“Whoever drinks of the water that I [Christ] shall give him will never thirst” (Jn 4:14). Psalm 42 has an obvious pattern. There are two stanzas with a repeated chorus. This pattern follows in Psalm 43 with the same chorus, the reason many think the two psalms were originally one. But we’ll leave them as they are. As […]
CHRIST, DEATH’S CONQUEROR: “Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him” (Rom 6:9). Circus hand Alfred Mace was a most unlikely young man to be listening to William Carter preach that night in a Brixton theater. “But just about midnight,” he writes, “I joined […]
“Men always ought to pray and not lose heart” (or “faint,” KJV) (Lk 18:1). H.G. Bosch quotes a missionary commenting on this verse: “My concordance shows the root meaning of the word ‘faint’ is ‘to cave in.’ What causes a ‘cave-in’? It is weakness on one hand and pressure on the other. What causes a […]
One of the most important lessons in the book of Acts is this: there’s room for everyone on the team. Not all could preach like Peter, but Peter first had to be brought to Jesus, and was, by his otherwise retiring brother, Andrew. Matthew arranged a dinner for the local tax office and invited Someone […]
Read Lacey’s book and you’ll agree that William Cowper was right when he wrote: “Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, God treasures up His bright designs And works His sovereign will.” […]
Life’s hardest decisions are often choosing to show love to God over loyalty to family (Mt 10:37). Psalm 42, the first in Book II, is a Maschil or Contemplation psalm. It is also the first one associated with “the sons of Korah.” What a biblical bombshell that is! The other word associated with Korah is “rebellion” (Jude 1:11), where he is […]
CHRIST the HEIR: “His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things” (Heb 1:2). This passage in Hebrews includes the fulfilled prophecy from Psalm 2, “The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.” But the psalm continues: “Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations […]
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God” (2 Cor 1:3-4). This […]
How can you believe a Bible that is full of contradictions? Josh McDowell writes: “Certain passages at first glance appear to be contradictory, but further investigation will show that this is not the case.” McDowell points out that different descriptions may be complementary, not contradictory (see one or two blind men, Mt 9:27; Mk 10:46). […]