Reading Time: 4 minutes
The sons of Korah evidently knew that and sang about it. Psalms 42 and 43 are combined as a single psalm in many Hebrew manuscripts. . . .
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October 9 | Application (‘Surviving a Spiritual Drought’)
Reading Time: 3 minutes
What will be your survival strategy when you face a spiritual drought? How can you hydrate a dried-up soul? Psalm 42 offers help. . . .
October 9 | Discovery
Reading Time: < 1 minute
Think about the music you’ve listened to this week. (Ignore musical styles or genres for a moment.) What types of emotions are typically expressed in the music you hear?
October 2 | Rooted in Righteousness
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Psalm 1, in typical Wisdom Literature fashion, contrasts the way of the wicked with the way of the righteous. . . . Three contrasts exist in this psalm for those who are rooted in righteousness.
October 2 | Application (‘Giving You a Piece of My Mind’)
Reading Time: 3 minutes
If you think about things like food, frustrations, family, finances, and the future, you are not alone. It’s natural and necessary to ponder subjects like these. But let’s not forget about faith!
October 2 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
What types of things (positive or negative) do you tend to fret about, obsess over, continue to work through, or otherwise revisit again and again?
September 25 | God’s Glory Returns
Reading Time: 4 minutes
In the Aug. 28 lesson, God’s glory departed from the people (left the temple) due to their sin. With the temple cleansed and restored (chapters 41-42), God’s glory can return, and the people can enjoy the new Promised Land (chapters 43-48).
September 25 | Application (‘Finally!’)
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Before leaving on the mission trip, Candy and I wrote a list of goals: “Trust God. Love well. Encourage others. . . .” We should have added another goal: “Watch for what God teaches in unexpected ways.”
September 25 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
How do we defile what is holy by bringing what is detestable and worldly into our temples?