Category Archives: Psalms

When routine and relationship do not seek God
Reading:

Psalm 53

I purpose to have and retain a heart that’s inclined after God.

That continues to be my ongoing aspiration and commitment. But if I do not cultivate the practice of purposefully seeking God — as both a matter of routine and a matter of relationship — I will certainly turn from Him.

“There is no God” (Psalm 53:1).

“To see if there any…that did seek God” (Psalm 53:2).

“They have not called upon God” (Psalm 53:4).

If I do not seek Him and if I do not call on Him, I will slide into denying His very existence. Continue reading →

Expanding my default theology into real living
Reading:

Psalm 52

God as the understood source of my strength is a given. I’m a Christian, after all.

But God as my conscious go-to for strength in routine living is too often an oversight. 🙁

I thought of this in reflecting on this:

“Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength” (Psalm 52:7).

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