as this passage says–righteous–is beyond a wonderful blessing. Why wouldn’t everyone in the world want to be blessed like this? That is the question of the century. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Jul 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 1:1p&2 “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked…but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.” There comes a time in all of our lives when we leave home and determine our own course in life. We determine then the kind of life we are going to live. Is God’s instruction going to dominate our life, is our own desire going to dominate our life or should we include God at times and our own desires at times? Probably, for most of us, we fall into category 3. Probably, for most of us, we need to change and be blessed in category 1.
by lighthouse | Jul 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
II Timothy 4:7-8 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” Life and all the blessings we receive during our lives are wonderful. When life comes to an end—and it will for all of us—what will our final thoughts be? Let’s all learn from Paul in his conversation with Timothy. He served his Savior and is about to receive the ultimate reward–his eternal crown to be enjoyed with his Savior. Let’s rejoice in earthly life and in eternal life.
