Category archives: Pastor's blogs
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3 days ago
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Psalm 17:9
9(Hide me) from the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
King Saul was envious of David. He tried to kill him several times. One night, David had opportunity to kill King Saul as narrated in 1 Samuel 26:6-11. 7Saul was lying asleep inside the cam... [read more]
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1 week ago
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Psalm 17:8
8Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.
The phrase "apple of my eye" refers to something or someone that one cherishes above all others. Originally, it was an idiom referring to the pupil of the eye. In modern usage, it signifies a person who holds a sp... [read more]
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3 weeks ago
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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]
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4 weeks ago
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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]
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1 month ago
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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]
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1 month ago
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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]
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2 months ago
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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]
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2 months ago
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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]
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2 months ago
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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]
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