Centered

Psalm 2 and 3 have been amazing to read and study! We often hear preachers talk about the Psalms in beautiful words.  The way the poetry comes to life and draws us into the Scripture so that we can experience God in very intimate way is a blessing that is only experienced by those who have "taken refuge in Him" (Psalm 2:12). Psalm 2 : God laughs and mocks and consider it vanity for that which is wicked to conspire against God's people.  God has a King whom he has placed on his holy hill of Zion. God has told David that he is God's Son (implying divine annointing) and that God has made him to be king of His people. [Reference to Biblical theology here, the Son  can refer to David and/or the Messiah.] God will subdue the nations and give them to David as his possessions. David, strengthened by God, will break  and smash to pieces  his enemies, like a potter and his clay. Thus, the warning is to the nations and all whom are against God. The plea is to kiss, ...

    Colossians 3:12 gives this hefty list of attribute and characteristics that are to be put on by believers.  At first read of this I felt a little overwhelmed. I felt as if there was no way to be able to properly apply and accept into my moral being all of these things. However, as I will explain, humility is having a deep sense of one's moral littleness. So even in my weakness and seeming inability to meet the command that Paul gives us I see that already my character has been transformed in a way that I didn't realize.     Compassionate Hearts: affection and sympathy (Philippians 2:1); emotions, longings, manifestations of pity (Blue Letter Bible)       Kindness:  tenderhearted, forgiving one another (Ephesians 4:32); tolerance towards others       Humility:  having a humble opinion of oneself; a deep sense of one's moral littleness (BLB)       Meekness: gentleness, mildness (BLB)   ...