Thursday Morning A Morning Call to Worship A Song of Ascents. 1 Out of the depths I called to You, O Yahweh.2 O Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.3 If You should keep iniquities, O Yah, O Lord, who could stand?4 But with You there is … More Psalm 130 A Morning Call to Worship
The word “gap” only appears once in the Bible. Once. And Ezekiel 22:30 is that one time. The nation of Israel was a mess. They had turned from God. The cities had become violent and crime ridden. Immorality was rampant. Liars dominated the leadership structures in the Temple and the government. Greed rather than grace … More It Only Appears Once in the Bible
2 Thessalonians 3:13 As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. Hebrews 12:3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. Let’s follow Cotton Mathers example, no matter how long it takes. Let’s give ourselves to prayer for the revival of the nation. He can do … More The Nation’s Need
The word of God is inspired. There are a lot of ways to discuss what that means exactly, but let me offer one suggestion. When we say that God’s word is inspired we mean that it says what God wants it to say. Another way to say this is that God used the human authors … More Know Your God (Psalm 84)
Sanctifying the Day Read Psalm 142 Over and over the Scripture, God’s testimony to His people, declares that He is our refuge. Psalm 142 is one of those places were God announces that He is a protector from those who pursue us. ref·uge /ˈrefˌyo͞oj,ˈrefˌyo͞oZH/ 1. a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, … More Finding Shelter from the Enemy
Psalm 32:1-2 (ESV) 1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,and in whose spirit there is no deceit. Can a sinner in need ever grow weary of these verses?This one can’t. An offering for the Poetry Project Read … More When Sin Caught Me and Sent Me to Mercy
There are endless fascinations to be found in Psalm 119. It is an acrostic psalm. It is the longest psalm. Nearly every verse mentions the word of God. Study the word “affliction” some time. After that you might try looking at the word “meditate” (see also “desire”, “delight” and other words associated with cherishing the … More The Six “I am” Statements of Psalm 119
Today’s reading in the Psalms was Psalm 139-140 in the AM and 141-143 this evening. But today was also the day that I arrived at page 51 in my reread of The Celtic Way of Evangelism (George Hunter III, Abingdon Press, 2000) and there, on that page I found this gem of an ancient Celtic … More The Perfect Companion to Psalm 139
People like to feel powerful. But there are times when it wise to know that you are powerless. And to act that way. You have heard the adage, “Your arm is too short to box with God.” Yeah. Don’t even try to get in that ring. “Human strength can never impress an omnipotent God, and … More Bad News for Unbelief
Sometimes we tell stories backward; Maybe most of the time. We announce the joy or sorrow and then we tell how it happened. “I got a new job!” and then we fill in the details. “My wife has been diagnosed with cancer,” and then we tell the story of how she hasn’t felt right for … More Writing the Story Backwards
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