Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder

Can a Christian walk with integrity when he faces circumstances he does not prefer? How about if the situation is so bad that he finds himself wearing "a collar of iron"? Is that the day to curse God? Or, like our enslaved hero, Joseph, do we endure despite the horrors of mankind? Do we faithfully walk amidst circumstances that we do not prefer? Look with me for 7 minutes for truth that...

If you have a complaint for God, what exactly should you do with it.  Ps 102 does not sugar coat the circumstances that some face: when you are eating ashes; when you are drinking your own tears and when it is a day of loud groaning. These are the days of particular opportunity. The Lord has pity on those in the dust if we let Him. In the surety of Him is the security of me. I invite you to think...

Recently, I met some people who literally had calluses on their foreheads . Now this is a very strange thing, unless you figure out why they're there. Why would a person habitually use his forehead as a weight-bearing body part frequently enough to end up with a callus there?  watch for 7 minutes with me as we think about HABITS. Perhaps you too should have such a callus. Subscribe on Youtube...

What if today is a real day of distress for you? How will you respond? Turn with me toward real truth from a real guy from a few years back. There is something here for you if affliction visits you today. Repeat after me: Have pity on my dust. If you've only got one breath left: HAVE PITY ON MY DUST.  Like and subscribe: https://youtu.be/h8uWdRUOFxM

Happy New year.  I have a new year's prayer for you: I wish you the joy of His presence.  In Psalm 21, David is pretty excited that the Lord shows up for the faithful national leader.  He also warns what happens to those who "make mischief" against Him. Let's just say it isn't pretty.  It is like getting shot in the face with an arrow. All the punishment and wrath is so un...

"God save the King" is in the Bible, Psalm 20 specifically.   It is a good prayer for him, or her if you have a Queen.  Who wouldn't want their national leader to have access to the wisdom of the Lord of the universe? This psalm teaches us how to pray for our President or King or Prime Minister.  Our vote is optional, but our prayers are not.  Some trust in chariots and some in hors...

David writes a psalm to remind everyone to pray for the king who happens to be David.  Similarly, we should pray for our President and our leaders and our government. As goes The success of the president; so goes the success of a nation As goes the success of a government, so goes the success of a nation. Our prayers are not optional for our President. No matter your political bent, Subscribe for...

I can be calm because of what He controls I can be quieted because of what He has already stilled I can be quieted because of what He currently holds  I can be quieted because of what He will someday conquer Psalm 131 is worth 35 seconds of your consideration. Subscribe and share. https://youtu.be/IYkDID-mp7g

One of my favorite things is to watch a thunderstorm roll in and then jump into the safety of a strong building.  One of my least favorite things is to endure a thunderstorm while in a tent. Ps 29 is all about the Thunderstorm Power of God. Ironically, it is from this earth-shaking power that our PEACE with God comes from.  It is only because the Lord kindly shares His POWER with us, that we can e...

Psalm 63 gives us permission to use our spiritual imaginations for a great purpose. It is to "place ourselves" in the shadow of His wings. It is a most beautiful image that puts us under His protection and care. May the Lord grow our spiritual imagination. Let’s use our spiritual ‘magination to put ourselves right where God wants us: in the shadow of His wings. Subscribe if this is a pla...

David tells us about something that is "BETTER THAN LIFE". He comes up with a valuation that declares this particular "thing", God's faithful relationship with people, is WORTH MORE than life itself. It is an an audacious e- value -ation. See if you agree with David: God's steadfast love to humans is more valuable than LIFE ITSELF. Join me for 6 minutes in Psalm 63: ...

This might be the craziest Christmas Podcast of all time. Christ comes to give us some of Himself. To be a Christian is to seek and thirst and faint for God. IRONY of those who find God. When you sign up to be a Christian, you sign up for longing for MORE of Him To be a Chrisitan is to forever long for more of Him, until you get all of Him in heaven. And in this way: Yes, true believers Envy the w...

David has a superpower. He is able to say, "I'm a sinner. Please forgive. Please help." We have a lot to learn from him. God has made a way for us, the unholy, to have a relationship with Him, the holy. It involves first recognition and verbalizing the real state of affairs.  This is where we do relatively poorly. We squirm at our sin and don't even want to use the word. If God...

If you knew that you were in the mind of God, what would change? Your prayers would change. Your Actions would change. Everything would change. If I knew that I AM IN THE MIND OF GOD then I’d fill my mind more of God.  Here is the BIG CALL for today: Incline yourself towards HIM, because He’s Inclined Himself toward you Lean on Him because He leans towads you Stretch towards Him because He has str...

In our previous video, we left with a beautiful image of jumping on the bed for 1 ½ hours straight.  Today, we have another vision worth considering: "Offer yourself freely to God." God does not compel belief.  He offers us the opportunity to offer ourselves . If we do so, on the day of His power and wrath, we will find ourselves jumping on the bed.  Watch. Share. Enjoy.  https://youtu.b...

First you may ask, "What does the DEW OF YOUTH look like"? You will have to talk to my favorite 2 ½ year old.  He'll most clearly show you what it means by jumping on his bed for 1 ½ hours straight.  Good for him, and good for us too.  For this is the vigor and strength that the Lord promises to renew for us in the "womb of the morning".  Join me as we admire the dew of yo...

Good stuff awaits in psalm 61: Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I You have been my refuge you are my Strong Tower You hide me under the shelter of Your wings Lead me to the ROCK!  If you might plan on heading to the Rock tomorrow, subscribe now:  https://youtu.be/pNJ6X1_SaZw

It is a privilege to get old.  Gray hair is a crown, not a curse. Psalm 71 says: If you have gray hair, find somebody in your church without gray hair to be conspicuous toward.  Lord, revive ME, so I can revive THEM. This is one of the great purposes of the wisdom years. This is how you live forever.  Listen 7 minutes. subscribe if you're not dead yet.  https://youtu.be/mE8Cs1JLr8A

What does the good Lord have to say to those with GRAY HAIR? If I have made you, I will carry you you are NOT FORSAKEN, even when your strength is almost spent I've got stuff for you to show to the NEXT GEN I have purpose for you until the end Find a younger person to show all this to! Subscribe and share please.: https://youtu.be/hGbvT0OlPgk

When you feel like you are forgotten forever, I've got a 50 second remedy for you.  David writes a little gem of a song called Psalm 13. He sings of his feelings and then lands solidly on the facts .  He does some big spiritual work: I rejoice. I trust. I sing and remember.  None of that is easy.  When you feel like you are hidden from God, turn to Psalm 13. But first, subscribe and like and...

Welcome to the "Little Psalm that Could", with a nod to the Little Engine That Could. It is a 50 SECOND psalm. Oh, but it packs a punch.  First, David has a few complaints: He feels forgotten, hidden, alone, and stomped on.  This is the psalm w hen you feel like your are forgotten forever. This is for the day when you find that you cannot find God… It is worth 50 seconds of your time. ht...

Babies get a lot of things right.  They u nderstand affection.  They understand attention.  They understand provision. They Understand relationship.  They understand who to kiss .   Kissing identifies relationship: you are important to me. You have significance and weight in my life.   You are a wonder and surprise and delight to me.  Therefore,I identify this with a kiss.  We might have a lot to...

A king and a kingdom is condemned for "setting itself against the Lord" in psalm 2.  But aren't we all little kings and queens of our micro-kingdoms? We too might be "setting our kingdoms" against the Lord.  If so, how would I know?   If you set yourself against fellowship, you have set yourself against the Lord. If you set yourself against service, you have set yourself a...

For every ROD OF IRON, there is a ruling end , and a receiving end. Psalm 2 makes an argument to consider being on the ruling end of it.  It is actually more of a plea than an argument.  Fortunately, for a time, everybody gets to choose whether to rebel or join the Lord in His reign.  Those that oppose will be overruled. Fury will follow foolishness.  Which end of the rod of iron do you want to be...

God is not opposed to feeling.  He does ask that we cover them with the facts.  When we feel rocky, we should talk to the Rock. We best pour out our souls to the Pillar of heaven The Lord is not AFRAID of feelings. They just may be the footprints that help us return to Him. Let's let t hese sentiments run smack dab into the sediment of the Rock of God subscribe and comment for more solidity: ...