Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 2, 2020
“W. S. Plumer said, “We never see sin aright until we see it as against God. All sin is against God in this sense: that it is His law that is broken, His authority that is despised, His government that is set at naught Pharaoh and Balaam, Saul and Judas each said, ‘I have sinned’ which is only
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 19, 2026
[313]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THOUGHTS BASED ON PSALM 27 - VERSION 2
This poem is Version 2 for Psalm 27. The difference between the two versions is metre. The first has a metre of 10 throughout but Version 2 has a metre of 11 throughout.
Psalm 27 has 14 verses and contains some famous
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 18, 2026
[312]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THOUGHTS BASED ON PSALM 27 - VERSION 1
Psalm 27 has 14 verses and contains some famous verses such as the following –
{{Psalm 27:1 “The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defence of my life. Whom shall I dread?”}}
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 9, 2025
[026] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BASED ON PSALM 17
The Psalms are always wonderful. Each one has come from the emotional positions of the writers. They represent worship, praise, request, history, prophecy, and prayer, among other things, such as the great Psalm 119 uplifting the word of
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Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
CRISIS OF FAITH: DECIDE WHAT YOU BELIEVE
Dr. Henry Blackaby, co-author of the book Experiencing God, describes David’s crisis this way: "David was a faithful servant of the Lord’s. David refused to rely on human wisdom for guidance. He asked for God’s direction. Was this a crisis of belief
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Contributed by Charles Jones on Oct 21, 2008
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The phrase "He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay…" indicates that God did not just see what David was going through and He did not just listen as David talked; He did
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Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 4, 2009
There is no more powerful example of hating someone for what we are guilty of doing ourselves than the story of David and Bathsheba. David sees Bathsheba and decides he must have her. She is a married woman, the wife of Uriah. David has many wives. To cover his sinful relationship with
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A Christian arrives in Heaven and meets the people of the OLD TESTAMENT Scriptures.
To Noah, he asks what it was like to be in the ark with all those animals.
To Joseph, he asks what it was like to be understand dreams and be 2nd in command of all of Egypt.
To Moses, he asks what it
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 18, 2025
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[030] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BEAUTY FROM ASHES
One of the deepest emotions we have is shame. Shame happens when sin has caused havoc in a person’s life, and the realisation of it bursts like a cloud over the person.
Shame brings guilt and guilt can affect a person greatly, even causing
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Contributed by Jess Bousa on Jan 2, 2005
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There is a story in the Bible about a man named, Mephibosheth. He was the grandson of King Saul and the son of Jonathan. Saul’s son, Jonathan, and David were best friends. They actually entered into a covenant relationship, similar to the ancient covenant of being blood brothers. This means
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Last week we attended our niece’s wedding. Our little 2 year-old granddaughter Lydia was the Flower Girl and our 5-year-old grandson David was Ring-Bearer. Susan was talking to David after the wedding about what a great job he did coming up that aisle. She told him, “Charis said you were an
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Bob Johnson from: http://tabernacle-of-david.com/catechism.html states:
The majority of the Psalms were originally sung as prophetic songs in David's Tabernacle. They account in detail the expressions of worship offered by the Israelites before the Ark of the Covenant. In addition, they describe
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 16, 2010
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"SO YOU WON'T BE AFRAID"
In one of the Nazi death camps, Solomon Rosenberg lived and suffered with his family. It was a work camp, which meant a person had value and stayed out of the ovens as long as he or she could work. Solomon’s parents, aged and broken, were already gone. Now he feared his
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 11, 2026
[346]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - WILLY WILLY WAGTAIL, YOU SWEET BIRD
This may seem an unusual poem. It is about an Australian bird that belongs to the Wagtail or Fantail family. The identification for this bird is “Rhipidura leucophrys” and you may hear its call on this site -
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 15, 2001
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["Mr. Holland’s Opus": Leaving a Legacy, Citation: Mr. Holland’s Opus, (Hollywood Pictures, 1995), rated PG, written by Patrick Sheane Duncan, directed by Stephen Herek; submitted by Greg Asimakoupoulos, Naperville, Illinois]
Mr. Holland’s Opus is a movie about a frustrated composer in Portland,
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