Self-Help Talk

Why are you  in despair, my soul?  And why are you restless within me?  Wait for God, for I will again praise Him for the help of His presence, my God.  Psalm 42:11  NASB In despair – What a great verse!  The perfect response to Psalm 88, that dark and deary account of life when God…

Ghost in the Shell

“Surely every man walks about as a phantom; surely they make an uproar for nothing; he amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.”  Psalm 39:6  NASB Phantom– Perhaps we should credit David as the original author of “The Walking Dead.”  Certainly he paints that picture.  Men are but wisps of wind in the eternal night.  Their lives amount…

God of Sorrow

When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah. Psalm 77:3 ESV Moan – What do you feel when you remember God? Does a radiant joy spread across your face? Or are you one with Asaph, discovering that remembering the Lord causes you great pain? Were you taught that God likes…