CHRIST SECURED OUR BLESSING He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. Psalm 25:9 When it comes to humility, I’ve mentioned this a time or two in daily devotionals over the years, but it is worth repeating: we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
CHRIST SECURED OUR BLESSING He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Psalm 24:5 The twenty-fourth psalm is surely a prophetic psalm of the Lord Jesus Christ. David asks, “Who shall ascend the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
PRAISE UNTO HOLY SUBMISSION Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. Psalm 22:3 Of this psalm, Mr. Spurgeon says, “This is beyond all others the Psalm of the Cross.” And truly, it is— from the utterance of the Lord...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
VICTORY, NO MATTER WHAT Though they plan evil against you, though they devise mischief, they will not succeed. Psalm 21:11 Satan cannot win. The enemies of God cannot win. Their plans may be grandiose; however, they will not succeed. God’s...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ONE QUALIFICATION FOR SALVATION ...that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners... 1 Timothy 1:15 Truly, there is only one qualification for salvation— that we are sinners. According to the Bible, every single one of us qualifies,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
SEEING CHRIST Where there is no vision, the people perish. Prov 29:18, KJV The vision here, Hebrew חזון (chazōn), is prophecy or prophetic vision. Without it, the people perish; that is, they are made naked, they rebel, and they set out to play....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
DON'T BE DECEIVED Let no one deceive you in any way. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 As you know, we’ve been in the last days for 2,000 years (Acts 2:17; 1 Pet 1:20). The context of Paul’s statement refers to a lawless man appearing on the world...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
LEPROSY, A TYPE OF SIN “When a man is afflicted with a leprous disease, he shall be brought to the priest...” Leviticus 13:9 The real-life disease of leprosy, as handled and ritualized in the law of Moses, provides us a more important...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ETERNAL SUFFERING How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? Psalm 13:1 Our flesh is weak. The Lord Jesus said so (Matt 26:41). There may be times in the Christian’s life when we feel God has...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE REST AND RETURN For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 When the apostle speaks of those who have fallen asleep, few doubt he is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
