He’s King of Israel, King of the Ages, King of Saints, King of Righteousness & Peace, and King of kings. We mentioned earlier that Psalm 71 could be titled, “A Prayer For Old Age,” and that Psalm 72 might be “A Prayer From Old Age.” There’s no mention of the psalmist’s advancing years in Psalm 72, as in the […]
CHRIST SUPREMELY ABLE: “‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?’ They said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord” (Mt 9:26). “…He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them” (Heb 7:25). “Now to Him who is able to […]
“O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, You still them” (Ps 89:8-9). Here’s an idea that can change our whole perspective on life. The same God rules the raging of, and speaks His stillness […]
“The scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge” (Prov 1:22). “The new rebel,” writes G.K. Chesterton, “is a skeptic, and will not entirely trust anything…the fact that he doubts everything really gets in his way when he wants to denounce anything. For all denunciation implies a moral doctrine of some kind; and the […]
In the autumn of 1860, with war looming, America was in turmoil. Many Wisconsin residents had journeyed to Chicago for a Stephen A. Douglas rally to consider the issues of the day. Just before midnight on September 7, a palatial side-wheel steamboat named the Lady Elgin left Chicago bound for Milwaukee with about 400 attendees […]
With snow on the roof, “when I am old and grayheaded” (Ps 71:18), it doesn’t mean the hearth fire is out! It isn’t just that we face crises in our time, for which we seek the Lord’s timely help. Time itself is running away with us, and our days are numbered. The two large psalms before us […]
CHRIST the INCARNATE MISSIONARY: “In all things He had to be made like His brethren” (Heb 2:17). Our Lord not only became a man, He became a Jew, a Galilean, a Nazarene. How willing am I to enter into the way of life (sin apart) of those I hope to reach? Cam Townsend, founder of […]
“Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments” (Ps 119:73). Here we are reminded of the Purposer and His purpose. In forming us, the Lord made us each distinct from all other creatures. God said to Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew […]
“God has spoken once, twice…” (Ps 62:11). Scottish physician W.P. Mackay remembered seeing his mother in agonizing prayer over his salvation. But it did not move him, and he grew increasingly godless. Years later, he treated a badly injured laborer. The man asked that his landlady be called, and to bring him “the Book.” Mackay […]