This week I started reading the book of Proverbs and I have taken it slowly, meditating just on the first chapter. I am learning to spend time in the word to know the Word as opposed to spending time in the word to reach a specific goal or to mark a task as “complete”. In…
If today was my last day, I would leave my most treasured possession with my loved ones staying behind with the instruction to care for it with the same diligence and love I had for it. I would instruct the beneficiaries of my inheritance to guard it with all that they have so that it…
As I reflect on this week, there have been great moments of joy and happiness and other moments of mundane tasks that could almost sweep away that joy and happiness. It simply reminded me of how much can happen within a week and how much of that change can affect us either positively or negatively.…
The Psalms are such a rich and diverse book! This week, I was immersed in the “Songs of Ascents”. These are psalms that were sang during the climb to Jerusalem as people were going to the house of the LORD to worship as ordained by God. I imagine them to have been sung in one…
As I close my time in Psalm 119, there have been a few themes that have come up as the psalmist wraps up his tribute to the word of God. These themes include steadfastness in our devotion to God’s law or steadfastness in keeping the faith and not neglecting to call on the LORD in…
The word of God is called the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17). Among the weapons available to the Christian, it is the only offensive one, the one we use to attack our adversary. As I have been reading in Psalm 119, there is much more to the word of God. For example, “pondering on…
Throughout the Bible, we are told that God’s word is good for our souls. It brings us life, it revives us, it blesses us, it purifies us, in other words, it is vital for the Christian. We ought to give ourselves to it. Many Psalms tell us that the one who obeys or walks according…
The diversity of the Psalms truly makes them one of the books of the Bible that are applicable to most aspects if not all aspects of life. In general, psalms are songs of praise and worship, but they are also prayers and supplications to the LORD. In my continuous reading, I stumbled upon a type of…
It’s amazing how much can change in the span of a week! As a matter of fact, in a single day, much can happen. I think of the weather that can switch suddenly without warning going from rainy to hot or from dark to sunny. Similarly, you can start a day happy and end it…
As I am writing this post, my heart is full of gratitude. The verse “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life” (Psalm 23:6) is on my mind and heart. This is the LORD’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes (Psalm 118:23). The goodness of God is something…
A Word Aptly Spoken 