Kyle and Larry Discuss Psalm 103
Pastor Larry and Pastor Kyle discuss Psalm 103 with an eye towards learning to pray through the Psalms.
Devotional on Psalm 32:5
I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Psalm 32:5 (ESV)
Admitting we’ve failed has to be one of the most unnatural things we can do. We try all kinds of ways to hide our sin. We may even lie to ourselves and try to convince ourselves we’ve done nothing wrong. We are great at justifying our sin; not so great at admitting it. Maybe you’re like me and one of your strategies for dealing with problems is just to ignore them in hopes that they go away. That’s a really foolish approach for any problem, but especially sin. But again, we’ll try almost anything to avoid coming face to face with sin, won’t we? Somewhere deep down we’re convinced that the good life is one in which you never have to say you’re sorry, where your pride goes untouched. What’s your reason for trying to cover up your sin?
Devotional on Psalm 65:2-4
This morning’s devotional comes from Psalm 65:2-4
2 O you who hear prayer,
to you shall all flesh come.
3 When iniquities prevail against me,
you atone for our transgressions.
4 Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
to dwell in your courts!
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,
the holiness of your temple!
I think every Christian goes through stages where we don’t feel like there is any purpose to prayer. We say things like, “I feel like my prayers are bouncing off the ceiling.” Prayer just seems pointless.
Psalm 27:4 Devotional
A devotional on Psalm 27:4 by Geo Haines for Christ Our Savior Baptist Church
Devotional on Psalm 91
by Kyle Newcomer
A century ago a pastor in Washington, D.C. named Francis Grimké shared his reflections on the Spanish Flu epidemic that had swept through the country and closed down public gatherings, including churches. You can read his reflections here, or you can listen to a reading of the sermon in this podcast episode. At one point in the sermon Pastor Grimké quoted these words from Psalm 91:1-7
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5 You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
Devotional on Psalm 60
by Jeff Berkhouse
This audio message was posted in our Sermons feed.
https://christoursavior.church/sermons-1/2020/3/30/psalm-60-devotional
Mr. Rogers and Psalm 90
by Kyle Newcomer
The other night Lindsay and I watched the Tom Hanks biopic about Mr. Rogers, and there was a line in the movie that grabbed my attention. In the story, Fred Rogers goes to visit a dying man and his family. The scene has everyone gathered around the dying man's bed, when someone makes an allusion to his coming death. The room goes awkwardly silent. Mr. Rogers senses the discomfort and says, "You know, death is something many of us are uncomfortable speaking about, but to die is to be human. And anything human is mentionable, and anything mentionable is manageable. Anything mentionable is manageable". (From a bit of Googling, it appears this is not exactly what the real life Mr. Rogers said.)