The Shield of God

Search and Select the Passage:
Psalm 3:3

Watch the Context:
The Writer was threatened by his enemies but yet the Lord keeps Him

Obseve The Word:
God is both described as shield and lift the head high

Reflect The Text:
Despite threat from enemies, God will protect and honor His people. Reading from its first context, David the king was threatened by his own son. However,in spite of this danger, God still shown to be David's refuge and shield.

Develop a new walk in Grace:
Threat and enemies a everywhere, but God has given us His assurance of grace and protection to His subject and they are guarded and protected by God alone.

Enemy of the State

Search and Select The Text
Psalm 3:1,2

Watch the Context:
The psalmist was expressing his feeling of sadness and distress over the enemy of him.

Taking the introduction of the text, this story is about david and his son Absalom (immediate enemy/family)

Observe the word:
How many - plural

Reflect the message:
Even David (man of God own heart) does have an enemy. Even worse its his own son. We cannot avoid people from going against us. Too many times we want to be a people pleaser. We tries to please everybody and avoiding creating enemy at all cost. However, the truth of the matter is, we will neber be able to please evybody. In the story of David, it was his own ambitious son who went against him. David clearly called him as enemy. The word "tsar" in Hebrew exprss the meaning of enemy in David's context. Ironically too, the meaning of Absalom's name is "father of peace" yet he went to war against his own father. Enemies will do exist in our life experience no matter what. The lesson from Davisd that we should take, is how we deal with it and yet not losing our sight with God like what David did.

Develop a new way of life in Grace:
I cannot be a people pleaser for it is not Biblical. On the same time, dont Look for enemies. But conflict is natural part of sinful human life. As long as we cling on God that is the only thing that matter.

I Am the Son of God

Search and Select The Text
Psalm 2: 7-9

Watch The Context:
The immediate text discuss about the installment of the person into the annointed one, and the warning against those who oppose God

Observe The Word:
This very day i have become your father

Reflect The Messsage:
I have been chosen as the son of the LORD, He has estsblish me to His own. What a wonderful experience it is. I have the right and privilege of that position, and the best of all it happens because of His love, not me

Develop a new life in grace:
Help me LORD to be a good and loving son :)

The Installed King

Search and Select the Verse:
Psalm 2: 5-6

Watch the Context:
God was laughing at the wicked

The King response by declaring God his father

Observe The Word:
I myself have INSTALLED - God's direct intervention and action towards His subject

Reflect the Message:
God express His emotion once again at this passage. He is not only angry, but moved in rage towards things that happen. However, the important work here is the expression of His installment. His direct intervention and action towards His king. He choose, and He decided.

Develop a new walk in Faith:
That the concern is not so much of the what will happen to me regrading the position in life. If i am right in God's eyes then i dont have to bother about where and when i have to be placed but to know He will install me according to His wisdom.

When Heaven Laugh

Search and Select the Verse:
Psalm 2:4

Watch the Context:
The first three verses talk about the conspiracy made by evil people against God chosen one

Observe The Word:
Laugh: The expression of amusement over something

Reflect The Message:
1.God does xpress His emotiion
2. More important than that, He knows the thought and plan of the evil and a good one too.
3.He laugh at those who plan the evil one

Develop a new walk in grace:
Lord guide my plan so it wont be the one that is evil on your eyes. Lead me Holy Spirit so i may learn and understand your will.

The Why Is More Important Than The How

After working for this DIVER, and SWORD for almost a year now i start to realize the importance of dsily devotion for Christian spiritual life. The essence of spending time with God and His word is not so much about the method, but the reason. Paslm 1 gave me that importance furthermore with the understanding of "tree that is planted by the water" for it is a continual flow that made it possible. Its the essence of flow, and presence of God in devotion that will make the tree grows.
Whatever method we use to make it happen, unless we understand the rason behind it then it wont be a devotion, but rather just a religious activity. The spiritual essence of it is carried away by the routine of it, and the nature of human task fulfilling mentality.
Deep spiritual understanding will come when we know what we do is because why we do.

Psalm 1:3-5

Search and Select The Passage
Psalm 1:3-5

Watch The Context
The writer of the Psalm wants to compare the life and walk of believers and sinners

Observe The Word:
"the LORD wathces" - the importance of presence.God's presence is the main differences between righteous and "sinner" (please take note that i am using the term sinner in the context of the Psalm and not as stereotyping any particular people)

Reflect on the Message:
The LORD watches the path of the righteous: the expression that is placed here is a wonderful assurance for me in the wy i live day by day. It gives me that hope of God's presence that is ACTIVELY there through my life. It means, i am important. Not so much because of who i am, but because of who He is as a God.

Develop a new pat of Grace
LORD, help me to walk in your path of righteousness, walk and lead my way. For i have put my trust in you.