The phrase “my whole heart” is found eight times in the Bible and each of them is in the book of Psalms. Of the eight occurrences in the book of Psalms, five of them are in Psalm 119. All three times the phrase appears outside Psalm 119, the psalmist is saying, “I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart” (9:1; 111:1; 138:1),…

The last four words of Psalm 37:3 (in the New King James Version) are intriguing: “feed on His faithfulness.” Picture a lamb out in the field of Israel—what is that lamb “feeding on” in the field? He has grass and to spare. Picture a child of a king walking into a banquet hall in the palace—what is that child “feeding on” in that huge banquet…

As you think about King David in the Bible—growing up in the household of Jesse, being chosen at a young age to be the next king of Israel, being close friends with the king’s son, becoming king and living in the king’s house—it is unlikely that you have ever pictured him as “poor and needy.” And yet, that is exactly how he describes…

Did anyone ever tell you when you were growing up, “Don’t look at the sun! You’ll go blind!”? It reminds us of Saul of Tarsus seeing “a light from heaven, brighter than the sun” (Acts 26:13), which caused him to be blind for three days (Acts 9:3-9). We grasp the concept of bright lights affecting our ability to see. So, darkness should be safe for…

On the FIRST DAY of Jesus’ life, where were His arms? Strange question, isn’t it? The Bible indicates that His arms were by His side, restrained there by the swaddling cloths (Luke 2:7). Fast forward 33 years. On the LAST DAY of Jesus’ life, where were His arms? They were no longer restrained by His side! They were stretched out as far as they could go, in order…

Dozens of times in the New Testament, the Holy Spirit gives instructions to Christians regarding our relationship with and interaction with “one another” by using that pronoun “one another.” This is a reciprocal pronoun, wherein a person performs an action for, toward or on another person, while receiving that same action performed in return. It is easy as humans to point the finger…

Do you ever feel like you have too much going on? Do you feel overwhelmed and not sure how much more you can take? Sometimes it is easy to let stresses take over. If any of that sounds familiar, consider this. STEP ONE: Press pause for just 10 seconds. When Peter was overwhelmed, he prayed the shortest prayer in the Bible, “Lord, save me!” (Matt. 14:30). Throughout…

These are four words that all Christians would do exceedingly well to lodge in their hearts and live in their personal interactions. It is really easy to get our feathers ruffled and get upset, even with our fellow Christians, over what is usually not all that significant in the grand scheme of things.  When Abram and Lot and their families returned from Egypt,…