by Stuart | 8 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Psalm 120 begins a collection of fifteen psalms (120–134) known as the Songs of Ascent. There are many different theories as to the purpose of this collection. Perhaps most popularly, it is thought that these fifteen songs were sung by pilgrims as they ascended the...
by Stuart | 7 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Evangelicals are Christians who, among other things, hold a high view of Scripture. Rightly so. In his popular systematic theology, after addressing the canon of Scripture, Wayne Grudem writes of “the four characteristics of Scripture.” These characteristics are...
by Stuart | 6 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Psalm 118 opens and closes with an identical exhortation: “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever” (vv. 1, 29). This dual exhortation to gratitude brackets everything else said in the psalm. It is a psalm in which the writer...
by Stuart | 5 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
If you have stayed at all current with world affairs in recent years, you’ll know that there is a lot of pessimism concerning the fate of the church. Doomsayers in the United States were predicting the virtual collapse of Christianity in the wake of Donald Trump’s...
by Stuart | 4 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Psalm 116 contains one of the most frequently cited verses in the entire collection of psalms when it comes to Christian reflection on death: “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints” (v. 15). We find this verse often cited at the news of a...
by Stuart | 1 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Human beings were made to reflect their Creator. Genesis 1:26 tells us that God created humans “in his image.” Humans were created as icons of God and are, by nature, reflective. By virtue of creation, we reflect what we worship. Ever since sin entered the world,...
