Psalm 121: The LORD Watches Over You. He is the Helper of all those who seek Him. A Song of Ascents 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills - From whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not … [Read more...]
God’s Everlasting Kindness: Psalm 136
God's everlasting kindness - Psalm 136 is made up of twenty six verses. Each line reminds us that God's lovingkindness is everlasting. The popular ESV puts it this way: his steadfast love endures forever. Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the author of the Psalm drives home the clear message of God's … [Read more...]
A Prayer Suggestion from Charles Spurgeon
Here is a prayer suggestion from Charles Spurgeon. I don't offer any apology for bringing Spurgeon up once again. He's been a great help to me. In fact I find when I skimp on his devotionals I feel a backwards slide in my spiritual life. Spurgeon understood despair, despondency and backsliding, and knew its remedy … [Read more...]
Why Should We Praise God?
Why Should We Praise God? According to Puritan George Swinnock - if God is incomparable we must praise Him for His incomparable excellencies. The Westminster Confession of Faith tells us that the chief end of man is to glorify God [a] and enjoy Him forever [b]. The texts cited are the following: [a]. Ps. 86:9; Isa. … [Read more...]
Today’s Inspiration – S is for Shepherd
Today’s Inspiration – S is for Shepherd The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 I have to confess, when I was an atheist and even a new Christian, this verse confused me. But then I realized that the speaker's not saying "The Lord is my shepherd, but I don't want him." Instead, he means that … [Read more...]
The End of Time
There's a little book in our church book store called "Time and the End of Time." The cover and the title have attracted my interest, and several times I've picked it up to take a look at it. It was written by John Fox in 1676 - not to be confused by the John Foxe of Foxe's The Book of Martyrs. Fox's book is … [Read more...]
Where Must Faith Always Look
Where Must Faith Always Look? I'm sure we all know that the answer is Christ - at least we ought to! I know, but I'm afraid I don't always live it. I need constant reminders. So this isn't me sermonizing (I'm unqualified); it's a confession of my failing, and a passing on of a message from someone else... That … [Read more...]
Therefore We Will Not Fear – Psalm 46
God is our refuge and strength, therefore we will not fear - Psalm 46. Over the last few years, this Psalm has been a particularly great source of comfort to me - so much so that I often read it aloud and with gusto. Life can often throw unexpected trials at us. Or we suddenly find ourselves walking in the Valley of … [Read more...]
Waiting For the Lord
Have you been waiting for the Lord? Have you been praying day in and day out for something and God seems silent to you? Join the club - haven't we all? God has answered many of my prayers, sometimes in spectacular ways. Yet some prayers wait to be answered. What do we do? Charles Spurgeon has some advice for us: It … [Read more...]
Christ Our King of Glory
Christ Our King of Glory...Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in! (Psalm 24:1-10) The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Who may ascend … [Read more...]
