Author: Lynne

After experiencing the power of God during the reign of David, Asaph felt like God had his hands in His pockets.

In a time when busyness passes for productivity and the ability to be still has been labeled lazy, delighting in the work of the Lord has been confused with delighting in the Lord.

Today as I read Psalm 61 and realized King David wrote this as he attempted to be a king and a servant of Yahweh, I wondered, “Might the outcome of legislative sessions change if our leaders trusted our Creator and prayed David’s prayer?”

Imagine hiding in the back of a dark cave because the authorities are after you. You can hear the helicopters; you see the faint lights as officers scan the opening.

Our hearts cannot be truly cleaned until we recognize the need for cleanser. Have you ever attempted to clean house in the dark? You miss a lot of dirt. Repentance turns on the light.

Everyone needs Jesus just as much as they need water. Some are in the middle of the good life right now. They haven’t become thirsty yet so they don’t know it. Others long for something to fill their dry soul, but they aren’t as wise as the deer.

Even when he was king of one of the greatest kingdoms of the world, living in a palace, ruling a nation who loved him, David recognized his poverty.

As the light gets brighter, our dark places, the spots that don’t reflect the Son, grow more obvious.

Sometimes I think I’ve become too familiar with David’s favorite Psalm. So I check out other translations from time to time, and today I came upon the NLT.

Some feel guilty when their prayers turn to lament, yet God used David’s dark prayers as a message of prophecy. How can they be wrong?