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Throughout the book of Psalms we come across psalms that are classified as “Messianic psalms.” These psalms speak of the coming King who will reign over Israel and the world. This Messianic king is described in terms that indicate He is more than just a human ruler. While He is a descendant of David andContinue reading “Day 199: Psalms 108-114”

Life tends to operate on a series of cycles, whether natural or man-made. Our months and years are based on the cycles of the moon and sun as we perceive them from the earth. Our seasons cycle from spring to summer to fall to winter as the earth revolves around the sun. Our years areContinue reading “Day 198: Psalms 106-107”

One of the hardest aspects of God for humans to understand is His grace toward us. Once we truly understand what sin is and how sinful we are, it becomes hard for us to understand why a holy God would want to have anything to do with us. As hard as the doctrine of divineContinue reading “Day 197: Psalms 103-105”

There are times in our lives when we are obligated to do certain things. It may be promises we have made to a family member, responsibilities at work, or legal requirements from the government. Many times when we are obligated to act we resent the requirement and our task becomes laborious, and while we doContinue reading “Day 196: Psalms 96-102”

Although we often associate the psalms with King David and the Temple musicians who followed him, there are many other authors of psalms, some named in the title of the psalms and some who remain anonymous to us. The earliest known author is one we find in today’s reading. Psalm 90 is attributed to “Moses,Continue reading “Day 195: Psalms 90-95”

Life is full of troubles, no matter what some people may believe. Even some Christians teach that if you just live your life the right way you will never struggle. So, when we find ourselves caught up on problems, we start to wonder what went wrong. Is it us, or is it maybe God? HumansContinue reading “Day 194: Psalms 86-89”

Our world is often a frantically busy place. All of us spend time on a variety of activities, such as work, family time, recreation, social activities, and shopping. Sometimes it seems like we spend an inordinate amount of our time in wasteful, tedious drudgery like standing in line, waiting in traffic, or redoing work we’veContinue reading “Day 193: Psalms 80-85”

Throughout Psalms, we see many cries on behalf of God’s people as they call for deliverance from their troubles. It could be oppression by their enemies, devastation by natural disasters, abuse by ungodly leaders, or judgment from God for their sins. In these trials the Israelites suffered in many ways and realized they could notContinue reading “Day 192: Psalms 78-79”

One of the hardest concepts for Christians to learn is that God really is always with us. In the course of life we go through times when it feels like we’re on our own and God is far away. This can cause us to doubt, whether it’s doubting the truth of our own walk withContinue reading “Day 191: Psalms 74-77”

There are many ways that people attempt to define themselves in our world today. If others do not agree with our own assessment of ourselves, we may be discouraged or perhaps angry. People may decide that those who do not accept them as they choose to define themselves should be shut up or punished forContinue reading “Day 190: Psalms 70-73”