Well Lit Path

EP.64 - Bless God for who He is

In Psalm 68, the Psalmist proclaims God’s power and majesty, urging Him to rise against His enemies and uplift the righteous.
The imagery of smoke and melting wax emphasizes the transient nature of the wicked before God’s might. We as believers are called to rejoice, recognizing the ultimate victory achieved through Christ’s resurrection.
This psalm serves as a reminder of God’s eternal reign and his enduring character, encouraging deeper worship and a life of praise in response to His grace and mercy.

EP.63 - His Blessing for His Glory

In Psalm 67 we see why God blesses us and why we should want to be blessed by him. It may not be why you think.
Do we have a good grasp on God's glory? Could any of us answer that to the affirmative? If we did would we be telling the truth?
As Christians it should be one of our goals to better understand how to give God glory and why. We may understand he is worthy of it, but can we understand just a little bit more about his glory through this Psalm?  

EP.62 - Come and See

In Psalm 66 we are going to WORSHIP!! This is turning into a theme and is indicative of why the Psalms were such great worship songs for the Israelites. 
In this Psalm, the psalmist calls on all people to worship God, speaks of his glory, his beauty, his power and then he provides us with the proper response to our God.
The message of the Psalm boils down to multiple calls to Come and See. This was also the phrase on the lips of the apostles who brought people to meet Christ. It should be the phrase on our lips as well. It should be the praise on our lips. Come and see what God has done, for us, come and see what he has done for all creation, come and see his rich blessings, his love, his sacrifice, his salvation. Come and see what God has done.

EP.61 - Get stuck in a rut

In Psalm 65, David shows us the manifold specific blessings of God to the believer, and God's general blessings on all creatures and people. 
It's easy to take the general blessings of God for granted. It is just as easy to take his specific blessings for the believer for granted. But he has lavished us with rich kindness we could never deserve. Not just as believers, but he has given each and every person on this planet, breath and life. It's easy to get stuck in a rut that blinds us to his rich blessings. 
What if we got stuck in a different rut? A rut of praising him for each and every thing and person in our lives. What if we lived our life in that rut? Maybe we just need to get stuck in a new rut!

EP.60 - Considering the Wicked

In Psalm 64, David describes to us the wicked and God's handling of them. This week, I'd like for us to consider how God will eventually handle them vs how he would prefer to handle them. 
As Christians it may seem easy to ask for and pray for God's judgment, yet we forget what judgment would have meant of run without the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. 
Maybe we need to re-evaluate how we approach praying about the wicked, and David ends with a great example of what it could be like to do so.

EP.59 - Satisfied with Praise

In Psalm 63, David gives us quite the pattern for praise. He is in a situation where once again it would be easy to ask God why, instead he thanks God for being exactly what he needs when he needs it.
Do we thirst after God? Praise Him, he can quench it!
Are we hungry for God? Praise Him, he can satisfy!
What is our praise life like? Do we praise him and thank him for all he is and all he does, or are we calling out for help? Do we praise him with our lips and our actions? Let's look at how we can please God by praising Him.

EP.58 - I shall not be moved

Psalm 62 shows us a few "only"s that we need to take note of. David found that only God could provide some of the things he needed.
Our recognition of the "only"s we need in our lives is made apparent to us according to our perception of the presence of God. While he is always present and always near, our relationship with him dictates how we perceive his presence, whether we perceive him to be close our far away. 
David stressed that we should always seek to perceive the closeness of his presence. And it is in the "only"s that we can find how to stay aware of our need for his closeness.

EP.57 - From the dumps to the higher rock

In Psalm 61, David lets us in on his answer to what to do when we feel overwhelmed.
Yep, life is hard. It can seem like a grind. That can make us feel like we're low, like we're down in the dumps. We've tried everything, we just can seem to get out of our funk. Yeah, we've prayed, but our situation just hasn't changed.
Have we asked to be led? Not to better circumstances, but to a better standing? Have we asked for help instead of asking for God to just fix everything? 
Are we listening?