In Psalm 119, we have a lot of beautiful statements. Let’s just highlight a few. Verse 18 here’s a prayer: “Open Thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.” The Hebrew word for wondrous is incomprehensible, meaning too difficult to understand. Now class, let’s be honest. There are things difficult to […]
Giving Thanks
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) Today, those of us in the U.S. are celebrating Thanksgiving Day. It as age-old tradition of giving thanks to God for His countless evidences of grace in our lives. Thanks […]
White as Snow
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Our Compassionate High Priest
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"If I could hear Christ praying for me…"
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let […]
The World Has Been Crucified to Me
(inspired by and adapted from the sermon notes of Charles H. Spurgeon) But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (Galatians 6:14) The verses which precede this reveal that Paul vigorously rebuked […]
Impossible with Man, Possible with God
(Adapted from the writings of Andrew Murray, some of which are available at the Blue Letter Bible) But he said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.” (Luke 18:27) Christ had said to the rich young ruler, “Sell all that you have… and come, follow me.” The young man, distressed, went away sorrowful. […]
Repentance and Faith
And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not […]
The Personal Nature of the Holy Spirit
Francis Chan once noted that: We are not all we were made to be when everything in our lives and churches can be explained apart from the work and presence of the Spirit of God….shouldn’t there be a huge difference between the person who has the Spirit of God living inside of him or her […]
Humility
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:1-3) Humility is a high mark […]