BITE-SIZED RESOURCES FOR SPIRITUAL FITNESS

Articles and other resources that help you move closer to Jesus, experience a transformed life, and become a biblically engaged disciple-maker.

Feb 27, 2019

Who's Thinking About You?

Read Psalm 40:9-17 A little boy asked his father, "Dad, what does God think about?" Now that is a profound question. After all, if God...

Feb 27, 2019

How Is Your Character?

Read Psalm 41:1-13 When was the last time you heard a preacher or Sunday school teacher talk about integrity? I hope it's been recently,...

Feb 27, 2019

Are You Down?

Read Psalm 42:1-11 Twice in Psalm 42 the writer asks: "Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me?" (vv....

Feb 27, 2019

Guide and Guard

Read Psalm 43:1-5 We all have days when we feel as though God has forsaken us, when it seems as if the Enemy is winning and we are...

Feb 27, 2019

Out from the Depths

Read Psalm 42-43 The next time you feel like quitting, read these chapters. The psalmist presents contrasts that depict the ups and downs...

Feb 27, 2019

What a History!

Read Psalm 44:1-8 The older we get, the more we are inclined to start talking about "the good old days." The writer of this psalm must...

Feb 27, 2019

Where's the Victory?

Read Psalm 44:9-16 Israel in its early days recorded one victory after another. God delivered Israel from Egypt. He then took the...

Feb 27, 2019

Is God Asleep?

Read Psalm 44:17-26 Have you ever thought that God is asleep? Maybe it seems He isn't concerned about your problems and difficulties. Or...

Feb 27, 2019

Riding in Majesty

Read Psalm 45:1-5 We often think of Jesus as gentle, meek and mild. He was that, of course. "I am gentle and lowly in heart" (Matt....

Feb 27, 2019

A Righteous Throne

Read Psalm 45:6-12 Whenever things are shaky around you, whenever you are afraid, just remember that God is on His righteous throne,...

Feb 27, 2019

Beauty Within

Read Psalm 45:13-17 Psalm 45 is a wedding psalm. It says this about the bride: "The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing...

Feb 27, 2019

Help in Tight Places

Read Psalm 46:1-3 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (v. 1). This assurance from the Lord ought to take...

Feb 27, 2019

Drink-Don't Faint

Read Psalm 46:4-7 God is our Refuge, so we need not fear. But He is also our River, so we need not faint. "There is a river whose streams...

Feb 27, 2019

Take Your Hands Off

Read Psalm 46:8-11 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" (v. 10). The...

Feb 27, 2019

Hidden Resources

Read Psalm 46:1-11 Agnostic writer H. G. Wells said, "God is an ever absentee help in times of trouble." He was wrong. Psalms 46-48 grew...

Feb 27, 2019

Our Song of Praise

Read Psalm 47:1-9 "For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with understanding" (v. 7). If anything should turn our hearts to...

Feb 27, 2019

Timeless Praise

Read Psalm 47:1-9 Our praise of God is a timeless act of worship. We can look at this psalm from three different points in time. First,...

Feb 27, 2019

Citizens of Zion

Read Psalm 48:1-8 The people of Israel always have been proud of Jerusalem. Psalm 48 describes the city this way: "Beautiful in...

Feb 27, 2019

Even Unto Death

Read Psalm 48:9-14 No one has more civic pride than the Jewish people who live in Jerusalem. While talking to a tour guide in Israel, my...

Feb 27, 2019

Don't Trust in Wealth

Read Psalm 49:1-13 The writer of this psalm certainly had the right attitude toward wealth. He warns, "Those who trust in their wealth...