The Name of the Lord

Psalm 124:8 “Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Observation: The psalmist began by recounting flood tides of opposition Israel had experienced, saying had it not been for the Lord, they would have been swallowed alive, engulfed by raging...

The Great Shaking

Psalm 62:1-2 “My soul waits in silence for God only; from Him is my salvation.  He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.” Observation: In this beautiful psalm, David was satisfied to trust only in the Lord rather than...

More Than a Caterpillar

2 Corinthians 4:7, 11 “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves…For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be...

A Welcome Shaking

Hebrews 12:26-29 “And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, ‘Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.’ And this expression, ‘Yet once more,’ denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created...

Changing Egypts

Isaiah 19:18-22 “In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will be speaking the language of Canaan and swearing allegiance to the Lord of Hosts.…There will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord near its border. It will...

All Other Loves

Isaiah 17:7-8 “In that day man will have regard for his Maker and his eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel. He will not have regard for the altars, the work of his hands.” Observation: Isaiah’s prophecies, like most prophecies, generally addressed two time frames,...