by lighthouse | Dec 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 43:3a “Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me…” The concept of God as the light of the world occurs hundreds of times in the Bible. Why? The opposite of light is–dark–and that is exactly how one lives without light. Light dominates Christmas. Why? With Jesus comes light. That’s really what all the lights are about even though many do not realize it. Jesus is Light. Enjoy His light. Live in the Light! Merry Christmas–Our Light comes to earth!
by lighthouse | Dec 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 42:11b “…Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.” How can you and I do anything other than praise our Savior on this magical day? God’s love for each of us becomes evident and obvious. Christmas, then Lent, then Easter—-No where is there greater love—Our humble recognition of our Savior’s love gives us a hope and assurance, peace and comfort. You and I can only humbly say—THANK YOU!
by lighthouse | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 42:2 “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Where can I go and meet with him? We all NEED to have a close relationship with our God. Our soul, our being, our life, our heart or what makes you uniquely you has a very deep desire to have as firm as firm gets relationship of contentedness, comfort and peace which ONLY comes from God. Our psalmist uses the visual of a very thirsty person. We all know the true relief of water. God is our ultimate thirst quenching water.
by lighthouse | Dec 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 41:13 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen. Our minds cannot comprehend the complete thought of this verse. We are only capable of thinking of beginnings and endings. We speak and hear the word forever but our minds are incapable of understanding the concept. We have nothing to relate without time. Yet, because God has David write it we believe even though we don’t understand. All of God’s promises fit into the same category–we have the faith of a child listening to a parent. God says it–we, with wisdom, knowing God, believe.
by lighthouse | Dec 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 41:1 “Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.” At times all of us are weak. At times all of us are strong. There is never a time when we are too weak or too strong to live without the love and grace of our Heavenly Father. When we are weak we pray for His strength. When we are strong we pray for humility. Conclusion: Weak or strong—we need our Savior.
by lighthouse | Dec 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 40:16 “But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, ‘The Lord is great!”‘ The Lord is great! Those are the words and your and my thought for today and always!
by lighthouse | Dec 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 40:11 “Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.” Even though King David lived about 3000 years ago his prayer applies now and will until this earth comes to an end. You and I need our God’s mercy, love and faithfulness. Since we enjoy those 3 qualities we live in comfort and contentedness. Right now it is 16 degrees outside in Wisconsin, yet it is very comfortable while I type this message to you. Our God always has us live in His comfort. Enjoy Him!
by lighthouse | Dec 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 40:10 “I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.” Should i keep God’s truths to myself? Should I tell others of our loving and gracious God? What if I lose friends if I tell others about the truths God tells us? What do I do when people disagree with me? Lots of questions—the answer according to God—do not hide; speak; do not conceal; be faithful.
by lighthouse | Dec 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 40:8 “I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.” Although every one of us is far from perfect, we yet pray continually that we would live as our Father would have us live. That prayer is what David, our author, prayed continually. David knew God. David had an extremely close relationship with God, yet he knew without God’s help he could not accomplish his Father’s will. This verse is not only David’s prayer—it is your and my prayer also. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Dec 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 39:7 “But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.” A secure, trusted and steadfast mind with a close loving relationship with God is what gives you and me a hope which guarantees a life both now and eternally of contentedness and value. All earthly assets are temporary. They are blessings which are enjoyable, but they are very temporary. To acquire temporary while ignoring eternal is beyond foolish. We trust God and his Word both now and eternally.
by lighthouse | Dec 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 39:4 “Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.” God intended for us to live and never die. He is still making that happen but He has declared the consequences of our sin is death. However, He has also declared everlasting life for those who are faithful to Him. Christmas is that celebration where our Savior comes so we have that life everlasting. This life is so very short. Enjoy it, but use it to prepare for the wonderful life to come.
by lighthouse | Dec 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 38:21-22 “Lord, do not forsake me; do not be far from me, my God. Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my Savior.” David knew where to go when he knew he could not help himself. When he was depressed or anxious or simply down he could not turn to anything or anyone else—-he needed his Savior. His ever present God would never leave him and would always give him strength. Why would God have David write these words in His Book? The answer is only too obvious as we apply these words to ourselves.
