King Jesus In a pivotal exchange between Jesus and his disciples the believer discovers his or her identity and calling.

Psalm 61 – Lead Me To The Rock    The beauty and brevity of Psalm 61 reassures the worshiper that God will provide a secure place and permanent protection for those who turn to him. A sign of spiritual maturity is when the Lord is our first recourse rather than our last resort.

Psalm 60 – Desperate Times  This is an unusual “save me” psalm, because the crisis facing the people of God and provoking the psalm is the absence of God. With the blows of a sledgehammer the psalmist pounds out his depressing and unequivocal message. God has spurned them and broken them. God has unleashed his anger against them.

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Psalm 59 – Howling Dogs  The psalmist paints a frightful picture: enemies attacking, evildoers out for blood, assassins lying in wait like a pack of hungry dogs, and a constant barrage of violent threats. To all of this he gives the Lord’s response: “But you laugh at them, Lord; you scoff at all those nations.” By faith, the psalmist takes on the perspective of his God.