The Righteousness of God

Deut 9. 4 “Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from...

The Peril of Self Rule

Judges 21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. The 400-year period of the Judges was marked by this radical individualism. They rejected the standard of God’s word and accepted the individual standard...

Blessed Filling

Every human being is born with an appetite that longs to be filled. Whether it be an appetite for food, or for pleasure, or a curiosity for knowing what makes things operate the way they do, we all possess this appetite.  But where do we find satisfaction and...

God's commands for our good

Deut 10.12 “And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his...

Hearing, Watching and Waiting

Prov 8.34 “Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.” The blessed person is the person who hears, watches, and waits. Hears, watches and waits for Who? The Lord. These words do not portray a passive...

Thirsting for God

Psalms 63:1 (A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.) “O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;”Your soul is the seat of the...