The one who assumes my cause Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth. Psalm 54:2 Read Luke 16:1—9 Look at the shame this shrewd fellow avoids. He won’t dig. He won’t beg. He won’t give up his white-collar status. Better to turn to white-collar crime and hope to…
There great harvest The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us. Psalm 67:6 Read Revelation 14:14—20 If I look into the unknown, if I look to where I have not yet been, if I look to the outcome of all life and of my life, for its ultimate conclusion, for…
Nothing will be in vain But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; Let them ever sing for joy. Psalm 5:11 Read Philippians 2:12—18 When my life is over and done I cannot expect anyone left walking around on the surface of the ground (I’ll be underneath it in some form) to delay…
Love in control Happy are those whom you choose and bring near To live in your courts. Psalm 65:4 Read 1 Corinthians 12:27—13:3 Here I am urged to two things, and the one is to superintend the other. There’s what I am to strive for and what I am to have. I am to…
True fruitfulness O taste and see that the Lord is good; Happy are those who take refuge in him. Psalm 34:8 Read Colossians 1:3—6 There is no doubt that I can fill my life with activity. It can be good and worthy. It can even be churchly activity. And it can be, I have…
The treasure, the heart and the spoken word They are like trees planted by streams of water, Which yield their fruit in its season. Psalm 1:3 Read Matthew 12:33—37 Here I am asked to question my heart, the treasure of my heart, and the words that come from me. My heart is where my…
The truth that makes free In you all the families of the earth Shall be blessed. Genesis 12:3 Read John 8:31—36 When I am listening to the word of Jesus, and the Word who is Jesus,[1] I am listening to the one who has been with the Father from all eternity. I am being…
The fruit-bearing life The young lions suffer want and hunger, But those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. Psalm 34:10 Read Matthew 7:15—23 I do not quite live my life in a vacuum. If I am a Christian today it is very likely that I have seen someone, been influenced by someone…
Degrees of glory Sing the glory of his name; Give to him glorious praise. Psalm 66:2 Read 1 Corinthians 15:42—45 In this matter of the physical and the spiritual, the earthly life I know and the resurrected life I anticipate, I really need to do some rejigging of my assumed concepts. Because I am…
Let him be known Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim, And publish abroad his wonderful name. Charles Wesley Matthew 10:26—33 It looks to me as though the intention of Jesus Christ as my Saviour is also to be my judge in that his plan is to out me. He will expose who I…