3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;    maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.4 Rescue the weak and the needy;    deliver them from the hand of the wicked. (Psalms 82:3-4 ESV) This world can be very hard on people. At times there seems to be no escape for those who...

13 For you formed my inward parts;    you knitted me together in my mother's womb.14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[a]Wonderful are your works;    my soul knows it very well. (Psalms 139:13-14 ESV) We have two image problems. On the one hand we are people who are not perfect, and as...

7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? (Hebrews 12:7 ESV) When I consider my childhood, I think fondly of my father. He was a good man, stern, but fair and someone who...

18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,    the Lord would not have listened. (Psalms 66:18 ESV) Do you sometimes doubt your faith? I think we all go through periods where we might. The enemy sows seeds of doubt, especially around faith matters. He also is the father of condemnation. He...

17 Thus says the Lord,    your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:“I am the Lord your God,    who teaches you to profit,    who leads you in the way you should go. (Isaiah 48:17 ESV) Yesterday, we talked about the hard way. But do we really have a good idea of the way our lives should go?...