Author: Kathy Sheldon Davis
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Listen to the Talking Clouds – Psalm 19
I love clouds. They’ve always fascinated me, how they don’t stop changing their shape as they march, roll, and stretch across the sky. When I learned from scripture that Jesus Christ will return to earth in the clouds, I studied the skies even more closely. The heavens are declaring and the skies are proclaiming, and…
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God Smokes – Psalm 18
When I opened up to Psalm 18 this morning I believed I was reading lyrics to a hymn that was once a childhood favorite, “O Worship the King.” That God could be so angry the foundations of mountains would shake and smoke would come from his nostrils, that because of his presence violent weather could…
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Protect Me Like your Eyeballs – Psalm 17
The psalmist is imploring God for deliverance from mortal enemies that are ready to pounce on him “like a lion hungry for prey, like a fierce lion crouching in cover” (Psalm 17:4 NIV). “I call on you, my God, for you will answer me. Turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. Show me…
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The Chapter I Memorized – Psalm 16
This psalm was one I chose to memorize many years ago, mainly because of declarations like this which I hold dear. “In your presence is fullness of joy” (Psalm 16:11 NKJV). Not just momentary happiness, not the answer to all my dreams and wishes, but fullness of joy. It’s there in his presence. Look at…
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Who Gets to Live Near God? – Psalm 15
What would it be like to go back in time and hear the psalms of the Bible sung live? Wouldn’t it be great to hear the writer of Psalm 15 sing the song himself? I’d be fascinated to hear it. Psalm 15 is a list of attributes of a person who is allowed to live in…
