by Harbor Nuʻuanu | Aug 10, 2020 | Daily Encouragement
READ PSALM 141 Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds (Psalm 141:4a) Just as light reveals what is hidden, difficult times can reveal the sin that is in our hearts. In this prayer of desperation, David urgently pleaded for...
by Harbor Nuʻuanu | Jul 5, 2020 | Daily Encouragement
READ PSALM 105 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! (Psalm 105:4) If God is near to everything and to everyone, why do we need to “seek his presence continually?” In one sense, He is with us all the time. Jesus Himself told his...
by Harbor Nuʻuanu | Jul 2, 2020 | Daily Encouragement
READ PSALM 102 My heart is struck down like grass and has withered; I forget to eat my bread. (Psalm 102:4) Go to God with your broken heart. In this prayer, the psalmist shares with God his distress and frustration (v2), his feelings (v4), circumstances (v5), and...
by Harbor Nuʻuanu | Jun 18, 2020 | Daily Encouragement
READ PSALM 88 O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you. (Psalm 88:1) There is something attractive when you read psalms like this one. It’s not because we want his circumstances to play out in our lives, but it’s because these types...
by Harbor Nuʻuanu | May 31, 2020 | Daily Encouragement
READ PSALM 70 Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me! (Psalm 70:1) This psalm reminds us that God is in control over when He answers prayers, and He cares about responding at just the right time. Jesus came to earth neither too early nor too...