Come and See
Read: Psalm 66:5-16 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. (v. 5) Augustine tried many of the philosophies in his day. When he came to Christ, he said that what he missed in those philosophies was the word “Come.” They were impersonal, but the […]
A Satisfied Soul
Read: Psalm 63:1-11 For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. (vv. 7) David is in the wilderness of Judah which he describes as “a dry and weary land” (v. 1). Yet, though his longing for water is intense, his desire for a close relationship […]
Our One Helper
Read: Psalm 62:1-12 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. (v. 8) David had wrestled with many problems and had learned that there was only one who could help him—the Living God. “He alone is my rock” (v. 2). “He only is […]
Rainbow Drops
Read: Colossians 3:12-17 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (v. 16) I was upset, and like the child I was, I was showing it through a tantrum. Grandma Etta spoke […]
A Heart That Sings
Read: Psalm 100 The LORD . . . will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. (Zeph. 3:17) One morning my husband and I took a ride and stopped to have lunch at a log cabin restaurant. In a booth across the […]
Finding Food
Read: Micah 4:1-5 Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD . . . that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths. (v. 2) I put a finch feeder on a tree branch. Disappointed that the goldfinch never came to feed, I moved the feeder […]
Scripture Fertilizer
Read: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. (v. 5 KJV) The calla lilies were not blooming, and the leaves were shriveling. Likewise, the green pepper plants were not blooming. In contrast, the tomatoes were tall with an abundance of tiny tomatoes. […]
Hiding Place
Read: Psalm 32:6-8 You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble. (v. 7) Growing up on a dairy farm, I used to go to the pasture to bring cows up to the barn. Along the way was a row of silver maple trees, and one had a large hole in the […]
Sprinkling the Fragrance of Love
Read: 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. (v. 14) My grandmother gave me an apothecary jar of pickling spices, telling me the fragrant spices would help me remember times we had together […]