Today’s Chapters: Psalms 1-5
(Don’t forget to leave your comments and thoughts on today’s chapters!)
Pete’s Thoughts:
Psalm 1:3
Consider what it means to be like a tree that is planted next a river. There is no lack of water, the source of life. You are able to bear fruit at the proper time without fail when you are located next to the source of your strength. There is no uncertainty or fear about withering from tomorrow’s drought when you are next to the source of water. You can prosper because you are always next to the foundation of who you are. This is what it means for a Christian to be walking and growing with Christ.
Psalm 2:9
This is a great display of the end of the nations – they will be broken and crushed into pieces. I love the allusion to pottery. Once the clay has hardened, the only why the potter can mold the clay is by smashing it into small bits of dust, wetting it and starting over. What a great way to describe how Christ will be victorious over the nations of the world. There will be nothing left to recognize what once was held to be so great and mighty, the iron rod has reduced all to dust.
Psalm 3:3
This Psalm was written when David was being chased by his son Absalom. When David feared for his life and thought everyone around him had turned against him and forsaken him, God was still by his side. Look at the three things that God does for us when were are downtroden: 1. He is our shield – our protection, nothing gets to us that does not first pass through His mighty hand. 2. His is our glory – the One that we praise, the only One that we glory in, even when all seems lost and hopeless, God can still be praised. 3. The One who lifts up our heads – when we feel helpless and alone, God lifts our heads and reminds us of all He has brought us through in the past, all He is doing for us now, and all He has promised us for the future.
Psalm 4:8
David tells us that he is able to lie down in peace and sleep. What a wonderful thing to not have to worry about tomorrow or fear what will come next. He tells us that it is God, and God alone, who provides this safety for us.
Psalm 5:4
What an encouragement it is that God is a righteous God and does not delight in evil. God not expect us to cheat and lie our way to success, He expects us to trust Him to provide for us. He will never ask us to do something that is contrary to His holiness and righteousness.
Consider what it means
to be like a tree that
is planted next a river.
There is no lack of
water, the source of
life. You are able to
bear fruit at the proper
time without fail when
you are located next to
the source of your
strength. There is no
uncertainty or fear
about withering from
tomorrow’s drought when
you are next to the
source of water. You
can prosper because you
are always next to the
foundation of who you
are. This is what it
means for a Christian to
be walking and growing
with Christ.
Psalm 2:9
This is a great display
of the end of the
nations – they will be
broken and crushed into
pieces. I love the
allusion to pottery.
Once the clay has
hardened, the only why
the potter can mold the
clay is by smashing it
into small bits of dust,
wetting it and starting
over. What a great way
to describe how Christ
will be victorious over
the nations of the
world. There will be
nothing left to
recognize what once was
held to be so great and
mighty, the iron rod has
reduced all to dust.
Psalm 3:3
This Psalm was written
when David was being
chased by his son
Absalom. When David
feared for his life and
thought everyone around
him had turned against
him and forsaken him,
God was still by his
side. Look at the three
things that God does for
us when were are
downtroden: 1. He is our
shield – our protection,
nothing gets to us that
does not first pass
through His mighty hand.
2. His is our glory -
the One that we praise,
the only One that we
glory in, even when all
seems lost and hopeless,
God can still be
praised. 3. The One who
lifts up our heads -
when we feel helpless
and alone, God lifts our
heads and reminds us of
all He has brought us
through in the past, all
He is doing for us now,
and all He has promised
us for the future.
Psalm 4:8
David tells us that he
is able to lie down in
peace and sleep. What a
wonderful thing to not
have to worry about
tomorrow or fear what
will come next. He
tells us that it is God,
and God alone, who
provides this safety for
us.
Psalm 5:4
What an encouragement it
is that God is a
righteous God and does
not delight in evil.
God not expect us to
cheat and lie our way to
success, He expects us
to trust Him to provide
for us. He will never
ask us to do something
that is contrary to His
holiness and
righteousness.
