Exodus 33:4-6  And when the people heard these evil tidings they mourned and no man did put on him his ornaments And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb. Thought:When Israel understood that their sin had threatened the nearness of God they responded visibly and humbly. They took off their ornaments the things that represented outward beauty, status, and...

Exodus 33:1-3  And the Lord said unto Moses Depart and go up hence thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt unto the land which I sware unto Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob saying Unto thy seed will I give it And I will send an angel before thee and I will drive out the Canaanite the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite the Hivite and the Jebusite Unto a land flow...

Psalm 27:4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.Thought:David reached a powerful conclusion about life in Psalm 23:1. Instead of chasing many things, he fixed his heart on one thing. His deepest desire was not a throne, a victory, or a possession....

Philippians 4:11Not that I speak in respect of want for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.Thought:David’s words from Psalm 23:1, “I shall not want” do not mean that he never felt desire or faced hardship. David knew seasons of fear, loss, betrayal, and even the consequences of his own sin. Yet he could say he was not in want because his contentment did not depend on...

Psalm 23:1The LORD is my shepherd I shall not want.Thought:David does not merely say the LORD is a shepherd. He does not only call Him the shepherd. He says the LORD is my shepherd. This is the language of a personal relationship, not just religious knowledge. Many people know facts about God, can quote verses, and can explain doctrines, but they do not truly know Him as their own Shepherd. A shep...