“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:18 ESV). David wrote this psalm after the Lord delivered him from the Philistines at Gath. In it, he praised God for His faithfulness and exhorted others to taste and see that the Lord is good. This verse highlights God’s tender
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FASTING TO FEED ON GOD’S WORD
“So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments” (Exodus 34:28 ESV). Moses communed with the Lord for 40 days, during which time he fasted from food and water, having no
JESUS IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD
“And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd” (Ezekiel 34:23 ESV). Amidst His words of divine judgment, God gave Israel a promise of a coming shepherd who would lead and feed them as God’s own flock. This shepherd
THE SIGN OF UNBROKEN BONES
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken” (Psalms 34:19-20 ESV). David wrote this psalm during a low period in his life. Running from King Saul who sought to kill him, he tried hiding among the
WHO CAN KNOW GOD FACE TO FACE?
“And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face” (Deuteronomy 34:10 ESV). Moses was unique among Israel’s prophets. Who else can compare to the way God used him to accomplish signs and wonders to free his people from Pharoah and to lead his people for
A VALENTINE FOR THE BROKENHEARTED
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18 ESV). Not everyone will receive a Valentine today. Some have a heart still hurting from a broken relationship. Other hearts have slowly been crushed by a lifetime of loneliness. Yet, everyone who comes to the Lord with a contrite and
FINDING THE LORD AND LOSING OUR FEAR
“I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears” (Psalm 34:4 ESV). David wrote this psalm while he was on the run from King Saul. He had even tried to gain favor with a foreign king named Abimelech, but became afraid and feigned insanity to escape him. So at
REDISCOVERING GOD’S WORD
“While they were bringing out the money collected at the Lord’s Temple, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that was written by Moses” (2 Chronicles 34:14 NLT). Under the direction of King Josiah, the Levites were repairing the Temple when they found the Book of the Law. Hilkiah the
FASTING TO FEED ON THE WORD
“Moses remained there on the mountain with the Lord forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the Lord wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments—on the stone tablets.” (Exodus 34:28 NLT). Moses communed with the Lord for 40 days, during which time he
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed” (Psalm 34:18 NLT).
A VALENTINE FOR THE BROKENHEARTED Not everyone will receive a Valentine today. Some have a heart still hurting from a broken relationship. Other hearts have slowly been crushed by a lifetime of loneliness. Yet, everyone who comes to the Lord with a contrite and humble spirit, admitting their broken hearts, will experience His presence and