by Paul Apple | Apr 24, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THOSE WHO SEEK GOD’S FAVOR IN THE MORNING REJOICE IN GOD’S PROTECTION AGAINST ALL ENEMIESI. (:1-3) MORNING DEVOTIONS ARE CRITICAL: CRY FOR HELP IN THE MORNINGA. Attempt to Gain a Hearing“Give ear to my words”“Consider my groaning”“Heed the sound...
by Paul Apple | Apr 23, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA:UNJUSTIFIED REPROACH AND REJECTION SHOULD NOT DISTURB THE QUIET CONFIDENCE OF THE GODLY LEADERI. (:1) PRESENT PETITION FOR HELP INSPIRED BY PAST RELIEFA. Answered Prayer is the Goal for Petition for Help“Answer me when I call”“hear my prayer”B. Righteousness...
by Paul Apple | Apr 23, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: GOD PROTECTS AND DELIVERS HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR ENEMIES(“A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.”)I. (:1-2) THE ENEMIES ARE CIRCLING IN FOR THE KILLA. (:1) The Odds are Getting Worse“O Lord, how my adversaries have increased!Many are rising up...
by Paul Apple | Apr 23, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: REBELLIOUS WORLD LEADERS MUST BOW DOWN BEFORE GOD’S ANOINTED RULER OR BE BROKEN BY GOD’S WRATHNote: It is important to determine who is speaking in each sectionI. (:1-3) THE FUTILITY OF FIGHTING AGAINST THE RULE OF GOD — FORGET IT!A. (:1)...
by Paul Apple | Apr 23, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: RIGHTEOUSNESS IS WORTH IT – BOTH NOW AND FOREVER!(THE STRENGTH OF CHARACTER AND BLESSINGS OF THE RIGHTEOUSVS. THE LACK OF CHARACTER AND JUDGMENTS OF THE UNGODLY)INTRODUCTION: Poem by Robert Frost –”Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could...
by Paul Apple | Mar 11, 2020 | Bible-OT
[Initially posted July 25, 2006] Having just returned from a vacation on Cocoa Beach FL, I am reminded of the lessons God wants all of humanity to learn from the impressive pounding of the waves against the shoreline. “The Lord reigns, He is clothed with...
by Paul Apple | Mar 11, 2020 | Bible-OT
Psalm 77 wrestles with the practical application of some of the attributes of God that define the Greatness and Goodness of God. Asaph, the psalm writer – a music director under King David — begins from a perspective of questioning What is Wrong with God as he...
by Paul Apple | Mar 11, 2020 | Bible-OT
I had studied this psalm earlier as part of my devotional commentary. But the other day I had a chance to meditate on some of the insights from this encouraging passage. The theme of the psalm forms the repeated refrain that serves as bookends at the beginning and...
by Paul Apple | Mar 10, 2020 | Bible-OT, Christian
What types of troubles have you been experiencing lately? We know that believers are not immune to the troubles of this world. In addition to the inevitable persecution because of our association with Jesus Christ, there are the normal types of trials and hardships...
