Pastor’s Blog
Conscience: Psalm 103:13-14
Thank God for the conscience! It's like the moral pain center. Without the experience of pain, which no one likes, we'd get hurt worse and worse. The saying in the gym is, "If it hurts, stop." And without the conscience, we'd go deeper and deeper into sin until consequences became irrevocable.
The Fight: Psalms 57 & 142
When David was on the run, hiding to save his life, he wrote two psalms about living in caves. During that period, sometimes he felt hopeful and encouraged (Psalm 57), and at other times he felt hopeless and discouraged (Psalm 142). In both, he is up and down, fighting for faith.
Escape: Psalm 59:9, 17
Have you ever had a dream where you were being chased? There’s that sense of dire straits, of peril and intensity because "they" are out to get you, and they are coming fast! Thank God, that's just a dream. Imagine being on the run for your life!
Honesty: Psalms 57 & 142
In order to escape King Saul's jealous, murderous rage, David, though innocent, had to run for his life. He soon found himself a wanderer, a nomad, looking for any safe place that might provide protection for a little while. During that time, he found a cave to live in, and he wrote two psalms while living there. Psalm 57 is very hopeful. Psalm 142 is discouraged, fighting for hope.