Seeing Jesus in the Psalms

  Psalm 131 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. 1 Lord, my heart is not proud;     my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great     or too awesome for me to grasp. 2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself,     like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk.     Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me . 3 O Israel, put your hope in the Lord—     now and always. MAIN POINT: We can trust Jesus with our future because we have trusted Him with our past and found Him to be trustworthy. David says he comes to the Lord in humility and simplicity. He says he is content. David tells us he has grown up enough he knows he will be cared for by the Lord. And he ends with hope. The past, the present and the future are covered by David’s hope in the Lord.  Let’s look back as David did. David tells us he is now like a we...

  Psalm 108 “...Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings.” Psalm 108:8 There can be confidence and simplicity to life if we want it. I set out by the grace of God 108 days ago to find Jesus in every Psalm. Was I confident? I was mostly confident and if I didn’t find Jesus I knew I was not too many steps away from Him. Still I was less confident that I could get up each day, copy the chapter by hand, and have something to say. But I was willing to fail. And I was praying God would give me daily manna. I also knew I did not have to understand it all. I did not have to explain it all. I did not have to deal with all the questions or language, history, or context. I had given myself a simple task, find Jesus. Everyday it has been like a Where’s Waldo (Wally) puzzle page. But it hasn’t turned out to be difficult. My emotions have been all over the place and my body and mind have offered every distraction possible. But I have four simple steps to accomplish the goal each day.  Make ...