How do we listen?
David delighted in meditating on God’s words because they brought him closer to his creator. What images come to mind when you hear the word meditation? Is it someone sitting on the ground cross legged with their eyes closed? That’s what typically comes to my mind.
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When we look for guidance in our lives, wouldn’t it be nice if we could bypass YouTube or Google to go directly to an expert with our problem? That is the essence of David’s advice to his son.
Read moreWhat was the main signpost which David pointed out to keep his son on the godly path?
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In my mind I picture the signpost on a hiking trail at a conservation area near our home which has several trails, each with their own coloured-coded signs. If you want to take the green trail, then follow the green signs. If you want to follow the yellow trail, then take the yellow signs. It’s clear that to stay on the trail you need to follow the coloured signs. Following the yellow signs will never put me on the green trail. David began by describing the trail to avoid.
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What if you could be in the room to hear the royal advice that Queen Elizabeth gave to Prince Charles to prepare him for the day when he would become king? What advice would she have provided Charles to enable him to be a wise king? While we might not know what advice is provided to the British crown through the generations, Psalm 1 gives us a glimpse of the kingly advice that David gave to his son Solomon.
Read moreWhat is a lament? Why are laments an important part of the Psalms? Why did King David insist that the nation learn to lament?
A lament is a way of expressing sorrow, anger, pain, regret, and other similar emotions before God. Laments allow us to process the brokenness we experience both in our own lives and in the world around us. The laments in the Psalms give us the language to come before God when words like, “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” (Psalm 27:1) are far from our lips.
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Read moreWhat was happening in Israel when David came onto the scene? Where had the nation been, and where was it heading? How did this period in Israel’s history inspire the writing of the Psalms?
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Head and Heart Collide 