Tag Archives: Psalms

Rejoicing in God

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Michael Summers

In the midst of a prayer for deliverance, after expressing fear, a man of faith exclaims in Psalm 70, “May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, ‘God is … Continue reading →

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A Prayer that Our Love Will Renew Hope

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Michael Summers

I’ve witnessed Christians working together to glorify God and to serve others this week. This morning, about sixteen members of our congregation welcomed over seventy families who needed food and helped meet their needs at our monthly Food Pantry. Tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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A PRAYER THAT WE MAY NOT BE FOOLS

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Michael Summers

Many observe the first day of April as an occasion for practical jokes and deceptive news releases. I remember when I was a teenager in University of Tennessee sports-crazed East Tennessee that a Knoxville newspaper published a report that the … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for God to Defend His Cause

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Michael Summers

Devastation surrounds the composer of Psalm 74. His mind recoils in shock as he remembers the ruins of the Temple of God in Jerusalem. The enemy had demolished the building. The Psalmist tells us that the invaders had not contented … Continue reading →

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Prayer When Grief Challenges Faith

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Michael Summers

The prayer of Psalm 143 spoke for me today. As I read it, its words echoed the pain in my soul. Like the Psalmist, I have felt crushed by events in my life. The most recent, and most painful, is … Continue reading →

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Learning to Trust When We Pray

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Michael Summers

“For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken” (Psalm 62:1-2). Inspiration for prayer dries up when events shatter our … Continue reading →

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Praying a Prayer of Praise

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Michael Summers

“Oh sing to the LORD a new son; sing to the LORD, all the earth!” Psalm 96, a song that celebrates God, begins with these words. A parallel, in 1 Chronicles 16, was sung by Asaph and his brothers at … Continue reading →

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