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,...
by Stuart | 30 Sep 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
I said yesterday that Psalms 113–118 form a collection known as the Hallel Psalms. These are psalms of praise that were sung by Jewish travellers as they made their way to the temple in Jerusalem for the prescribed feasts. They are known as the Egyptian Hallel because...
