The Root That Remains
The Root That Remains “But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.” — Psalm 52:8 A few days ago I was leaving a voice message to Leslie about Psalm 52. I started a tradition of reading a Psalm to her and leaving a few thoughts. Some Psalms strike a cord, other ones feel flat. Psalm 52 orginally felt like it was going to be a flatter devotional. I struggled to find an application. But the Holy Spirit grabbed ahold of me and showed some beautiful truths that I hadn't seen with any previous reading. You need to know that I read through the Psalms twice a year. I've done this for probably ten plus years. That means I've read this Psalm over twenty time and I had zero notes on it. I had never studied the passage let alone preached or taught on it. But this Psalm drew me in. Context is king and the co...