•  ...><(((‘>  *Wonder*  <’)))><...  

• Psalm 17:7 7Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.                What wonder of God’s great love have you experienced yet? Joseph told their father a bad report about his brothers. And twice, his brothers interprete... [read more]

 

•  ...><(((‘>  *Give*  <’)))><...  

• Psalm 17:6 6I call on you, O God, for you will   answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.       Undoubtedly, the Psalmist expected God to give him his ear and hear his prayer. Are you prepared to give ear and attentively listen each time your friends come to you and share their problem? Are... [read more]

 

•  ...><(((‘>  *Step*  <’)))><... 

• Psalm 17:5 5My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not stumbled.  How do you know when a young child is ready to walk on his own strength? Sensible parents hold their young child and let him stand on their palm to test how the child responds. If the child jumps up and down, they hold him... [read more]

 

•  ...><(((‘>  *Bribe*  <’)))><...

• Psalm 17:4 4Though people tried to bribe me, I   have kept myself from the ways of   the violent through what your lips have commanded.   Several individuals published on social media about attending class reunion. The wife instructed her husband, “When we attend our class reunion, we should dis... [read more]

 

•  ...><(((‘>  *Probe*  <’)))><...

• Psalm 17:3 3Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.   How great the feeling could be when we know that no evil has disillusioned us throughout the day. But if the Lord probes us at the end of... [read more]

 

•  ...><(((‘>  *Right*  <’)))><...

• Psalm 17:2 2Let my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right. You did your best effort. You did what is right. Yet unexpectedly they rejected your best effort as not good enough. Could their standard be higher than yours? Did they intentionally not want to acknowledge that you d... [read more]

 

•  ...><(((‘>  *Plea*  <’)))><...

•    Psalm 17:1 1 Hear me, Lord, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer—it does not rise from deceitful lips. Naturally, it feels sad when loved ones die. But should we plea to God to bring the dead back to life? We can learn from King David. It narrated in 2 Samuel 12:20-23, 20Then Dav... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘> *Path* <’)))><...

• Psalm 16:11 11You make known to me the path of   life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.             The Lord is always reaching out to anyone who would trust him. He initiates the first step to reconcile us to him. After sin invaded the worl... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  *Abandon*  <’)))><...

• Psalm 16:10 10You will not abandon me to the  realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful One see decay.               Lord Jesus Christ did not see decay after his death on the cross. Interestingly, Psalmist prophesied about it. The earthly remains of Jesus was buried but he was not aband... [read more]

 

•  ...><(((‘>  *Glad*  <’)))><...

• Psalm 16:9 9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure.                   LSS or Last Song Syndrome refers to experience when certain song got stuck in the mind and most often, specific parts of the song are unmindfully repeated. After worship service, you ... [read more]

 

•  ...><(((‘> *Shaken* <’)))><...

• Psalm 16:8 8I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. At a very young age, David was never shaken when he faced adversities. When he volunteered to fight the giant Goliath, not even the King Saul could believe him. Why? Scholars approximated that Davi... [read more]

 

•  ...><(((‘>  *DIY*  <’)))><...

• Psalm 16:7 7I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. DIY (Do-it-yourself) stores challenge creativity. If you can “do-it-yourself,” your personal fulfillment can be greater. Initially, the DIY approach advertises repair or upgrade of home projects. Overtime... [read more]