Thank you editor. I will enjoy reading these!

K, I am quite excited about this. Who doesn't love the Psalms? And this ministry tells us how to make application. What better Psalm to start off with than a prophetic one that our Lord fulfilled!

I think we have all felt deserted by God before. I know i have felt He has left me twisting in the wind, and i wondered why. but looking back, i know it was for the best. His will always is, ultimately for our good.

i'm glad you are doing this psalm thing. i don't know if i will get to give it enough time, but i will certainly be checking in. thanks ed. the psalms have always been a favorite place for me.

They sure do help me. David knew both how to wail and to praise before the Lord. He was unique and inspired and the Psalms have helped me so many times to express myself.

Persecuted?

Psalm 7

1 O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

This prayer was uttered by David in a grievous time of his life. In the midst of the threats to his life, he found comfort in the security of God.

Most of us don't know what persecution really is. There are many, many, Christians today who live in daily danger because of their faith. There are people, every day, who are being killed just because they are found with a Bible or are heard praying to Jesus Christ.

My friends, I urge you to take some time to pray today and thank God that you have the freedom to worship. I also urge you to pray for the millions around the world who worship everyday in secrecy and also for the missionaries abroad who risk their lives daily in hostile environments to make sure that the message of Jesus Christ is shared throughout the world.

"O Lord my God, mine by a special covenant, sealed by Jesus' blood, and ratified in my own soul by a sense of union to thee; in thee, and in thee only, do I put my trust, even now in my sore distress. I shake, but my rock moves not. It is never right to distrust God, and never vain to trust him. And now, with both divine relationship and holy trust to strengthen him, David utters the burden of his desire -- save me from all them that persecute me." -- C.H. Spurgeon

May God bless your day with hope,

The Floodgate Ministry Team

Starting Over

Psalm 103

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

This psalm is thought to have been written in David's later years. David's life was finally settling down after many battles with his enemies, his nation, his family, and even his own flesh. You may remember that, at one point in his life, David rebelled against God and paid a tremendous price for it.

This Psalm is a beautiful song about what God can do with us even after we have gone astray from his purpose.

Do you need to "start over" today? Take the time today to ask for God's renewal in your life.

"To grow from a sparrow to an eagle, and leave the wilderness of the pelican to mount among the stars is enough to make any man cry, 'Bless the Lord, O my soul.' Thus, is the endless chain of grace complete. Sins forgiven, its power subdued, and its penalty averted, then we are honoured, supplied, and our very nature renovated, till we are as new-born children in the household of God."-- C.H. Spurgeon

The Floodgate Ministry Team

thankyou Editor I like Psalms