Continual praise. How does that work? What does it even mean to “bless the Lord”? Shouldn’t we be asking for his blessing? How do we praise him “continually”? Does that mean we have to walk around singing all day? This is the first of six blog posts where I’ll be looking at the first 3 verses of this Psalm and attempting to answer some of these questions.
Continue in prayer Colossians 4.2 What follows is Charles Spurgeon’s devotion on this text for the morning of January 2. It is taken from his wonderful daily devotional Morning and Evening. Which we highly recommend. There are many editions available, including editions with updated language and modern Bible translations. It is available online for free,…
A.W. Pink’s book The Attributes of God is a classic work on the being and essence of God. Each month we’ll explore one chapter, summarize the main ideas, and discuss our favorite passages. Today we examine chapter five: The Supremacy of God. This chapter emphasizes the absolute supremacy of God over all creation, contrasting the…
Now I further saw, that betwixt them and the gate was a river, but there was no bridge to go over; the river was very deep. At the sight, therefore, of this river the pilgrims were much stounded; but the men that went with them said, You must go through, or you cannot come at…
Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness. Titus 1.1 How often have we heard that Christians are hypocrites? This is usually stated by those looking for an excuse to justify either their rejection of…
No weapon formed against you shall prosper,And every tongue which rises against you in judgmentYou shall condemn.This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,And their righteousness is from Me,Says the LORD. Isaiah 54.17 Here is another popular coffee cup verse. You’ll also find it on t-shirt, prints, pillows, and even tattoos. Just do…
How beautiful upon the mountainsAre the feet of him who brings good news,Who proclaims peace,Who brings glad tidings of good things,Who proclaims salvation,Who says to Zion,“Your God reigns!” Isaiah 52.7 This is a coffee cup verse if ever there was one. Yet I think that removed from its context and incompletely quoted, we miss the…
A.W. Pink’s book The Attributes of God is a classic work on the being and essence of God. Each month we’ll explore one chapter, summarize the main ideas, and discuss our favorite passages. Today we examine chapter four: The Foreknowledge of God. In Chapter 4, “The Foreknowledge of God,” Pink brings addresses the meaning and…
Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God. I Samuel 23:16 Most of us would say we want to be a good friend. But what exactly does that involve? What does it mean to be a good friend? In episode 011 we talked about the…
