Seeing Jesus in the Psalms

  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...

  Psalms 53 How refreshing that God is so open and clear about opinions and positions held among mankind. If there is anything I hate it is being lied to or being deceived. Society says there is no God. Society says that you can believe what you want as long as it doesn't hurt others. Society says a loving God won't judge people. Society says we have no reason to fear a loving God. These are all lies according to Psalm 53. So when God makes something absolutely clear and it flies in the face of commonly held views of society today, I know not to believe those lies. My heart wants to go after the people with such ideas but my spirit says focus on what God reveals about Himself here first. My pride wants to point fingers (other times it may want to defend people against such accusations as are found here). But I am looking for Jesus in the Psalms. I am looking for the teachings of Jesus and the previews of Jesus. MAIN POINT: There is a God who is seeking people who want to know H...