Another day with Jesus

                                                                                                                         Trust the Judge                                                                                       Psalm 9, 10, 11 Please give yourself...

                                                                             Psalm 8      Where is the most picturesque place you’ve ever dined? For me, it was in the dining carriage of a train as it wound its way from Vancouver to Jasper in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. I admired the majesty of the tall snow-clad peaks under a deep blue sky, an ever changing and awe-inspiring vista. By comparison, the sheer magnitude of the Milky Way, with its billions of stars, reminds me of the immense scale of the universe and my tiny place within it.                            ...

                                                                         Song of a Slandered Saint                                                                                                  Psalm 7 Joe stood on a Sydney street corner near Hyde Park and held out his Bible, imploring the swirling crowd to listen to his gospel message. His voice echoed above the roar of the city traffic.   “How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation? Long ago, a rich man in hell pleaded for a beggar in paradise to cool his tongue, but there’s a massive gul...

                     Psalm 6: God’s love and our pain: An oxymoron?   Did you ever end up in a major hospital emergency room? While you waited for the doctor, were you or someone in another cubicle groaning or yelling in unbearable pain? This was me after a car accident. I’d suffered a whiplash, and I had to lie still until they checked my neck and spine. The pain in my neck was all-consuming, and every minute dragged into ten.   Everyone knows the throb of pain.   “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. ” Isaiah 40:3.   When pain is chronic, it wears us down. It may be physical, emotional, or spiritual, and we long for release. Hence, some people believe euthanasia is the answer. But what if our spirits survive death, and if so, where will we spend eternity?   David, the weeping prophet, left a legacy of poems in which he poured out his physical, mental, emotio...

  Psalm 5   “I can't fix it and there’s no end in sight!”    David’s face pictured despair. Although he ruled Jerusalem, the city of David, he couldn’t figure out answers to every knotty problem in his kingdom. He turned to God, bowing before the King of kings in worship, and seeking God’s help.   What responsibilities have fallen into your lap? Are you a parent or a team manager ?   I don’t know one person on this earth who has all the answers. Scars, dilemmas, and complications slow us down, or an impasse stops us in our tracks.   Did you know Christians enjoy undeserved privileges with God? Jesus, the Son of God, hears our prayers and presents them in perfect form to his God. We have access to God’s throne room, where Jesus sits beside his Father. Can you imagine it? He’s listening and interpreting your prayers today.   David prayed morning and night and waited with expectation for the Lord’s reply. Since he knew God, he r...

                                                                                         Psalm 4                                                                           Entwined with the Pastoral Symphony  You'll find the links to the Beethoven's 6th Symphony below the blog.       The conductor raises his baton. The violins poise their bows for the fourth movement of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony. Sinister growls from the cellos rumble through the orchestra, redolent of a summer storm. A skittish theme surfaces, a scurry of swirling wind, gathering speed ...

                                                    A downward spiral of revenge                                               Is God is good and merciful?                                                                                                                             PSALM 3                         ...

  Seen it on your phone?  Worried, and you wonder ... A meditation on Psalm 2                                                                                         Photo attributed to Freepik.   The news bulletins fill the airwaves, their words heavy with worry and despair, casting a shadow over our hearts. How long will the world suffer? Will the tide ever turn?                           God offers us hope, and if we’re wise, we'll accept it.            Let's pray...      Heavenly Father, Your words comfort us, and we thank you for their insights and relevance in our current circumstances. Speak wisdom and peace into our he...