• S l a v e r y

• Psalm 2:3 3 “Let us break their chains and throw   off their shackles.” It had been reported that in the past generations, masters secured slaves with chains and shackles. Slaves who were chained and shackled had no freedom to go anywhere they desired to be present. Chains and shackles are symb... [read more]

 

• Attract

• Psalm 2:2 2 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed.      To be anointed by the Lord attracts oppositions from every side. David was anointed king of Israel. It is expected for him to have enemies from other nations, but it was unfort... [read more]

 

• News Headlines

• Psalm 2:1 1Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?  News headlines are not without heartbreaking articles about death of innocent individuals. It’s heartbreaking for families to hear disappearance of their loved ones. It negatively affected worldwide economy when it was reporte... [read more]

 

• Moses Climbed

• Psalm 1:6 6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.  In Deuteronomy 34:1-7, 1Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the Lord showed him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan, 2all of... [read more]

 

• Election

• Psalm 1:5         5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.  Election of church leaders should help us understand that all authorities that exist have been established by God, and that includes private and public authorities. Consequently... [read more]

 

• Chaff

• Psalm 1:4 4Not so the wicked! They are like   chaff that the wind blows away. Why did the Psalmist compare the wicked to chaff that the wind blows away? During wheat harvest, grains are separated from chaff. In the old traditional way of separating the grain from the chaff, harvesters dry the... [read more]

 

• Daniel

•     Psalm 1:3  3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers. It says in Daniel 1:8-9, 8Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for pe... [read more]

 

• Regulation

• Psalm 1:2 2 but whose delight is in the law of   the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.      A story was circulated about a group of fishermen who caught so much fish at a certain river reserved for Aboriginals. They may have been excited about the large number of fish they caught... [read more]

 

• David

• Psalm 1:1 1 Blessed is the one who does not   walk in step with the wicked or stand   in the way that sinners take or sit in   the company of mockers      Few hours before he destroyed the fearsome giant Goliath, the youthful David heard some dispirited comments that disrespected his capability... [read more]

 

• W h e e l

• Ecclesiastes 12:14 14For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.           Someone said that when the wheel of life rolls, you will be at the top or at the bottom. Some poverty-stricken individuals may think that the wheel of their life ... [read more]

 

• Garage

• Ecclesiastes 12:13 13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.          The original purpose of building a garage is to house motor vehicles. Do you park your vehicle in your garage? Creative individual... [read more]

 

• Goads

• Ecclesiastes 12:11   11 The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd.  Goads are sticks with sharp spike used by shepherds to guide adventurous sheep that may wander or stray away from the group. The sharp hook or spike may stimul... [read more]