Author Archives: Jefferson Vann

About Jefferson Vann

Jefferson Vann is pastor of Piney Grove Advent Christian Church in Delco, North Carolina. You can contact him at marmsky@gmail.com -- !

making God our dwelling place

20230313 making God our dwelling place Psalm 91:9-10 (JDV) Psalm 91:9 Because you have made Yahveh – where I live, the Most High – your dwelling place,Psalm 91:10 no harm will come to you; no affliction will come near your … Continue reading

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trouble that does not reach us

20230312 trouble that does not reach us Psalm 91:7-8 (JDV) Psalm 91:7 Though a thousand fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, it will not reach you.Psalm 91:8 You will only see it with your eyes … Continue reading

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mother bird

20230311 mother bird Psalm 91:3-6 (JDV) Psalm 91:3 He himself will rescue you from the bird trap, from the destructive thorn.Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with His feathers; you will take refuge under his wings. His faithfulness will be … Continue reading

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a temporary overnight stay

20230310 a temporary overnight stay Psalm 91:1-2 (JDV) Psalm 91:1 The one who stays under the protection of the Most High stays for the night in the shadow of the Almighty.Psalm 91:2 I will say concerning Yahveh, who is my … Continue reading

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turn and have compassion

20230309 turn and have compassion Psalm 90:12-17 (JDV) Psalm 90:12 Teach us to count our days so that we may develop a heart of wisdom.Psalm 90:13 Yahveh – how long? Turn and have compassion for your servants.Psalm 90:14 Satisfy us … Continue reading

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turn and have compassion

20230309 turn and have compassion Psalm 90:12-17 (JDV) Psalm 90:12 Teach us to count our days so that we may develop a heart of wisdom.Psalm 90:13 Yahveh – how long? Turn and have compassion for your servants.Psalm 90:14 Satisfy us … Continue reading

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flying away

20230308 flying away Psalm 90:9-11 (JDV) Psalm 90:9 Yes, all our days ebb away under your wrath; we finish off our years like a sigh.Psalm 90:10 Our lives last seventy years or, if we are strong, eighty years. Even the … Continue reading

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being finished off

20230307 being finished off Psalm 90:7-8 (JDV) Psalm 90:7 Yes, we are being finished off by your anger; we run terrified from your wrath.Psalm 90:8 You have put our violations in front of you, our secret sins in the light … Continue reading

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like grass

20230306 like grass Psalm 90:5-6 (JDV) Psalm 90:5 You stop their lives; they sleep. They are like grass that grows in the morning –Psalm 90:6 in the morning it sprouts and grows; by evening it withers and dries up. like … Continue reading

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he bestows and withdraws

20230305 he bestows and withdraws Psalm 90:3-4 (JDV) Psalm 90:3 You return mortal humankind to the dust, saying, “Return, children of Adam.”Psalm 90:4 Yes, in your sight a thousand years are like yesterday that passes by, like a watch of … Continue reading

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