“Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” – Psalm 103:5 This verse tells us that God satisfies us with good so that our youth is renewed. The two words ‘so that’ reveal that our satisfaction in God is the means that God uses to grant us His mighty strength. The ‘good’ that is…

“Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning.” – Joel 2:12 The prophet Joel compares the coming day of the Lord with the succession of locust invasions, which sequentially devour every crop and all vegetation. The entire nation of Israel was commanded to fast and to cry out to the Lord their God in sincere repentance of…

“My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.” – Psalm 57:7 In this psalm, David appealed for mercy twice. And in this verse, David twice expressed his steadfast confidence in God.  David was alone in the cave and the troubles were all over him, but he has fixed his heart in God. And that…