God will deliver you for the sake of His name
Scripture Notes on Psalm 135 Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown, O Lord, throughout the ages. For the Lord will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants. (Psalm 135:13-14) The people of Israel were constantly getting into trouble. Time and again they failed to follow God’s commands and fell under oppression as […]
God chose you for glory
Scripture Notes on 2 Thessalonians 2 God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thessalonians 2:13-14) Christian, never forget that God chose you. You […]
God saves you for His glory
Scripture Notes on Psalm 79 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for Your name’s sake! (Psalm 79:9-10) There is an order to all creation, a cosmic balance in the physical universe that was designed to work in harmony. When that balance […]
God wants to make an example of you
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 67 GOD WANTS TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF YOU May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face to shine upon us, that Your way may be known on earth, Your saving power among all nations. (Psalm 67:1-2) The God of the universe has one primary goal above all others: the […]
God Will Vindicate Your Suffering
Do you ever wonder if your pain has a purpose? “Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages. For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.” -Psalm 135:13-14 Jesus Christ was ridiculously mistreated. He was mocked and murdered, abandoned and abused. Because He spoke the […]
Glowing Life
Do you have a life that glows? “Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? For if […]
The Speech and the Glory
What results do your words produce? “Immediately an angel of the Lord struck [Herod] down, because he did not give God the glory… But the word of God increased and multiplied.” -Acts 12:23-24 Herod gives a great oration, a powerful speech that causes all those who hear it to respond in praise, but not to […]
The Other Side of Suffering
Do you ever wonder if your pain has a purpose? “Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter in to His glory?” -Luke 24:26 We all know that, in the words of R.E.M., “everybody hurts.” Yet, though it is often so hard to find hope in the hurting, Jesus shows […]
Salt and Secrecy (part 3)
Principles do no good if there’s no practical way to apply them. Have you discovered this? High-minded ideals may be nice to think about, but to really make a difference in our lives, they need to have some skin on and work in the real world. The last two posts have been part of a […]
Salt and Secrecy (part 2)
Should I do good deeds in public or in private? In response to a question about my message last week, called “The Surface and the Substance” (), I shared some thoughts yesterday about the importance of following Jesus’ command in Matthew 5:16, “let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good […]
