Hosea 13 - Chapter 13 of Hosea brings much of the same for the people of Israel. How bad has…
Hosea 9 - Hosea 9 continues to pound away at our human flesh. God's people had "taken to sin like…
Hosea 6 - A pattern we see over the past two chapters is God allowing for us to hit a…
Hosea 5 - "I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their…
Hosea 4 - God is honest and open with Israel about their sins. As The Message translation puts it, it…
Hosea 3 - What impacts me the most about this short chapter in Hosea 3 is the fact that God…
Hosea 2 - Grace and truth. They are the inescapable character traits of God. God is a fair and just…
Hosea 1 - Hosea and Jonah were most likely the only writing prophets who lived in the Northern Kingdom. We…
Daniel 11 - Daniel 11 contains some of the most specifically accurate prophecies in the entire Bible. Critics have often…
Daniel 9 - All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for…
Daniel 7 - The prophetic part of Daniel starts here with Chapter 7. It is unlikely that we can know…
Daniel 5 - "Though you knew all this..." It's a frightening statement. Consider the fact that Belshazzar didn't grow up…
Daniel 4 - What do we make of these 7 years when King Neb lost his mind? "There is, understandably,…
2 Corinthians 13 - When Paul first visited Corinth and established the church, he stayed a year and six months.…
2 Corinthians 11 - "A story is told about a dinner party where the guests were expected to stand after…
2 Corinthians 10 - Most likely, Paul was dealing with a false teacher or many false teachers who had infiltrated…
2 Corinthians 7 - "If one gives up easily, they can never walk in repentance, though they may perform acts…
2 Corinthians 4 - Why jars of clay? "The Greek word means "baked clay," and refers to clay pots. They…
2 Corinthians 2 - The man Paul is referring to in this chapter was most likely the same man who…
2 Corinthians 1 - "Paul's purpose in this eulogy is not merely to praise God for personal comfort received or…
1 Corinthians 16 - Paul begins with a collection for the saints. The Nelson's New Illustrated Commentary provides a solid…
1 Corinthians 14 - Gifts that are meant to edify the body, share with the body. Gifts that are meant…
1 Corinthians 9 - Paul was a man with his priorities straight. He was a man who had given up…
1 Corinthians 8 - Knowledge can be like a puffer fish. It puffs us up into a state where our…
1 Corinthians 6 - Paul's had some specific issues with the Corinthians in regard to legal matters. First and foremost,…
1 Corinthians 5 - Paul once again comes out swinging against the Corinthians for their immorality and tolerance. Interestingly, his…
1 Corinthians 1 - Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our…
Psalm 148 - It is a word that has become obsolete in many Christian circles. Sin. The rebellion of man…
Psalm 146 - Psalms 146:3 NASB Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.…
Psalm 143 - Depression. An estimated 19 million American adults are living with major depression characterized as a persistently depressed…
Psalm 137 - How do we worship in a foreign land? Being completely cut off from their native land, and…
Psalm 136 - Mercy, kindness, lovingkindness, goodness, and favor. This is the translation for the Greek word checed which appears…
Psalm 133 - Through Jesus, the Holy Spirit has been poured out over us. Like a priest who would be…
Psalm 132 - This psalm is a prayer that pleads with God to remember His covenant. Some ascribe it to…
Psalm 131 - “Here we find the description of a humble, a broken and contrite spirit. It has well been…
Psalm 118 - Many scholars believe that Psalm 118 was written during Moses' day in the Exodus. If you compare…
Psalm 116 - "How can I repay the LORD for all the good He has done for me? 13 I…
Psalm 114 - Persecution. Power. Provision. This is the pattern of Psalm 114. Note that none of these are within…
Psalm 113 - Music connects with every person on the planet. More than likely, all of us can identify with…
Psalm 111 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His instructions have good…
Psalm 110 - Psalm 110 might be quoted more frequently in the NT than any other Psalm. The Lord declared…
Psalm 103 - How long do you strive? It seems like an odd question on the surface. Let me rephrase…
Psalm 102 - "The Psalm has been attributed to Daniel, to Jeremiah, to Nehemiah, or to some of the other…
Psalm 101 - "I will pay attention to the way of integrity. When will You come to me? I will…
Psalm 99 - God is holy. Let them praise Your great and awe-inspiring name. He is holy. Psalms 99:3 HCSB…
Psalm 98 - Do we actually praise and worship God for His judgment? Let the sea and all that fills…
Psalm 97 - When we look back at Scripture, we see just how holy God really is. Anyone who came…
Psalm 95 - All worship is not equal. There are many today who bring false worship before the Father. Coming…
Psalm 94 - O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth! 2 Rise up, O Judge of the…
Psalm 93 - Psalm 93 is a beautiful royal psalm. It is part of a collection of psalms that hail…
Psalm 90 - So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.…
Psalm 89 - In similar fashion to Psalm 88, the writer here boldly introduces some deep theological questions. He records…
Psalm 88 - Psalm 88 will most likely not be made into a children's song one day. It's too raw.…
Psalm 87 - "I shall mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me; Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia:…
Psalm 85 - He has shown favor. He has restored. He has forgiven. He has covered. He withdrew his fury.…
Psalm 81 - Sin destroys. If we ever were to wonder what God thinks about sin, we only need to…
Psalm 80 - There are some aspects to growth that can only happen in community. This is the central theme…
Psalm 79 - The Psalms continue to reveal the human struggle with control. When we have control (or think we…
Psalm 78 - Coming off the heels of Psalm 77 where we are to remember God's faithfulness, we now move…
Psalm 75 - Psalm 75 is a plea for justice. The dilemma with justice is that many of us want…
Psalm 74 - He purchased. He redeemed. He dwelt. The invasion by their enemies has devastated the people of Israel…
Psalm 73 - Have you ever pondered how God is good when our lives are drenched in the darkness of…
Psalm 72 - Psalm 72 is considered a royal psalm and coronation hymn. It presents the job description of the…
Psalm 71 - As an older man, David's primary concern in this Psalm is that he is protected and never…
Psalm 66 - The end of Psalm 66 highlights various ways in which we are to walk out the mercy…
Psalm 64 - "One of the most pressing theological questions today is “why do the evil ones prosper?” If one…
Psalm 63 - David is on the run from his son Absolam who has organized a revolt against him. King…
Psalm 62 - Back in high school, I used to play percussion in concert band. One of my favorite instruments…
Psalm 60 - Defeat is never easy. Never. But since Jesus took on sin and death and triumphed over it…
Psalm 59 - Twice in the first two verses, David cried out for God to deliver him. In verse 2,…
Psalm 54 - Though the opening verses do not indicate the specifics of the trouble at hand, the plea is…
Psalm 53 - When God looks down from heaven at humanity, He's not looking at innocent people. He's looking at…
Psalm 52 - Psalm 52 is a reminder that our words matter. Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction,…
Psalm 51 - It is known as "The Sinner's Guide" and contains some of the most quoted verses in all…
Psalm 50 - What does our praise look like when we face trouble and adversity? Or, do we praise at…
Psalm 49 - Death. No one can escape it. It is a certainty that all of humanity agrees upon regardless…
Psalm 47 - In Psalm 47, I am drawn to God's sovereign choosing... He chose our heritage for us, the…
Psalm 46 - The statements made in Psalm 46 are common knowledge to those who've walked with God. We sing…
Psalm 44 - Following God wholeheartedly is a practical act of cooperation (our response) and faith (assurance of God's love).…
Psalm 43 - What hurts more than the abandonment and rejection of our peers? It's the feeling we have been…
Psalm 40 - Gratefulness. Some days it seems to escape us. Our day starts off on the wrong foot and…
Psalm 39 - Let's track this psalm from the beginning. The psalmist opens with tremendous grief. There seems to be…
Psalm 38 - Once again, the psalmist is upset with his enemies and those who do evil. However, picking up…
Psalm 37 - It is sometimes difficult to understand why the evil continues to prosper. We struggle to reconcile how…
Psalm 36 - The Warehouse staff has just begun to have weekly accountability meetings. Each pastor on staff has a…
Psalm 33 - Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. 21 For our heart…
Psalm 32 - 8 years ago, I was headed back from work driving north. My windshield wipers were frantically trying…
Psalm 31 - How do we move from anguish and sorrow to trust and assurance? People have smeared your name.…
Psalm 30 - One of the most difficult theological principles to reconcile in our hearts and minds is the idea…
Psalm 26 - The key to Psalm 26, as Hank has written, is the second verse. If you read through…
Psalm 25 - Have you ever wondered why David prayed so regularly for his enemies to be routed? So far,…
Psalm 24 - Psalm 24 was written to be chanted/recited and comes with two choruses. It would have been sung…
Psalm 23 - Psalm 23 is known as the shepherd's psalm. Composed by David as a youth, he was keeping…
Psalm 21 - There is a theme of kingship within this psalm. It's likely it was originally composed for recital…
Psalm 20 - Already, but not yet. What a difficult attitude to have. How do you move from crying out…
Psalm 19 - One of the issues addressed in this psalm is hidden sin. I'm not talking about sins you…
Psalm 17 - We face critical situations all the time. These trials batter our hearts and our minds. They trample…
Psalm 14 - When the psalmist refers to the unbeliever as a fool, he isn't insulting his intelligence. It's a…
Psalm 13 - This psalm is general enough to speak to anyone going through a crisis but specific enough to…
Psalm 12 - Lies. Deception. Delusion. We all do it. We use coping mechanisms to help us deal with reality.…