Tag Archives: trusting God

God’s Perspective; June 4, 2025


Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;    my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.My heart leaps for joy,    and with my song I praise him. This pattern is frequent in David’s Psalms, where he expresses his need, sometimes using fairly extreme … Continue reading

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Remembering Blessings; May 28, 2025


Psalm 13:5-6 But I trust in your unfailing love;    my heart rejoices in your salvation.I will sing the Lord’s praise,    for he has been good to me. This wouldn’t be considered one of David’s “major” Psalms, but it still contains major, practical truth. His … Continue reading

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Faith; April 28, 2025


Matthew 28:17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. The following three verses are some of the most famous in the whole Bible, but this verse strikes me as rather remarkable. That there were some who were … Continue reading

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Sexual Purity; March 26, 2025


1 Thessalonians 4:7-8 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit. … Continue reading

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God’s Plan; March 7, 2025


1 Corinthians 15:53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. God has perfect timing! Yesterday I was writing about my lack of interest in resurrection, but later in the day I was continuing reading Jesus … Continue reading

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Faith; February 19, 2025


Romans 4:19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. It should go without saying, but we are … Continue reading

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Human Weakness; February 15, 2025


John 2:24-25 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person. Jesus was in an interesting place. He loved people totally, but … Continue reading

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God’s Kingdom; February 12, 2025


Luke 12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.” Matthew’s record of this teaching on not being anxious, in Matthew 6, is more famous, but it doesn’t have this line. We … Continue reading

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Speaking for God; February 6, 2025


Matthew 10:19-20 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking … Continue reading

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Anxiety; February 5, 2025


Matthew 6:27 “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? It’s interesting that modern medical science says that anxiety actively shortens life. That certainly puts an exclamation point on what Jesus says here! I … Continue reading

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