Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 91

"Psalm 91:
The key word to describe this psalm is security.

I. The Lord’s Protection (91:1-13).

A. The Confidence (91:1-2);
B. The Dangers (91:3-6)
C. The Examples (91:7-13).
II. The Lord’s Pledge (91:14-16).

Psalm 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
“The shadow of the Almighty”:
In a land where the sun can be oppressive and dangerous, a “shadow” was understood as a metaphor for care and protection.
Into the secret place those only come who know the love of God in Christ Jesus. To them the veil is rent, the mercy seat is revealed, the covering cherubs are manifest, and the awful glory of the Most High is apparent:

Psalm 91:4 He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.
Psalm 91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
The reward of the righteous is eternal life in heaven.
The reward of the wicked is the lake of fire.

Psalm 91:9 Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the Most High, thy habitation;
Psalm 91:11 For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Not one guardian angel, as some fondly dream, but all the angels are

here alluded to. They are the bodyguard of the princes of the blood imperial of heaven, and they have received commission from their Lord and ours to watch carefully over all the interests of the faithful.
Hebrews 1:13-14 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?"
BooksOfTheBible/Charles Spurgeon

Creation Moment 5/8/2026 - Your Fast Motors

"ATP synthase---This is a set of individual proteins that are assembled to manufacture the energy storage substance that powers your body—ATP (adenosine triphosphate).

Think of ATP like the gasoline that powers your car. The ATP synthase enzyme works like a tiny electric motor. It makes the ATP ‘fuel’, molecule by molecule, by adding a phosphate group to another molecule, ADP (adenosine diphosphate). ATP has a higher energy content than ADP, so the conversion requires energy. 

This stored energy within ATP can, when needed, 

be released to fuel various biological processes; 

to do this, the ATP fuel is ‘burned’ by hydrolyzing it (breaking it down with a water molecule) back to ADP. 

This ADP can be ‘recharged’ 

by the ATP synthase motor back to ATP.

ATP synthase motors are found in every living thing, and ATP is required as the source of stored energy for all cellular processes. This is so, whether the energy initially comes from burning carbohydrates, photosynthesis, or, in the case of some bacteria, breaking down certain chemicals found in their environment.

The amount of ATP needed to power an organism is huge; active

people make—then use—their own body weight of ATP every day. So cells need very large numbers of these magnificent machines.

In bacteria, the ATP synthase is mostly found in the cell membrane. In eukaryotes (creatures which, unlike bacteria, have a cell nucleus—e.g., animals, plants, and fungi), ATP synthase is found within special organelles (like mini-organs in the cell). These are called mitochondria. In plants, and other eukaryotes which use sunshine for growth, ATP synthase is found not only in mitochondria, but also in other organelles called chloroplasts.

A 70-kg man has 3 trillion cells with mitochondria (not counting gut bacteria). Most cell types can have hundreds, if not more, mitochondria per cell. So we are already at hundreds of trillions of mitochondria, each of which has thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of these machines in it. So, though not all are active at the same time, it seems that the number of ATP synthase machines in our body is in the order of hundreds of quadrillions!

In 2005, this amazing machine from a strain of bacteria called Bacillus sp. PS3 was studied in great detail. It was discovered that part of it, termed FOF1, had a maximum speed of about 350 revolutions per second (rps) at 37 °C (99 °F)—about 21,000 rpm. At 45 °C (113 °F) it reached 39,000 rpm. The researchers extrapolated that at 60 °C (140 °F)—an optimum growth temperature for this bacterium—the maximum speed would be a whopping 96,000 rpm!

These staggering speeds rival modern sophisticated man-made cars and aeroplanes. When the Swedish-built 5.1 L (309 cu in) twin-turbocharged V8 Koenigsegg Jesko was built in 2021, it was said to be the fastest-revving production car ever. Yet it ‘redlines’ at 8,500

rpm. The turbine engine in the Boeing 737 MAX spins at up to 20,500 rpm.

A succession of the world’s best engineers and scientists have been designing car engines for over 150 years. Yet modern car internal combustion engines have maximum rotation speeds much less than that of the ATP synthase in a ‘simple’ bacterium.

All of this points to a super-intelligent cosmic designer being responsible for the ATP synthase in all life.

It’s easy to see the design of ATP synthase as evidence of our Creator, Jesus Christ the Son of God, “Who is the image of the invisible God … all things were created by Him, and for Him” (Colossians 1:15–16)." 

CMI

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 90

"Psalm 90:
A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.

1. The compassionate power of divine love (90:1-12)
2. The compassionate nature of divine love (90:13-17)

Moses sings of the frailty of man, and the shortness of life, contrasting therewith the eternity of God, and founding thereon earnest appeals for compassion.

Psalm 90:1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place
   in all generations.
Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth,
   or ever You had formed the earth and the world,
   from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

Psalm 90:3 You return man to dust
   and say, Return, O children of man!

Psalm 90:4 For a thousand years in Your sight
   are but as yesterday when it is past,
   or as a watch in the night.

Psalm 90:5 You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream,
   like grass that is renewed in the morning:
Psalm 90:6 in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
   in the evening it fades and withers.

Psalm 90:8 You have set our iniquities before You,
   our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
Psalm 90:9 For all our days pass away under Your wrath;
   we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
Psalm 90:10 The years of our life are seventy,
   or even by reason of strength eighty;
yet their span is but toil and trouble;
   they are soon gone, and we fly away.

Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days
   that we may get a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:13 Return, O LORD! How long?

   Have pity on Your servants!
Psalm 90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with Your steadfast love,
   that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Psalm 90:15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.
Psalm 90:16 Let your work be shown to Your servants,
   and Your glorious power to their children."
Psalms.org/Charles Spurgeon

Creation Moment 5/8/2026 - PGRs

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. Isaiah 45:8

"Programmed genome rearrangements (PGRs) are deliberate, genetically controlled changes in an organism’s DNA sequence and

chromosome structure that occur during normal development or in response to detecting changes in environmental conditions. 

These PGRs range from single bases to genes to even large genomic regions. They are precisely orchestrated modifications that involve deletions, inversions, duplications, translocations, sequence reductions, or sequence amplifications.

These are part of an engineered biological program, 

not random-chance occurrences, 

and defy the untenable evolutionary concept of random genetic mistakes that are worked on by a mystical selective agent. 

Creatures are engineered with the innate ability 

---to closely track environmental changes 

---and adapt accordingly in targeted ways." 

ICR

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 89

"Psalm 89:

1. God’s character and covenant with David (89:1-4)
2. The character of God (89:5-18)
3. The promises of God (89:19-37)

Psalm 89:1 I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever;

   with my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 89:4 I will establish Your offspring forever,   and build Your throne for all generations.


Psalm 89:5 Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD,

Your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!
Psalm 89:6 For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD

Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,

Psalm 89:7 a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around Him?

Psalm 89:24 My faithfulness and My steadfast love shall be with him,
   and in My name shall his horn be exalted.
Psalm 89:26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,

   my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
Psalm 89:27 And I will make him the firstborn,
   the highest of the kings of the earth.
Psalm 89:28 My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
   and My covenant will stand firm for him.
Psalm 89:29 I will establish his offspring forever
   and his throne as the days of the heavens.
Psalm 89:30 If his children forsake my law
   and do not walk according to my rules,
Psalm 89:31 if they violate My statutes
   and do not keep My commandments,
Psalm 89:32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
   and their iniquity with stripes,
Psalm 89:48 What man can live and never see death?   Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?"
Pslams.org

Creation Moment 5/7/2026 - Universal Temperature Law Reveals Life’s Divine Engineering

But now thus saith the LORD that created thee,... Isaiah 43:1

"Q: What if every living creature—from coral reefs and cold-water fish to mountain flowers and desert reptiles—followed the same hidden temperature rule? 

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin recently reported that all life seems to follow a single pattern called the universal thermal

performance curve. This curve shows how living things react as temperatures rise and fall. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that as the environment warms, performance improves up to a limit—then quickly drops when proteins and cell membranes start to fail. Many researchers viewed this as proof of nature’s self-organizing order. But when studied closely, it points to something deeper: life’s built-in precision and the clear mark of design.

Every living cell depends on chemical reactions powered by enzymes—tiny molecular machines that fold and move with perfect timing. These enzymes make reactions happen billions of times faster than they would on their own, but they work only within a narrow temperature range. Across thousands of species, the study found the same pattern: steady improvement, a sharp peak, and then a fast decline. 

This kind of order does not look random. 

It reveals a shared plan seen throughout all living things.

At the microscopic level, this pattern depends on balanced teamwork between enzymes, membranes, and energy systems. For example, fish that live in icy water keep their cell membranes flexible with special fats, while desert plants protect proteins with natural chemical shields. Even with such differences, the overall pattern stays the same. Each organism was designed with built-in safeguards that keep its systems stable and prevent damage when conditions change. Even the smallest bacterium follows this same plan—working within limits that reveal coordination, purpose, and control. Together, these patterns across all life forms point to an underlying design filled with wisdom and intent.

When the same feature appears in very different creatures—like the same temperature curve seen in both microbes and mammals—it points to one intelligent Designer using consistent engineering methods throughout creation. These design limits also act like

guardrails, keeping systems from breaking down. The Trinity researchers called them “shackles of evolution,” but engineers would see them as safety systems built in to protect stability and balance.

This idea of built-in limits fits the creation model, where living things were made to adapt only within certain boundaries, not to evolve beyond them. Humanity itself reflects the imago Dei—the image of the Creator’s order and wisdom, which can also be seen throughout biology. The same God who gave people the ability to think and create also designed every cell to balance complexity with control.

In every pattern and measurement, science continues to uncover planning and purpose far beyond human skill. These discoveries inspire wonder more than debate, showing that the reliability of creation points back to the reliability of its Maker. As scientists find more “laws of life,” they reveal the structure that holds creation together. The order seen in biology is not an accident—it is sustained by thoughtful design. Every curve, boundary, and limit reflects a Creator who made life to thrive within His perfect plan—stable, strong, and beautifully made." 

ICR

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 88

"Psalm 88:

1. The sufferer’s affliction 

(88:1-9)
2. The sufferer’s prayer

(88:10-12)
3. The sufferer’s faith 

(88:13-18)

Psalm 88:1 O LORD, God of my salvation,
   I cry out day and night before You.
Psalm 88:2 Let my prayer come before You;
   incline Your ear to my cry!
Psalm 88:3 For my soul is full of troubles,
   and my life draws near to Sheol.
Psalm 88:10 Do You work wonders for the dead?
   Do the departed rise up to praise You?
Psalm 88:11 Is Your steadfast love declared in the grave,
   or Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
Psalm 88:12 Are Your wonders known in the darkness,
   or Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
Psalm 88:14 O LORD, why do You cast my soul away?
   Why do You hide Your face from me?

---His loneliness of soul---

Psalm 88:18 You have caused my beloved and my friend to shun me; my companions have become darkness.

Q: With darkness as its final word, what is the role of this psalm in

Scripture? 

For the beginning of an answer we may note, first, its witness to the possibility of unrelieved suffering as a believer’s earthly lot. The happy ending of most psalms of this kind is seen to be a bonus, not a due; its withholding is not a proof of either God’s displeasure or His defeat."
Psalms.org

Creation Moment 5/6/2026 - An Introduction to Genetic Diversification

Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things... Isaiah 40:26

"One of the earliest scientists to make big strides in recognizing and understanding DNA variability was Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), an Austrian monk whose work inspired early twentieth-century studies in genetics. 

He observed certain flower and seed trait variations in the offspring of peas and other garden plants following his controlled matings. 

In some cases, a progressive continuum of flower color could be noticed in the offspring. In other cases, the traits segregated in seemingly predictable statistical outcomes. We now know these to be simple or qualitative traits controlled by a single gene—a very rare occurrence in nature.

These qualitative traits in pea plant flower color were due to a

changed pigmentation-related gene that produced white flowers (no pigment) rather than pigmented purple flowers. 

Because pea plants, like most animals, have two sets of chromosomes (one from the mother and the other from the father), even if a pea plant had only one good copy of a pigmentation gene, it could still produce purple flowers. If a plant had two copies of the altered gene, white flowers would result.

The key thing about Mendel’s work was that it demonstrated that genes or other chromosomal features could be shuffled around via matings in a population to create a diverse amount of variability. We also now know that nearly all traits in creatures, especially those that facilitate adaptation, are actually controlled by many genes and regulatory elements located across the genome at specific sites called loci (singular, locus). Genetic

differences between loci variants are called alleles.

The potential for trait variability can be quite large due to the many possible allele combinations contributing to a trait. These types of traits are called polygenic (controlled by many genes) or quantitative traits (as compared to qualitative). These polygenic loci or alleles are typically referred to as quantitative trait loci (QTL) and are all interconnected in complex gene regulatory networks. Each locus contributes to different levels of variability in the trait being studied.

Quantitative traits and QTLs can be characterized in two different ways. The original approach was to perform controlled matings of a plant or animal to create a large population of offspring. Each individual was then characterized for visible traits (phenotypes) and had its genome mapped with DNA markers. Traits associated with a specific set of alleles (marker-connected loci) are determined by statistically analyzing the percent variability they contribute to a certain trait.

As genome sequencing became more common and efficient, this mapping strategy was largely replaced and/or supplemented by sequencing the entire genome of a large sample (cohort) of individuals from a population. 

Traits of interest are then correlated with variations in genome sequence in what are called genome-wide association studies. 

In fact, it is now possible to do this with populations from multiple environments. The outcome of such studies reveals both the location and DNA sequence of alleles connected to a variety of traits in organisms inhabiting different environments." 

ICR

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 87

"Psalm 87:

1. Zion (87:1-5)
2. The population of Zion (87:4-6)
3. The joy in Zion (87:7)

God chose Zion as the place where He would meet with His people in a special sense.

Psalm 87:3 Glorious things of you are spoken,   O city of God.
Psalm 87:5 And of Zion it shall be said,
   This one and that one were born in her;
   for the Most High Himself will establish her.
Psalm 87:6 The LORD records as He registers the peoples,
   This one was born there."
Psalm.org

ARCHAEOLOGY: Pelousios

Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.

[Even mud or clay....]

Exodus 20:3

"A 2,200-year-old circular temple discovered in Egypt’s Nile Delta is shedding new light on how ancient societies integrated water into religious practices. The site, tied directly to the Nile, suggests rituals centered on the river played a more structured role than previously understood.
The discovery was made at Tell el-Farama, the ruins of ancient Pelusium, a city long known for its strategic and commercial importance.
Pelusium itself has a layered history, serving as a fortress in pharaonic times and later as a customs station under the Roman

Empire. Earlier excavations in the area had already revealed a temple dedicated to Zeus, pointing to a mix of cultural influences shaping the city over centuries.
As per statements relayed by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in a Facebook post, the complete structure revealed a circular sanctuary.

“After six years of archaeological excavations at Tell el-Farama in the city of Pelusium in northern Sinai, the Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered the remains of a unique religious building dedicated to the worship of the city’s local god, “Pelousios”.”
According to the same ministry statement, archaeologists found water and Nile silt inside the basin, which suggests the site was likely used for rituals connected to the river. 

The name Pelusius, derived from a Greek word meaning 

“mud” or “clay,” makes that connection even clearer." 

DailyGalaxy

Creation Moment 5/5/2026 - A Magical World

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 

Romans 1:22
"Materialistic literature transports observers into a magical world

where analytical principles that explain cause in man-made things inexplicably don’t apply to living things, and where invoking a mystical environmental volition to explain cause displaces everything engineers know about design. 

The irony is that evolutionists insert these mystical elements into a theory that is supposed to explain life solely by the material properties of physics and chemistry."
Dr Randy Guliuzza, ICR Acts & Facts July 2017

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 86

"Psalm 86:

1. A request for protection (86:1-10)
2. A request for learning (86:11-17)

Psalm 86:1 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me,
   for I am poor and needy.
Psalm 86:2 Preserve my life, for I am godly;

   save Your servant, who trusts in You—You are my God.
Psalm 86:6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;   listen to my plea for grace.

Psalm 86:11 

Teach me Your way, O LORD,

that I may walk in Your truth;

unite my heart to fear Your name.

Psalm 86:17 Show me a sign of Your favor,
   that those who hate me may see and be put to shame
   because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
--God is unique in Himself as the Creator (v. 8). He really exists.
--God is unique in His lordship over all nations (v. 9). He is no tribal god.
--God is unique in His acts in human history and experience (v. 10)."
StudyLight

This Great Controversy SIMPLIFIED

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,...And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 

Revelation 12:7,9

“All humanity is now involved in a great controversy between Christ and Satan regarding 

--the character of God, 

--His law, 

--and His sovereignty over the universe. 

This conflict originated in heaven when a created being, endowed with freedom of choice, in self-exaltation became Satan, God’s adversary, and led into rebellion a portion of the angels. 

*He introduced the spirit of rebellion into this world when he led

Adam and Eve into sin. 

*This human sin resulted in the distortion of the image of God in humanity, the disordering of the created world, and its eventual devastation at the time of the worldwide flood. 

Observed by the whole creation, this world became the arena of the universal conflict, out of which the God of love will ultimately be vindicated. 

To assist His people in this controversy, Christ sends the Holy Spirit and the loyal angels to guide, protect, and sustain them in the way of salvation.”

Seventh-day AdventistFundamentalBeliefs

Creation Moment 5/4/2026 - Darwinism has evolved?

"A rather unusual paper appeared in the Quarterly Review of Biology. Summarizing the paper, editor-in-chief Liliana M. Dávalos described it as “A unified account of Darwinism’s varieties.” (Note immediately that the word “Darwinism” is still current in the literature, despite claims to the contrary.) She’s not talking about “varieties” in the biological sense as Darwin would have conceived them. She’s talking about varieties of Darwinism itself. Here’s how she describes the paper:

"In “The Varieties of Darwinism: Explanation, Logic, and Worldview,” authors Hugh Desmond, André Ariew, Philippe Huneman, and Thomas Reydon observe that while some people claim Darwinism’s meaning should be limited to scientific content, others

call for its abolition altogether. The authors propose a unified account of these varieties of Darwinism. “We show how the theories introduced by Darwin have grounded a ‘logic’ or style of reasoning about phenomena, as well as various ethically and politically charged ‘worldviews.’” They posit that the full meaning of Darwinism and how this meaning has changed over time can only be understood through the interaction between these dimensions."

Q: Darwinism has evolved? What a concept. It even has its own ecosystem: an interaction of ethically and politically charged worldviews built on a style of reasoning about phenomena."
CEH

Vs.
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Hebrews 13:8

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 85

"Psalm 85:
The writer began by thanking God for delivering His people. The

reference to restoration from captivity (Psalms 85:1) suggests that this psalm may date to the return from Babylonian exile. However, the psalmist may have been referring to a more modest captivity, perhaps at the hand of a neighbor nation. In any case, he viewed Israel’s former enslavement to be the result of her sin and thanked God for pardoning that.

1. Thanksgiving and petition (85:1-7)
2. Trust and confidence (85:8-13)

Psalm 85:2 You forgave the iniquity of your people;

   You covered all their sin.
Psalm 85:4 Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
   and put away your indignation toward us!
Psalm 85:11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
   and righteousness looks down from the sky."
Psalm 85:12  Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase." 

Psalm.org

IN the NEWS - ALDI’s & Sunday Sacredness

SUNDAY SACREDNESS = Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;1 Timothy 4:1

"The Brussels Times, a leading Belgian news outlet, published a report detailing how the ALDI supermarket chain proposed expanding Sunday store openings, requiring employees to work on that day. 

ALDI’s proposed Sunday expansion has sparked nationwide labor strikes across 60 stores, leading to widespread shutdowns as workers strongly resisted efforts to make Sunday a regular workday.

The Brussels Times reported the following:
• “At least 60 Aldi supermarkets have shut their doors on Friday due to spontaneous staff protests against the management’s plan to open

stores on Sundays, according to the Christian trade union CNE.”
• “Union officials are supporting the protest and assisting staff. ‘We stand by the workers,’ said Évelyne Zabus, permanent secretary of the CNE.”
• “The union has expressed disappointment with management’s approach, claiming the Sunday opening plan was introduced during discussions intended to focus on employee demands, such as salary improvements.”

Employees opposed the move to open stores on Sundays and responded with strikes, effectively shutting down numerous locations as workers walked off the job. They view Sunday openings as a serious challenge to long-standing tradition that regards Sunday as a protected day of rest.

Labor unions are also a powerful force in resisting efforts to relax Sunday labor restrictions, arguing that Sunday is a unique day worthy of legal protection as a designated day for workers. In Belgium, unions are at the forefront of opposing expanded Sunday openings, fighting to keep it from being just another commercial workday." 

AdventMessenger

Creation Moment 5/3/2026 - Can't Really Change the Creator's DESIGN

So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27

"According to our culture today, a man can be a woman, and a woman a man, as long as that’s how the person identifies. But self-identification (confusion) really doesn’t change biology. One can’t change their genetics. 

A man is still a man, 

and a woman a woman." 

AIG

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 84

"Psalm 84:

“Baca” (verse 6), appears to refer to a shrub that grows in arid places and thus points to the hardships endured by the pilgrim on his way to the Holy city.
The pilgrim focuses his attention especially on the thought of being in the very presence of the LORD God.

I. The Expectation of Worshiping God (84:1-4).
II. The Expedition to Worship God (84:5-7).
III. The Elation at Worshiping God (84:8-12).

Psalm 84:1 How amiable [are] Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
Amiable, in the verse above, means loved or well-beloved.
When the people could go to the tabernacle, it was a point of contact with Almighty God.

Hebrews 8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith He, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, [and be] their God.
2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of [this] tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Psalm 84:6 [Who] passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

Psalm 84:10 For a day in Thy courts [is] better than a thousand. 

I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, 

than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." 

BooksOfTheBible

Creation Moment 5/2/2026 - Brain Complexity and Music

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. 

Psalm 139:14 NLT

"Studies show that our brains release dopamine while listening to music. This dopamine rush is the strongest when a song reaches its emotional climax and the listener feels the “chills” — the spine-tingling, hair-raising sensation of awe.

The really interesting bit is the third set of neurons: these neurons only light up when we’re listening to music (and not speech) and try to predict what notes will come next, based on what notes you heard before.

“We found acoustic information, like pitch or the changes between pitches in a melody. But we also found information that was encoded that reflects the listener’s prior experience with music. This is learned information.

It’s not bottom-up, it requires some internal model. Specifically, we found that listeners could predict the next note given the prior notes in the melody, and that information was encoded in a in a population of neurons in this auditory region,” Narayan Sankaran, a postdoc in the Chang Lab at UCSF and lead author of the study, told ZME Science." 

ZME

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 83

"Psalm 83:
The ominous background of this psalm of national lament lies in the threatening confederacy of almost all of Israel’s hostile neighbors.
The psalmist begs God to rescue Israel from its enemies as He had done so many times in the past.

I. A Plea for Help (83:1).
II. A Protest Against Israel’s Enemies (83:2-8).
III. A Petition for Divine Judgment (83:9-18).

Psalm 83:1 Keep not Thou silence, O God: hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God.
Psalm 83:6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
“Edom … Hagarenes”:
The list of nations represents Israel’s enemies throughout its history.
Edom descended from Esau and lived southeast of Israel.
The Ishmaelites, descendants from Abraham and Hagar, were Bedouin tribes.
The Moabites descended from Lot and were tribal people living east of the Jordan.
The Hagarenes were a nomadic tribe living east of the Jordan.

Psalm 83:8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
This dominant nation of the eighth century B.C. took captive the

northern 10 tribes of Israel in 722 B.C.
Assyria used smaller nations, like Moab and Ammon to accomplish its military goals.
Assur was just one more evil group to come against Israel.

Psalm 83:13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind."
BooksOfTheBible

IN the NEWS - Sodom is Back....Literally?

But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. Genesis 13:13....apparently still are...

"The Israeli government announced on Monday that this June, "the Dead Sea becomes Pride Land, the biggest LGBTQ+ festival ever in the Middle East," adding that "Pride rises at the lowest place on earth."

This celebration of degeneracy and non-straight lifestyle choices — set to take place near what is believed to be the site of Sodom, the city razed by God because of its brazen sexual corruption — will run 24 hours a day from June 1 to June 4.
"This is not just another festival; it's the biggest thing we've done here," Aaron Cohen, the main producer behind "Pride Land," told the Post. "It's an experience that lives 24/7, from quiet visits to nights of Pride, with a living envelope of music and people."
American theologian and pastor Dale Partridge tweeted, "The devil couldn’t have written it better. 'The lowest place on earth' 'The Dead Sea becomes pride land.'"
The U.S. State Department has recommended that Americans reconsider travel to the country due to terrorism and civil unrest and instructed travelers to avoid crowds." 

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IN the NEWS - Universal HIGH INCOME?

Another Potential Mechanism for----

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, 

or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Revelation 13:7

"Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI," Musk wrote in a post on X, according to Moneywise.

That is not a universal basic income proposal. 

Musk is describing something more ambitious: a high level of income distributed broadly across society. 

This would not be just a floor to cover basic needs, but a meaningful

check that allows people to participate in an economy increasingly run by machines.
AI/robotics will produce goods and services far in excess of the increase in the money supply, so there will not be inflation, he wrote.

The job losses tied to AI are already showing up in real data. In 2025, AI was linked to nearly 55,000 job cuts in the United States, according to consulting firm Challenger, Gray, & Christmas. Major companies, including Amazon, Salesforce, and Oracle, cut thousands of roles, citing AI as a contributing factor.
The pace has not slowed. Challenger estimates that roughly 30,000 additional jobs were lost to AI in just the first months of 2026, Moneywise reported. And those numbers may understate the full picture, since many companies do not publicly attribute layoffs to automation.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei offered an even starker warning. He has said that AI could eliminate up to half of all entry-level white-

collar jobs within five years, potentially pushing U.S. unemployment as high as 20%.
"AI/Robotics will mean everyone can have a penthouse if they want. The output of goods and services will be several orders of magnitude higher than today's economy," he wrote, according to Moneywise. "What is the future you want? Amazing abundance seems the best to me."

That framing is important. Musk is not talking about a safety net. He is talking about a structural redesign of how prosperity is distributed in an economy where human labor becomes less central to production. The premise is that machines generate enough wealth for everyone to share meaningfully in the gains." 

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