“But You, O Lord, shall endure forever…But You are the same” (Ps 102:12, 27). Unceasing, unchanging God. At least some of the poets who composed psalms are also called prophets. We have clear evidence of that as we approach the end of Psalm 102. Can you imagine yourself being the one pouring out your complaint to […]
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JESUS as a MAN among MEN: “I am among you as the One who serves” (Lk 22:27). Why would common humans—weak humans, sinful humans, broken humans—not be repelled by the world’s only perfect Man? In fact, the opposite was true. “He could not be hidden” (Mk 7:24). Sinners like Zacchaeus actually sought Him out. Surely […]
“Then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beseech Thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small” (Amos 7:2, KJV). God is always looking for intercessors, those who plead the case of those in need. Abraham pled for Sodom (Gen 18:23-33). Moses pled for Israel (Ex 32:11-13). Stephen pled for His murderers (Acts […]
“God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath” (Heb 6:17). William P. White, one-time editor of Biola’s monthly magazine The King’s Business, tells this story about his early days in ministry. One morning he received a request to visit a dying 87-year-old […]
We can gather speed when we teach the next generation by sharing early what we learned late. In Psalm 102 we noticed the psalmist’s Upper Look (vv 1-2), seeking the Lord’s help. This is followed by a long Inner Look (vv 3-11) where he recounts how fleeting, lonely, and contentious his life has become. Then, at this point, like […]
JESUS the OFFERING for SIN: “When You make His soul an offering for sin…” (Isa 53:10). Who can fathom what it would mean for any man to bear the sin of another on his soul? But then think of all the sin of souls upon souls, nations upon nations, generations upon generations, wave upon wave […]
“Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope. Hold me up, and I shall be safe…” (Ps 119:116-117). D.L. Moody tells the following: One time my little girl was teasing her mother to get her a muff, so one day her mother brought […]
Handley Moule (1841-1920) gives this insight into the words, “Of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace” (Jn 1:16). “Quite literally, the words run: ‘Grace instead of grace.’ The image is one of perpetual supply; a displacement and replacement ever going on; ceaseless arrivals of all that is needed for the ceaseless […]
“Thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down” (Ps 102:10, KJV). We have our ups and downs—but the last one’s UP! The heading provided for Psalm 102 by the Bible editors seems to contradict the inspired title. One reads, “The Lord’s Eternal Love.” The other says, “A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and […]