My Good King

These are my thoughts on Genesis 1.  If you were sitting in front of me in the classroom and we were reading together, this is what I would tell you.  :) So sit back, relax, grab a cup of water ... or Gatorade ... or a juice box ... or your Starbucks, and get ready to be fed spiritually! As you read, try to visualize (get a picture in your head) of what God created each day.  Imagine what it must have looked like to God--first there was nothing but darkness and water, then, slowly, each day, God could look at the new things He added to creation.  That must have been such a great feeling! Try to see it NOT JUST as a cool Bible story, but really try to understand that the AMAZING God we serve is really SO powerful that He could just use His words to make everything appear.  So, truly, NOTHING is impossible with God. Think about what you might be going through in YOUR life--some situation that seems almost impossible or truly impossible.  God CAN fix i...

I read Psalm 40 recently, and it was a soothing balm to my needy soul.  It came at just the right time and brought healing and comfort to me.  I began to claim this Psalm for this season of my life, and I read it at least once per day.  The first verses of the Psalm describe a time when David had to endure a very difficult trial and waited patiently for God to deliver him from it.  Upon David’s deliverance, God gave him “a new song to sing.”  To me that means that when God delivered him from his trial, David experienced a season of great joy.  The last verses of Psalm 40 make it evident that David is going through another trying season, and he is leaning on God and trusting God to rescue him from the trial again.  I am inspired by the fact that David is waiting for deliverance with the full expectation that God will do it.  He knows God well enough to be able to trust Him for complete deliverance. Each time I read it, God would unearth new t...