What is the blessed life? Psalm 41 speaks of the blessing of pardon for sin, protection from evil and praise for all eternity. There are many discouragements in life, but…
Joshua finishes with a rallying cry to life for God and to put him first. God's grace calls us to himself, but his timing is not always our timing. Christians…
God's past faithfulness fuels our confidence that he will continue to be faithful. Older saints can encourage younger believers in their faith by reminding them of the goodness of God…
David is in the pit. This describes life in a broken world. But we patiently cries out God in honesty and trusts in his promise. Jesus fulfills this Psalm as…
Our words are powerful. In this Psalm we see how fleeting life is, and that we should live with God as the foundation, trusting in him. Jesus is the one…
Joshua allocated the land for Israel to live in. These bits of Joshua are suprisingly rich. They point us to Jesus, our High Priest, who allots us a land to…
The mistake of self-reliance, and the miracle of prayer. The Israelite's respond to the Gibeonite deception with self-reliance, and not prayer. But in chapter 10, the Lord listens to a…
God's anointed one prays for vindication. These words are true for David, but ultimately true of Jesus, who is the true Anointed One. Christ was betrayed but vindicated in his…
Bad things happen in our world, and those who do wrong seem to flourish. How should Christians respond? In Psalm 37 we see that we should not be jealous of…
The world we live in is corrupted by sin, which affects all parts of life. God's people are to focus on what God is like - his love, faithfulness and…