The first section “relates to the king’s heart and home, and the second to his court and city.” —W.G. Scroggie To get the sense of Psalm 101, we need a refresher on the difference between “will” and “shall.” Moderns rarely use the latter, commandeering “will” for each occasion. But there is an important difference. We may have noticed in Psalm 23 […]
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CHRIST the APPEARING ONE: “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:11-13). Christ […]
“Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, and in Your righteousness” (Ps 143:1). H. P. Barker tells a story about a poor woman who was being pressed by a tradesman to pay an account which she knew she had already settled. In that case he demanded that […]
Did religions evolve from polytheism to monotheism? Renowned Assyriologist Stephen Langdon writes: “In my opinion the history of the oldest civilization of man is a rapid decline from monotheism to extreme polytheism and widespread belief in evil spirits. It is in a very true sense the history of the fall of man.” And anthropologist Dr. […]
I need to expose the truth about the mural before it gets covered up. It proves the case that “When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him” (Prov 16:7). […]
“Make…serve…come…know…enter…praise…bless…” (Ps 100:1-4). Sounds like we’ll be busy! With our arrival at the lovely little Psalm 100, we’re now two-thirds of the way through the Psalter. It’s the only psalm titled “A Psalm of Thanksgiving.” And it certainly is! The pattern could belong in a children’s nursery. Twice over, the psalmist simply tells us what we should do […]
CHRIST the ESCAPE MASTER: “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation…?” (Heb 2:3). I recall reading the account of seven prisoners of a Soviet camp near the Arctic Circle. After escaping the camp, they walked to India—through Mongolia, the Gobi Desert, and over the Himalayas to safety. Walked a whole year, […]
“The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Cor 10:4-5). One of our mighty weapons in the battle for the rescue […]
“God, be merciful to me a sinner!” (Lk 18:13). Only a person’s sins rightly introduces himself to God. This was graphically illustrated at the funeral of Empress Zita, the last of the Hapsburgs. The procession stopped at the closed church doors. A member of the funeral party knocked, and was asked from within, “Who goes […]