Are you joining the group of people who will be celebrating the shortest month of the year by writing the shortest form of poetry? You can join poets around the world who celebrate the month of February by writing at least one haiku a day for National Haiku Writing Month. You can find out more about it, find daily writing prompts, and much more at the National Haiku Writing Month website. I plan to participate by writing a haiku a day but have not made up my mind if I’ll post all of them here.
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Psalm 4 (Tea Time with Sue Episode 12)
Join me as we journey through Psalm 4 together. In today’s episode, I introduce you to Psalm 4. Then we read it together and end our tea time with a prayer together. Enjoy your time with God as you meditate on Psalm 4 this week!
Continue readingGod My Defender (Psalm 3)
Tradition has it that David wrote Psalm three when he was fleeing from his own son Absalom. Absalom was on a mission to kill his father and take the kingdom for himself (see 2 Samuel 15). According to several sources that I looked at, some scholars believe that this psalm was written by David while he and his men were seeking refuge on the Mount of Olives (2 Samuel 15: 32). In this psalm David makes the declaration that God, who is always with us, is a redeeming God who can bring peace and security amid distress and adversity.
Continue readingPower of Perspective
This morning, during my devotional, time I was reminded of one thing that made a huge difference in my journey to defeat depression. It was a change of perspective. I chose to focus on the glimmer of light in the deep dark cave-like pit I was trying to climb out of rather than focusing on the darkness. I realized that I was not alone – Jesus was sitting in the pit with me. I made the decision to climb on His lap and let Him hold me. I kept telling myself over and over again that my battle with depression was an opportunity to grow in intimacy with my Lord and Savior. In doing so, I took the enemy’s own weapon and used it on him. Was it easy? No! Did it take time? Yes! Did it take a lot of energy that I felt like I didn’t even have? Yes!
Psalm 3 (Tea Time with Sue Episode 11)
Join me as we journey through Psalm 3 together. In today’s episode, I introduce you to Psalm 3. Then we read it together in the English Standard Version and Amplified Version. We end our tea time with a prayer together. Enjoy spending time with God as you meditate on Psalm 3 this week! I’m excited to hear what you glean from Psalm 3 and your special times with the Lord!
Continue readingThe Coronation of God’s Anointed King (Psalm 2)
Traditionally Psalm 2 is considered a continuation of Psalm 1. Psalm 2, along with Psalm 1, introduces the promise that those who follow the way of the Lord will find happiness. Psalm one begins with the word blessed/happy and Psalm two ends with the word blessed/happy joining the two psalms together thematically. Psalm 2, a royal Psalm, was probably connected with the coronation of a new king and shows the importance of the king’s role as God’s representative. Historically it has been considered a messianic psalm referring to the coming of the Messiah.
Continue readingPsalm 2 (Tea Time with Sue Episode 10)
Join me as we journey through the Psalms together. In today’s episode, I introduce you to Psalm 2. Then we read it together in the English Standard, Amplified, and Tree of Life Versions of the Bible. We then end our tea time with a prayer together. Enjoy meditating on Psalm 2 this week!
Continue readingWalking with the Lord (Psalm 1)
As I was meditating on Psalm 1 this week I was reminded of a poem based on it that I wrote some years ago. I want to share that poem with you this week.
Walking With the Lord
~ Susan Miller
Psalm 1 (Tea Time with Sue Episode 9)
Join me as we journey through the Psalms together. In today’s episode, I introduce you to the Psalms and we read Psalm 1 together.
Continue readingBiblical Meditation (Tea Time with Sue Episode 8)
What is Biblical Meditation? How can I walk it out in my life? We discuss those questions and more on this week’s Tea Time with Sue.
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