by Stuart | 18 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
For close to two years now, South Africa have been living under a state of national disaster. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed South Africa into a state that none of us anticipated and none of us had heretofore experienced. Since the initial lockdown announcement,...
by Stuart | 15 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Dennis Tucker and Jamie Grant, in their commentary on Psalm 125, write of “two fundamental truths central to the Christian faith: the world can be a dangerous place, and Yahweh can be a sure refuge.” Christianity is often accused of being a pie-in-the-sky religion....
by Stuart | 14 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
How often have you heard the claim that “God is on our side”? It might have come from the lips of a sporting figure, or a politician, or a military leader. Often, such claims seem to fall flat when the team emerges on the wrong end of the score line, or the politician...
by Stuart | 13 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Psalm 123 finds its place among the songs of ascent, those psalms that were likely sung by worshippers as they travelled to Jerusalem for the three annual Jewish religious festivals. All faithful Jewish men, and sometimes families, travelled to Jerusalem at these...
by Stuart | 12 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
Ever since the establishment of the nation-state of Israel in 1948, certain segments of the Christian church have become very excited about the city of Jerusalem. There is a narrative in certain church circles that Christians have a particular obligation to pray for...
by Stuart | 11 Oct 2021 | Devotionals, Psalms
What expectations do you have of the Christian life? Are those expectations any different now than they were when you were first converted? Austin Miles’s famous hymn portrays the expectations we would like to have: I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still...
