Tag: Psalms

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 3:1-8 TO CHEW ON: "Many are saying of me, 'God will not deliver him.' But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.” Psalm 3:2,3 Have you ever been in big trouble? Maybe some bullies at school are picking on you, or someone in your family is ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 23:1-6 TO CHEW ON: "Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 Do you keep a journal or diary? Have you ever read someone else’s, like The Diary of Anne Frank? You can tell a lot of thing...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Acts 27:13-26 TO CHEW ON: "Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called a 'Northeaster,' swept down from the island. The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.” Acts 27:14,15 "Paul heads to Rome" - Johann C. ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 91:1-16 TO CHEW ON: "I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.'” Psalm 91:2 What things frighten you?Do you know one person who isn’t afraid of something? Even courageous David, when he was hiding from Saul, was probably afraid. He was s...

Today is Father's Day in some parts of the world. Don't forget to tell your father, or the person who is like a father to you, that you love them. Tell them 'thanks' for all they do for you. Thank God that even if you have no earthly father, He is a father to the fatherless....

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 51:1-19 TO CHEW ON: "My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise." Psalm 51:17 After Nathan had talked to David, he felt terrible. Now he knew how seriously God took what he had done. It wasn’t just some little "mistake." It ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 104: 24-32 TO CHEW ON: "How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures." Psalm 104:24 In the sea a dolphin sights a squid in the water above. It races toward the yummy meal. But the squid sees the enemy coming. Immediately its ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 150:1-6 TO CHEW ON: "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord." Psalm 150:6 To help the people celebrate, David and other song writers wrote praise psalms. One of them is Psalm 150. We learn many things about praising God from this psalm. We learn that p...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 139:1-16 TO CHEW ON: "You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways." Psalm 139:2,3 David couldn’t sleep in his own bed any more, or eat at his own table, or be close to th...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 1:1-6 CHEW ON: "But they (people who try to please God) take joy in doing all God wants them to. They think about God’s laws day and night. They think about ways to follow him more closely." Psalm 1:2 (The [Simplified] Living Bible) Illustration by Annie Vallotton from the Goo...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Matthew 27:45-54 TO CHEW ON: “Surely he was the Son of God!” Matthew 27:54 After Pilate’s soldiers were through with Jesus, they put His own clothes on Him again. Then they made Him carry the cross on which He would be nailed. It was about 9 o’clock in the morning when the soldiers ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 19:1-14 TO CHEW ON: "By them your servant is warned and in keeping them there is great reward." Psalm 19:11 What is your favorite book? Why do you like it? If we could have asked David what his favorite book was, I’m sure he would have said, “God’s Word” – even though books in...