sustain

  • Unfettered

    Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.  Psalm 51:12  NASB Willing – If I asked you, “What kind of spirit would you like to keep you going?” would you answer, “Oh, one that is under obligation, restricted, limited.”  No, of course not.  You’d want an animating force that was…

  • The Morning Alarm

    I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:5  NASB Awoke – There are times, perhaps too often, when I just can’t sleep.  I lay down and the memories of past actions creep into my consciousness, reminding me of my failures, my guilt, my remorse.  I can’t shove them aside.  They pursue me…

  • Me Too

    The Lord sustains all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down. Psalm 145:14 NASB All – Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t see this happening in my world. I don’t see YHVH sustaining those who fall and raising up those who are bowed down. I see chaos, agony, oppression and abuse,…

  • After the End (3)

    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.  Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51:10-12 NASB Sustain me – Sacrifice me….

  • David and Paul

    Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.  Psalm 119:116  NASB Sustain – When Paul wrote to Timothy concerning rightly handling the word of truth, he could have footnoted David.  Paul’s exhortation to Timothy almost perfectly reflects David’s plea to YHWH.  Both are…