by Gary Prickett | Jun 11, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
“Why are you cast down, O my soul,and why are you in turmoil within me?Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,My salvation and my God”Psalm 42:5 Though David wastes no time in Psalm 54 getting to his imperative requests to save, vindicate, hear, and give ear, in...
by Gary Prickett | Jun 10, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
David begins Psalm 54 with four imperatives: save me; vindicate me; hear me; and give ear to me. With the first two he lays out his petition, with the second two he expresses his desire to be heard. All within the vocative case: “O God”. David is not merely unloading...
by Gary Prickett | Jun 9, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
The desire for vindication is something we all feel from time to time. It typically arises from some sort of prejudicial or ignorant judgment against us that we feel is unwarranted, and we long for the opportunity to prove ourselves. It can be as simple as an everyday...
by Gary Prickett | Jun 8, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
Juliet Capulet (yes, that Juliet), during the balcony scene, laments: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” She longs for her beloved Romeo Montague, but the Capulets and Montagues are bitter rivals. Though Shakespeare’s...
by Gary Prickett | Jun 1, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
The study of Israel’s first two kings is a study of contrasts. Saul had everything going for him: he came from a wealthy family, had incomparably good looks, and literally stood head and shoulders above all his countrymen (cf. 1 Sam. 9:1-2). On the other hand, David...
by Gary Prickett | May 28, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
Yesterday, when seeing that the rite of anointing set apart certain people for certain responsibilities (prophet, priest, and king) perhaps you already thought of the One who is the perfect fulfilment of each office, that being Jesus. Jesus said in Luke 4:18, “The...
