Even though the Old Testament saints didn't know the Name of their Savior, they knew much about Who He Is, and what He would do for them. These psalms moves us to praise the God Who so clearly laid out His plan of salvation in advance, for our encouragement.

We learn how specific types of Christ from the Old Testament are great encouragements to us in our life of faith. It is so much easier learning from the mistakes of others than making them ourselves. Here we are reminded of the enduring value of types from the Old Testament.

What gets you excited? Not jsut a little excited. So excited that you would go out of your way to experience it? A favorite artist? Your favorite team? In this psalm we hear what gets God really excited.

The last book of psalms begins with confident assertions that God is always with His people. We can never outrun God and His love. He is ever with us to defend and protect us.

Paul challenges both pastors and people in this chapter. He challenges the people who were not supporting the workers in the church, expecting them to serve them for free. He also challenged pastors who would lord over their people. In this chapter, we see that we all have room for growth, as we aspire to be all things to all people.

This psalm reminds Israel of the many times their ancestors had strayed from God and how poorly things went when they did. When we learn from the mistakes of others, we are spared from suffering many consequences. The psalm ends with a plea for salvation and by blessing the God who saves His people.

God made the world for us to enjoy! So, let us live knowing we are blessed by God to enjoy beauty, food and the work we do.

God gives us freedom, as He does every other good gift, to benefit others. If we think it is ok to needlessly offend others, we are the fools. Instead of pleasing ourselves, we are called to please God by lifting each other up.

A psalm of repentance is followed by a classic psalm of praise that describes God's unlimited love in unequivocal terms. How did the psalmist know how to accurately describe God's love by using two perfect measures of God's love? Only by inspiration of the Holy Spirit is this possible!

These psalms of praise are capped off with an encouragement to live into the Lord's way of purity. What we fill our time and eyes and mind with is determinative in the character and quality of our life. Recognizing God's wisdom and love, we are encouraged to live pure and decent lives in all we say and do.