Devotions
Until (Psalm 73)
Churches and Christian ministries have a tendency to adopt kitschy and punny names. It was predictable that, moving into the year 2020, every second church would have a conference or event playing on the idea of 20/20 vision. (My church was no different.) The joke was...
Praying for the Powers (Psalm 72)
During the 2020 US election season, my social media feeds and podcasts included little more than the hottest political takes on American politics. As a South African, far removed from American political life, I try to avoid being too vocal in such debates, but it is...
Silver Shavings (Psalm 71)
Some years ago, Kara Powell, executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute, launched an investigation into the spiritual formation of young people. A growing number of young adults were seemingly abandoning their faith soon after high school. Powell and her team...
Perpetual Awareness (Psalm 70)
As is often the case, we do not know the circumstances that led David to write Psalm 70, but once again he was in need of urgent deliverance. He expressed his desperate plea for deliverance, arguing that he could not face his trial alone. But a standout element of...
Strength in Waiting (Psalm 69)
You will agree, I’m sure, that we live in an age of instant gratification. We don’t like to wait for anything. Everything from deliveries to work replies must arrive in an instant. We recognise that this culture causes us to lose things like patience and a balanced...
The Cosmic Conqueror (Psalm 68)
Psalm 68 is not one in which many people find their life verse. You will not find many throw cushions embroidered with, “As wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God” (v. 2). Few will decorate the walls of their living room with stretched canvases...