by David Keesling | Feb 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
Psalm 91:11-12 “For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands . . .” Observation: The whole of Psalm 91 is one of the most comforting in all Scripture. The promise is simple: If I will but dwell in...
by David Keesling | Feb 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Psalm 11:3 “When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Observation: This verse, either spoken by David’s friends or perhaps by a whispering enemy seeking to wear down his faith, reflects the stress David experienced as Saul and his army...
by David Keesling | Feb 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 11:2 “Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster might come upon the land.” Observation: In this and surrounding verses, Solomon presses me to be liberal to the poor, generous in meeting the needs of others. Verse 1 tells me...
by David Keesling | Feb 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Psalm 20:3(a) “May He remember all your sacrifices.” Observation: Psalm 20 opens as a prayer for David. We aren’t told who is doing the praying . . . it may be priests who regularly surrounded David, or perhaps family and friends. But their prayers were the sort of...
by David Keesling | Feb 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Genesis 4:7 “If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.” Observation: God here addresses Cain, who had become “very angry” with God because God...
