Psalm 42:1-2 NKJV “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?” Have you ever been truly thirsty? That deep, aching need for water that nothing else can satisfy? The psalmist […]
Deuteronomy 33:27 NKJV “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, ‘Destroy!’” Children feel the safest in their parents’ arms. A child who tumbles down or feels anxious in a new environment immediately looks for a parent to pick […]
Habakkuk 3:19 NKJV “The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills.” Climbing a mountain isn’t for the faint of heart. Mountaineers spend months training and conditioning themselves to conquer great heights. The uphill trek may seem never-ending but those […]
Psalm 145:9 NKJV “The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.” “God is good all the time. And all the time, God is good.” It’s an automatic response that’s been programmed into our brains. But it is also a deep truth that can have a profound impact on […]
Hebrews 13:15 NKJV “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” We love to sing songs of praise to the Lord in church – with good music and a choir. We joyfully praise God for who He is […]
Joshua 1:9 NKJV “Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” We can only imagine how Joshua felt when he took up the leadership mantle from Moses. He had the enormous responsibility of leading the Israelites into the Promised […]
Psalm 28:7 NKJV “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him.” Today’s verse emphasizes the intimate relationship king David had with the Lord. Even though he was a warrior king with many conquests […]
Nahum 1:7 NKJV The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. Nahum, the prophet of God, receives a vision concerning the city of Nineveh. In his writings, he prophesies the overthrow and complete ruin of the evil city. Nahum warns Nineveh that God will […]
Psalm 18:32-33 NKJV It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me on my high places. David composed Psalm 18 following his victories over his enemies. He recited this gratitude song after the Lord delivered him from the hands […]
2 Corinthians 12:10 NKJV Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Paul, the great apostle of God, lived with a thorn in his flesh, a severe affliction. He pleaded with God three times to remove it, […]
