My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
Held when shaken
We give thanks to you, O God;we give thanks, for your name is near.We recount your wondrous deeds. At the set time that I appointI will judge with equity.When the…
Good News, not good advice
I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband,…
Futile suffering in this world
The Problem of Futile Suffering I listened as an atheist admitted that the most difficult quandary for him in believing in God is the presence of pointless suffering. He could…
Let the blow come . . .
“Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it.” Psalm 141:5 Our sinful nature endears…
The Gospel is for the believer – Part 2
Nothing to offer I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;I have no good apart from you.” I asked yesterday, “Are you capable of Righteousness? . . . No,…
The Gospel is for the believer – Part 9
We fight by faith “Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; he is my steadfast love and my fortress my…
“and on this rock”
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church Matthew 16:18 On this rock I will build my church The term “church” means…
The day before the throne
The death of Shemei Solomon looked at the man standing before his throne and proclaimed, “You know in your own heart all the harm that you did to David my…
Clouds and trembling
Sometimes our paths are cloudy, and we can’t see what is ahead of us. And sometimes the ground trembles. It is in these times that the words of the scripture…
Being Stripped of our glory
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And…
