The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction – Proverbs 1:7 What creates fear in all of us? What is fear for each one of us? Do we fear people, situations or just our own folks? Why do we fear them? What kind of fear do we need to have […]
Psalm 96:4 – “For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.” “Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.” (Psalm 96:1) Why? “For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; He is to be feared above […]
Psalm 138:2 – “I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name. For your loving-kindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.” Don’t you just love the determination of David? His devotion and adoration and confidence are contagious. His readiness to praise the name of the Lord. Not […]
Psalm 62:7 – “In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.” “He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me”. (NIV) There is a famous children’s story book entitled “The Three Little Pigs”. In the story, these little pigs are trying […]
Psalm 71:14 – “But I will hope continually, And will praise you yet more and more.” “As for me, I will always have hope”. (NIV) When we think of hope, we don’t associate it, or think, that hope is a direct consequence of suffering. Neither do we think that we should rejoice with suffering, when […]
Psalm 67:1 – “God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us.” May God be merciful to us and bless us, and look on us with kindness, truly show us His favor and smile on us. What beautiful words which express our desire to experiment the tender mercies […]
Psalm 34:2 – “My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad.” It is common to hear people boast about themselves: their achievements, ideas, plans, earnings, the list goes on. But the sweetest feeling is from a heart that gladly rejoices and boasts in the Lord, […]
Psalm 23:1 – “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Other versions of the same verse say “ I have all that I need; I will never be in need; I shall want nothing; I lack nothing.” Nothing means not any thing, it represents an absolute. And ‘absolute’ means very great or to the […]
Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy. Psalm 99:5 (KJV) One should never underestimate the power of a Godly life, i.e. a life led with utmost and genuine concern to please the God of our lives. The holy bible emphasises on this aspect in various verses, for […]
He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. Psalm 91:4 (NKJV) This verse is much explicitly understood from the message version of the Bible, wherein it says, “His huge outstretched arms protect you – under them you’re perfectly safe; his […]
