Devotions
Unburdened (Isaiah 46:1–13)
The prophet Isaiah frequently contrasted the true God with the false gods of the nations. As Israel experienced punishment for its sin, God time and again reminded his people that he is the true God while the idols that they worshipped, and the idols of the foreign...
The End of the Line (Psalm 150)
This is the last of my devotionals in the Psalms. The document containing all these posts, before today, comprised 102,318 words. That’s toward the upper end word count of a commercial novel! In many ways, it feels like the end of the line. Commentators have long...
Gathering for War (Psalm 149)
One of the enduring debates in the Christian church is the appropriate attitude to war. Christians universally recognise that war is not good, but there is debate on whether or not it is ever necessary. The predominant view is just war theory: that war, though never...
Worship in Truth (Psalm 148)
Jesus once told a Samaritan woman that God is looking for worshippers who will worship in spirit and truth (John 4:24). Worship, in other words, should be offered enthusiastically (“spirit”) and according to how God has revealed himself (“truth”). It might sound...
Worthy of Our Praise (Psalm 147)
Psalms 146–150 are sometimes called “the final hallel.” These closing five psalms all begin the same way: “Praise the LORD” (or, in Hebrew, hallelujah). It is generally thought that Book 5 of the Psalms (107–150) was compiled long after the return from exile. These...
Maker. Defender. Redeemer. Friend. (Psalm 146)
Al Mohler recalls talking to a pastor who, during the course of the conversation, said to him, “You know, one day, they’re going to put us in a box and they’re going to lower us into the ground and they’re going to throw dirt over us and they’re going to go back to...