Category: Lent Resources

Day Eighteen – The Chosen Servant. In the preceeding chapters the prophet Isaiah has been addressing the peoples pursuit of false idols. Idols who delude, enslave and are destined to fail. In this passage,...

Day Seventeen – The Name. Psalm 72 is in the style of a prayer that would be offered when a new king was cowned. The prayer not only acknowledged the king, but also lay...

Day Sixteen – The Champion. Our Psalm today is one of praise for the power of God demonstrated in salvation. The psalm can be divided into three sections. Praising God for his saving power...

Day Fifteen – The Forsaken. Psalm 22 is the first of a group of psalms that describe the suffering of an individual. The first line of the psalm is familiar to us, as Jesus...

Day Fourteen – The Appeal. We live in a broken world, so too does our psalmist in his psalm today. He appeals to God to punish those who accuse him. The psalms are difficult...

Day Thirteen – The Scorn. Even the mighty of God go through times of testing. In this Psalm David draws a vivid picture of his woes, he is drowning in his troubles. He crys...

Day Twelve – The Stone. Jesus’ explanation of the parable of the tenants quotes this Psalm: “Have you not read this Scripture: ‘This stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was...

Day Eleven – The Son. Psalm 2 is the first of a group of psalms referred to as “Royal Psalms” which focus on God’s kingly character. Of course we are comparing God with our...

Day Ten – The Son. We have many names for and ways of thinking of Jesus. Messiah, Shepherd, Priest, Healer, Teacher, King, Saviour, Lamb of God and many more. All are helpful to us...

Day Nine – The House. In this passage David is finally settled in his permanent home. His thoughts, perhaps naturally, turn to creating a permanent house for the ark of God. However, the word...