Psalm Themes Part 6: The Shepherd-King
The best way to fully understand God as Shepherd-King, and Christ as the Great Shepherd, is to look at shepherding in Ancient Near East.
Psalms 5: Warrior King and/or Loving Father?
By looking at the big picture Scripture presents, we can see one clear image of God our Father. He is both The Great King and loving Father.
Psalms Part 3: How Long Will You Forget Me Forever?
If God is all loving, why do we have to wait in times of trial and suffering? Why does He ignore our cry, “How long will you forget me?”
Psalms 2: The Avenger of Blood – Dealing with Persecution
The flip side of Christ’s gift of salvation and living “in Him” is persecution. What do we do when it becomes our reality?
Psalm 9:7-10: Confusion Wars with Joy
Confusion wars with joy. I was an enemy awash with the weight of distance, judged, sentenced. And yet, just as I am, I am loved. Ps 9:7-10
Psalm 9:3-6: Arrogance and Ignorance are Plagues Devastating Uniqueness
It is not us and them; it is us and Him. And He has acted. He has punished, He has exacted payment from the flesh of the pure Ps 9:3-6
Psalm 9:1-2: The end is on its way, and it brings Release
The smallest crack in the door is enough to draw my eyes and lighten my heart in release. It is not over, but it will be soon.
Psalm 8:6-9: Responsibility is both a weighted chain and wings to fly
Responsibility is, in equal parts, a weighted chain and wings to fly. But we all have equal access to the key to the King’s storehouse.
Psalm 8:4-6: Fatigue suffocates the soul and devastates hope
Fatigue suffocates the soul and devastates hope. But the breath of life animates skeletons and births life from dust.
The Great King, The One and Only God: Psalms Part 1
Knowing God changes our lives, but how we live reveals how we perceive God; it shows if we really believe he is the Great King, the Only God