“Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!” Psalm 40:4-5 Phase #2 – Confidence: None Compares to Him! David is filled with the wonder of God’s work. He experiences the blessedness of a life lived in trust of God. At some point, as …
“Why is the gospel so powerful? Why is the gospel the omnipotent power of God operative unto salvation? Just for this reason: that it is the Word of God! And the Word of God is never void of power! “The Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword. It pierces to the dividing asunder of …
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and …
“O LORD my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands, if I have repaid my friend with evil or plundered my enemy without cause, let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it, and let him trample my life to the ground and lay my glory in the dust. Selah” Psalm 7:3-5 Devotion: Psalm …
“Moral evil is significant pain and suffering in the world that is caused by free persons either intentionally or through culpable neglect of their responsibilities. These include such things as murder, adultery, disobedience to parents, rejecting wise counsel, and human hatred. As surprising as it may seem, the Bible presents God as having such meticulous control over the course of …
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1 Seasons We all understand how seasons work. Here we are in what we call the holiday “season.” It is a time of life that comes around and around, with certain things we can expect and count on. These seasons bring holidays and customs, some …
“A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite. O LORD my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.” Psalm 7:1-2 Devotion: This Psalm teaches us …
“…having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.” – 2 Peter 1:4 In the previous article, we examined how our story is transformed through renewal in God. In this final article, we will explore how the gospel brings renewal from corruption. To understand the default story of our lives, we have inverted 2 Peter …
“All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled; they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment.” Psalm 6:10 Devotion: When difficulties arise in this life, we can easily wonder if God has abandoned us. Or at the very least, we may question whether our enemies have gained the upper hand. No matter how we view …
“Many of the people I’ve talked to also had an awakening when they saw the controlling power of other people. They awoke to an epidemic of the soul called, in biblical language, the fear of man. Although they were avowed worshippers of the true God, below the surface they feared other people. That is not to say that they were …
