THE INWARD CRY

THE INWARD CRY

Psalms 5:1 (NKJV) ‘Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation.’ My daily desire is that God will not just hear my words but the unspoken deep cries of my heart. Sometimes, we are at loss for words but God knows and understands. Even when words fail us, He...
THE INWARD CRY

LYING IN SAFETY

Psalms 4:8 (NKJV) ‘I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.’ It has often been said that safety is not the absence of danger but the presence of the Lord, and this is very true indeed. The reason why I can lie down and...
THE INWARD CRY

OVERFLOWING GLADNESS

Psalms 4:6-7 (NKJV) ‘…Lord, lift up the light of your countenance upon us. You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the season that their grain and wine increased.’ There are pleasures that come from human means and human things. The earth can provide pleasures...
THE INWARD CRY

CHECK THE OFFERING

Psalms 4:5 (NKJV) ‘Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.’ All sacrifices are useless if they are not the sacrifices of righteousness. All ministries are useless if they are not the ministries in righteousness. We tend to focus so much...
THE INWARD CRY

MANAGING ANGER

Psalms 4:4 (NKJV) ‘Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still.’ One way not to sin when we are angry is to practice the discipline of stillness and meditation. Anger is a fire that consumes and when the fire is lit, it spreads very...