Conquered. Defeated. Afflicted. But never alone. Psalm 79 was birthed from the rubble of Jerusalem. The temple was destroyed, the city was in ruin, and the people were dying. The people had lived in such persistent sin, that God had to remove His hand of protection in order to bring them back to Him. They had to feel the weight of their rebellion before they could understand their true need for the Lord. But even though His presence was no longer “felt”, His promise remained. Silence is not...

Psalm 23 is one of those chapters in the Bible that truly encompasses the greatness of God and what He does for each and every one of us. It’s a psalm that we are taught as children because, in a way, it is a very simple explanation of who God is. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” So often we refer to the Lord as our shepherd, but how often do we really consider the weight of that fact. Being a shepherd means being responsible for feeding and tending to the sheep. We are fed by the...