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I have seen you in the sanctuary, and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watche...
Keep ReadingI hold on to you for dear life,and you hold me steady as a post.Psalm 63:8 MSG One of my favorite memories from our children's baby and toddler days were monkey hugs. You know the kind: arms around neck, legs around waist, head on shoulder, and with a grip so tight one could let go and the child would stay exactly where they were. These hugs were dubbed "monkey hugs" beca...
Keep ReadingBut the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him,while the mouths of liars will be silenced (Psalm 62: 11). Spring is just around the corner. If you're like me, you enjoy opening your eyes to see a little more sunlight coming through the windows. The birds are singing. Flowers are blooming. However, facing an otherwise wonderful morning, you remem...
Keep ReadingOn my bed I remember You; I think of You through the watches of the night.(Psalm 63:6) I wouldn't say I'm a textbook insomniac, but I have trouble getting to sleep most nights. So I lie there. I rethink what I should have done that day. I make mental lists for tomorrow. I return to mistakes God has long ago forgiven. I also get hungry. What if, instead of getting up (quie...
Keep ReadingPsalm 63 David spent significant time in the desert, in the wilderness. His shepherd work as a boy likely took him into some remote locations. Jealous, murderous King Saul chased him into and through some wild places. Later in life, and when finally King of Israel, David's son Absalom seeks to overthrow and replace his father, and once again, David finds himself on the ru...
Keep ReadingGo up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you,because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way.(Exodus 33:3) Knowing the extreme planning that goes into a trip to Disney "Promised Land" World these daysnot to mention the costwhat's a parent to do if their children do something off the charts horrible in the weeks leading...
Keep Reading"Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way."(Exodus 33:3) A land "flowing with milk and honey" likely sounded pretty dreamy to the Israelites after walking through the desert for 40 years. But how satisfying would it be without the Lord accompanying them? I'd imagine ...
Keep ReadingAnd the Lord said to Moses, "I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name." Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory." And the Lord said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on wh...
Keep Reading"And the Lord said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." (Exodus 33: 19) In this chapter of Exodus, Moses is speaking directly with God. He's walking with God. He's even, on behalf of all God's ...
Keep ReadingIf your Presence does not go with us, do not send us from here. And now, Lord, show me Your glory.(Ex. 33:15,18) Moses has heard God call him from a burning bush, give him specific directions for shepherding His people out of Egypt, direct the miracles that led to the people's release, and chisel the Commandments in his very presence. Verse after verse notes what Moses "s...
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