November 14, 2022
November 20 | A Heart That Is Strong and Courageous
King David challenged Israel to be like Joshua—without naming him—in Psalms 23 and 27.
Articles for tag: David Faust
November 14, 2022
November 20 | Application (‘The Strangest Verse in the 23rd Psalm’)
"One part of the 23rd Psalm puzzles me," David Faust writes. "It’s the verse that says, 'You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies' (Psalm 23:5a). Who wants to sit at a table surrounded by enemies?"
November 7, 2022
November 13 | Application (‘Learning the Art of One-Downmanship’)
Do you ever try to one-up someone and make yourself feel superior? Have you ever engaged in a competitive conversation where, instead of listening well, everyone tried to outdo each other by telling more impressive stories of their own?
October 31, 2022
November 6 | Application (‘Seeking God’)
The pursuit of happiness moves us to seek comfort and convenience, treasure and pleasure, recognition and admiration. But how intense is our desire to know God?
October 24, 2022
October 30 | Rooted in Worship
Worship is at the heart of Scripture. Worship was compromised in Eden (Genesis 3:1-19). What we worship is what we become (Hosea 9:10; Romans 1:23). The angel told John to “worship God” (Revelation 22:9). The Old Testament hymnal (the book of Psalms) called God’s people to worship. . . .
October 24, 2022
October 30 | Application (‘Lift Up Your Voice and Sing!)
If a song pulls my stubborn heart closer to the Lord, I don’t care if it’s old or new. If its words are consistent with Scripture and it has a singable tune, I can use it to praise the Lord. . . .
October 17, 2022
October 23 | Application (‘Hidden in Your Heart’)
The psalmist wrote, “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11)? Why hide God’s Word at all? Shouldn’t we go public and share it every chance we get? . . .
October 10, 2022
October 16 | Application (‘Why Is Confession So Difficult?’)
For many of us, though, confession is the most difficult kind of prayer. Why is it so difficult? Here are four reasons . . .
October 3, 2022
October 9 | Application (‘Surviving a Spiritual Drought’)
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 3, 2022
October 9 | Discovery
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?
September 26, 2022
October 2 | Application (‘Giving You a Piece of My Mind’)
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!
September 19, 2022
September 25 | Application (‘Finally!’)
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 12, 2022
September 18 | Dry Bones
The vision of the valley of dry bones that Ezekiel was given pictured this new life and restoration of Israel to their homeland.
September 12, 2022
September 18 | Application (‘Can These Bones Live?’)
I gazed at my weary listeners—mothers with young children, a scared-looking teenage boy, and some tired-looking old men and women with despair on their faces. How could I possibly help them?
September 12, 2022
September 18 | Discovery
Looking at the entire passage (Ezekiel 37:1-14) what does the valley of dry bones and their reanimation represent . . . for Israel? For God’s church today?
September 5, 2022
September 11 | Application (‘Amazing Grace or a Blazing Pace?’)
Corrie ten Boom said, “If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.” A lot of Christ followers are stressed out. We’ve exchanged amazing grace for a blazing pace.
August 29, 2022
September 4 | Application (‘Sound the Trumpet’)
For generations of military members, bugles or trumpets literally served as a wake-up call when the rousing notes of “Reveille” stirred soldiers from slumber. This kind of trumpet call illustrates what the Lord had in mind when he told the prophet Ezekiel to be a watchman for the people of Israel.
August 22, 2022
August 28 | Application (‘Where Did the Glory Go?’)
Architectural marvels constructed to glorify God have become museums and visitor attractions, not centers of worship and community service. Where has the glory gone?
August 15, 2022
August 21 | Application (‘I Am Who’)
Prior generations of parents and grandparents may have passed along their own habits, hang-ups, and hurts, but eventually we must stop blaming others and take responsibility for our own actions.
August 8, 2022
August 14 | Application (‘Don’t Lose Your Bearings’)
Long ago the prophet Ezekiel identified several danger signs of moral failure. How can we tell if our leaders are losing their bearings? Ezekiel 22 identifies five leadership pitfalls—ways the “princes of Israel” were veering off course.
