In a strange spiritual metaphor, God plants TREES inside buildings. They are big, healthy, growing trees. Why? to give fruit. How? by paying attention to the basics of plantsmanship. In the church, what characteristics have been attended to to result in fruitful plantings? They are people who have paid attention to fellowship, to service, to study and to AWE. Join me for 7 minutes as we do exactly that. Subscribe and comment and share on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RZfQTxP5Y0E

STUPID is a rare word in scripture. It is used only 12x in 1000 pages. When the stupid speak then, we probably should listen. Specifically, listen what NOT to do. The stupid never ask a little question that we are going to ask: Am I being stupid? It is a brave question. Join me for 7 minutes as we ask it. https://youtu.be/n0BUhiJ3i4o

If only evil would just STAY IN ITS LANE. No, it has the intent to spill over and assail the people of God. This background of difficulty and opposition is what makes the truth of Ps 27 all the more beautiful. Join me as David sets his heart in a certain way that can be beneficial to us if we follow him. https://youtu.be/UJUEY9Qc_6Y

Listen as I am swarmed by a few thousand grackles during this podcast. That's OK, because it is about BEING KEPT BY THE LORD. It means both to been SEEN and to be PROTECTED. Where does my help come from? So the Psalmist asks and then answers: My help is from the Lord. Listen if you are being Kept, or if you are soon to be kept. Or watch if you just like 1000s of grackles. Subscribe: https://youtu.be/Piwgu8ZrZY0

Ps 84:10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. Better than a day at Cedar Point, Disneyland, or a thousand Christmas mornings is a day in the presence of God. Join me for 6 minutes as we honor doorkeepers and all those who "find a home" at the altar of God. Subscribe because it will be good to be here tomorrow too.  ...

A day is coming when God shows up to make all things right. Little Psalm 82 addresses that day and all the days in between then and now. Rulers now will be overshadowed by the real Ruler. Weak and strong alike will receive justice. God arises to judge the earth. It is the day when He makes all things right. Join me for 5 minutes: https://youtu.be/P8L4ntiiFgU

The Throne of David, 3000 years later is STILL occupied in Israel. 3000 years from now, it will continue to be occupied then and forever. It is Jesus that now "sits on the throne of David." David's house is forever. David's throne is forever. David's kingdom is forever. Join me in Psalm 18 as David sings about this truth that even he does not fully understand. https://youtu.be/aTGf4MaDTvo

Nope. God doesn't answer every call. Why? Because some calls are asked insincerely. They are just words, often of regret, but of no real repentance. Good news: God DOES answer every call that is petitioned with humility and submission. He is a shield to ALL who (sincerely) call on Him. The tent is big enough for everybody who is on their knees. Listen first for 7 minutes. Call on Him for 2 minutes after you subscribe. https://youtu.be/yUTo6WinwIk

Join me for a real moment in time when God "bows the heavens" toward David. David is in real trouble as he has real spears and real armies thrown at him. We'll admire the affections of David and the arrival of the Lord. Join me in psalm 18. We'll show up to watch the Lord show up for David. If you like, subscribe. If you don't like today's, subscribe anyway, for tomorrow will be better. https://youtu.be/kWT63K43hy0

If Ps119 could speak it'd have a lot to say: It would say the spiritual life is not lived alone. It'd ask us to Attach to the people of God with the same grace that the Person of God has attached to you. It would say that believers have their feet in the butter tub of grace, and we'd best be living lives of gratefulness. Finally, it would say that suffering can actually be good. There are things to grow from in the midst of it. I might even stretch toward gratefulness because of i...

There are 8 kinds of people who should watch this 7 minute video: those who struggle with pornthose who have a broken relationshipthose who are caught in doomscrollingthose who are in circumstances they do not preferthose who desire real inimacythose who are interested in walking the faithful history of Godthose who want a bigger portion of Godand those who want to profit from their suffering.If any of those are you, then Ps119 is for you. Watch here and maybe even subscribe: https://youtu.be...

It takes some guts to request to be sought, especially if that search will be conducted by God Almighty. Today, we'll hear of an invitation by a human to the Divine: seek me, discover me, find me. The first question is practical: will I allow myself to be geographically discovered? The second is more dramatic: will I allow myself to be spiritually discovered? Join me for 7 minutes to hear a human make such a request. Please subscribe.

If your life knows some trouble, perhaps you will find a partner in Ps119. The psalmist knows trouble. But it doesn't stop there. He also knows his Bible. He also knows the character and the actual Person of God. So, don't just stop with the trouble. This hard work isn't for sissies. Subscribe and comment and appreciate: https://youtu.be/EY0zz4Un-Y4

Ps 119:151 makes an audacious claim: YOU ARE NEAR, O LORD We must then ask: when exactly is God near? What is going on? What are the circumstances and when is this nearness experienced? Listen to a sliver of this grand psalm to discover WHEN GOD is NEAR. https://youtu.be/co8gwM5B9Uo

One of the great beauties of Ps119 is TROUBLE. It pulls no punches. It faces the reality of life head on. Trouble is here. Then what? Join me in Ps119 for 6 minutes and let's find out what we might do when "trouble has found me out". https://youtu.be/VGiyAEnPLyM

The guy who wrote Psalm 119 reports that he loves God's communication more than GOLD, pure Gold. At current pricing, that is more than $4000 per ounce. It is precious. By that, I mean the metal and the message; the shiny stuff and the Scripture. Both are treasures, but only one lasts. God's oration is more valuable than our most rare ore. God's sovereignty is of greater worth than any sovereigns. God's declaration is more precious than all the doubloons out there. See ...

We all get to decide how inclined or not inclined we set our heart towards the Bible. Ps119 instructs us to deal with the Bible by inclining our hearts toward it. We do this demonstratively: that is, with our affections, and lovedirectionally: we allow the Word to help change our directiondesperately: if there were any other plan b, we wouldn't have to throw ourselves so desperately upon Him. But there is not. We MUST so incline our hearts.So let's lean into Him as we are co...

Oh, How I Love Your _________. Can you guess it from Ps119? Oh, how I love Your Law. It is my delight. It is my LIFE, my PROTECTION. It is my favor. It is useful and practical in life. It helps with every step. Your word is sweet to me, sweeter than honey. I delight in your law Oh, how I love Your Word. Subscribe! https://youtu.be/AuPJ5OBZCDQ

I notice Two things regarding what the psalmist desires: 1. You cannot see it NOW (except in promise) 2. You cannot see it HERE (except in shadow) So the TIMING is: Not now, not yet. and the LOCATION is Not here. The object of his ambitions are other worldly and slightly delayed. Let us respond in knowledge and in faith and in agreement. Subscribe. https://youtu.be/dlpD911xXNw

What if God’s hands have made my hands? If God even made my pinkie, it changes everything. If my hands are made by HIM, then what these hands do regarding work; what these hands consider regarding who these hands hold, and to WHO THESE HANDS ARE RAISED IN WORSHIP is all affected. Who made your pinkie? If it was you, you can skip the next part. If it wasn't you, then listen carefully to the next 7 minutes. It changes everything. Subscribe to change everything tomorrow too. https://...