Seeing Jesus in the Psalms

  Psalms 130 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help. 2 Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer. 3 Lord, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? 4 But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you. 5 I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word. 6 I long for the Lord more than sentries long for the dawn, yes, more than sentries long for the dawn. 7 O Israel, hope in the Lord; for with the Lord there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. 8 He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin. Psalm 130 hope in the Lord v.7 MAIN POINT: There is hope for despair in the person of Jesus who redeems. If you read too quickly you might miss the words “ depths of despair ”. You might have become numb to a Psalmist’s honesty and emotional transparency. Maybe you are too tired yourself to feel with the writer and to connect to the words aga...

  Psalm 62 “He (God) alone” v.2 David attracted attention and was surrounded by people. Ever since the Goliath incident and maybe ever since the day Samuel anoints David. David had seven passed-over brothers and those brothers had friends. So Samuel the prophet comes along and endangers the whole family with this anointing incident. Everybody is immediately guilty of treason. It’s hard to believe that it was kept a secret by all the sons of Jesse, the servants of David’s household and David’s parents. Maybe people didn’t put much stock in the visit after nothing seems to come of it until the day David killed Goliath. Add to those things David's other roles, such as the task of helping Saul find rest by David visiting and playing his harp. So David might be the next king, and surely people will want a piece of the David train action. After Goliath, David has a few different roles in the royal household of Saul. Upstart military leader, closest friend of the royal prince Jonathan, a...

  Psalm 57 I have only one rock, only one unchangeable, sure, safe place, and that is my God. I see the wonderful works of my God everywhere I look. And I see His loving hand of mercy and care over my path when I look back and in faith as I look ahead. I know that there is nothing I will encounter that God has not intended for my good. I have seen the complaints and the requests for vindication and retribution from David and the Psalmist in these first 57 chapters. But what I also see, soaring above the cries for help and frustrations, is our God . And daily I hardly have to scratch the surface to see a link between the Psalm and Jesus. Today I see Jesus being hounded just like David. As King of all the universe, Jesus and His Father in Heaven with the Spirit had all the power and authority to do things any way or anywhere They wished to have done things; They could have changed things so the enemies never surrounded or threatened David or Jesus. God is unlimited in His power and l...

For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does. Psalm 33:4 NLT  Psalm 33 Yesterday 8 people came to the bookstore to be taught by a locally well-known evangelist. The evangelist said we don’t need to prove anything about God. The Bible says people already know the truth that God exists and that He is good. We don’t need to argue about creation or God’s power and sovereignty; these things are already self-evident.  Psalm 33 responds to the facts we already know and confirms we know these things because God made us. Main Point: Psalm 33v.4 The word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does. I invite you to reread Psalm 33 and insert Jesus where it speaks of the Lord or the Word of the Lord or really any truth about God. (For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me. John 12:45 [Look these verses up and be amazed: Colossians 1:15 , John 14:9-10, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Hebrews 1:3]) Let’s reread verse 4 with Jesus in mind. Psalm 3...