I'll never forget praying with Mary Gillam at our weekly pastor's prayer meeting and hearing her pray, "I need mercy, not justice." Mary was one of the most saintly women I have ever met, and if, in her estimation, she needed mercy instead of justice, I couldn't even begin to imagine what it was that I needed! Certainly I need more ... [Continue Reading]
The one who never sleeps (Psalms 18 and 121)
I read some trivia this evening that said a person will die from lack of sleep before he will die from lack of food. I like both sleep and food, so I can't imagine starving myself of either one! It strikes me as especially interesting, then that the Psalmist tells us that God neither slumbers nor sleeps - He's always there, always on the job... He ... [Continue Reading]
How thirsty are you? (Psalms 17, 35, 54, and 63)
A few weeks ago we took a group of students on our annual high school summer retreat. This year we went to the Smoky Mountains and went on some really beautiful mountain hikes. It was pretty hot outside, and the students were worn out: they wanted something refreshing to drink, they wanted water. Water is an absolute necessity of life, and when ... [Continue Reading]
My refuge (Psalms 56, 120, 140, and 142)
Over and over again in the Psalms we've been reading we're reminded of David's trust in the Lord. For a good period of his life, David was being chased by King Saul - Saul wanted to kill him! Certainly I've had people unhappy with me in the past, but I've never had to run for my life because there were literally people tracking me down ... [Continue Reading]
But I trust in the Lord (Psalms 27, 31, 34, and 52)
When David was facing all kinds of troubles, he proclaimed that he trusted in the Lord. See, even though troubles come, we can trust God with them because we realize that he works all things out for the good of His people. When I was younger I really wanted to trust God more; in fact, I used to pray for more faith and trust in Him. Then God revealed ... [Continue Reading]
The One we can go to (Psalms 11, 59, 26, 7)
David reminds us in the Psalms not only that we can go to God for help but that we should go to God for help. When no one else will listen, He is there. When no one else can step in on our behalf, He can. And when we approach God, we must approach Him believing that He can step in if He wills to do so. It is at that point that we turn the ... [Continue Reading]
The Alpha and the Omega (Revelation 19-22)
I just took my first Greek test today, so I'm very familiar with "alpha" and "omega" - the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. In Revelation Jesus refers to Himself as "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." That statement says a lot about Him. It all goes back to what ... [Continue Reading]
One hour (Revelation 12-18)
A lot can happen in an hour can't it? Babies are born, diagnoses are made, wedding ceremonies are completed, the Office season finale takes place, newspapers are read, travels are made, life is taken. The list of things that can happen during an hour's time could go on and on and on. God says in Revelation that it will only take one hour to ... [Continue Reading]
The kingdom of our world (Revelation 6-11)
One of the promises we find in Revelation is that the kingdom of our world will be overtaken by Christ, and it will become His kingdom, and He will reign throughout eternity. Unfortunately there are those who will not get to participate in His kingdom because they do not trust in Him for salvation. For those who are trusting, however, we have great ... [Continue Reading]
Lukewarm Christians (Revelation 1-5)
John has a message from Jesus to the church of Laodicea that they are "lukewarm" - neither hot nor cold. The temptation is to think that Jesus was telling the church not to be "lukewarm Christians", but the problem is that the context doesn't support that idea. The really understand what Jesus meant you have to understand the culture ... [Continue Reading]
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