by Stuart | 11 Nov 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
“Bless us.” How many times have you prayed those words? Have you given thought to what it means for God to bless you? Do you want God to bless you with health? Wealth? Prosperity? What does it mean to lead a blessed life? Blessedness plays a key role for God’s people...
by Stuart | 10 Nov 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Even for those who us who have never seen the film, William Wallace’s freedom speech in Braveheart has been immortalised in memes and video clips across the Internet. You may be able to picture Mel Gibson, in full blue-and-white war paint and traditional attire,...
by Stuart | 9 Nov 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word “complaint”? If you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, I hazard a guess that it is not positive. Complaining is rarely considered a Christian virtue. In fact, Christians are specifically...
by Stuart | 8 Nov 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
On Friday, we considered Psalm 140, in which David appeals for deliverance from evil men. Psalm 141 continues that theme but adds a new element as David considers his own sin. Ligon Duncan once preached a sermon on each of these psalms. He titled the first sermon...
by Stuart | 5 Nov 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Nobody can deny that we live in a disordered world. When God created the heavens and the earth, there was disorder (Genesis 1:1–2). He spent the next six days bringing order to disorder (Genesis 1:3–31). But then human sin entered the world and, with it, disorder...
by Stuart | 4 Nov 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Psalm 139 is one of the better-loved psalms. If we study it from a purely theological standpoint, we might call it the “omni” psalm, because it is one of the primary texts in Scripture that clearly teach divine omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence. These are...
