The Blessing of Dwelling in God This precious psalm follows delightfully from the last, where Moses encouraged us to dwell in God. In this, we are brought into the enjoyment of the blessings that flow from this place of rest. A quick internet search will show much has already been said on this psalm in…

For what is your life? As we move into book 4 of the psalms, we move from the sanctuary to the wilderness, and it is apt that the first of these wilderness psalms, likely the oldest of all, is a prayer from a man whose life’s work was leading God’s people on their wilderness journey…

Permanence of God’s Covenant Psalm 88 & 89 are sibling psalms, both of an ‘Ezrahite’ – a descendent of Zerah, one of the sons of Judah. It is interesting to note their names. ‘Heman’ means ‘faithful’ and the author of Psalm 88 encourages us to remain faithful no matter how dark the night. ‘Ethan’ on…

In the Darkest Hour This is the saddest psalm in the psalter. It is an elegy of affliction in that darkest hour of the night. There is a faint glimmer that morning is coming (v13), before the psalmist is swallowed once more by the darkness. This is a dreadful place to be, yet it is…

Having an Eternal Foundation The Heavenly City A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah. ‘His foundation is in the holy mountains. The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.’ As I read the beginning of this…

A lesson in how to pray This psalm, called a ‘Prayer of David’ is unique in that almost every phrase is borrowed from a previous psalm. In this we find a good lesson on how to pray, especially in times of trouble. I don’t know about your prayers, but I find praying can be one…

Salvation Expounded 1) It’s all of God’s GRACE. V1,2 – ‘LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.’ It is interesting that Jacob is mentioned here, for the first time this word ‘favour’ is used…

What does Easter mean to you? For many, Easter means time with family. For others, Easter means chocolate – eggs or bunnies. Perhaps, for some, Easter has lost all meaning, and it’s just another moment to be exploited for profit or used for one’s enjoyment. If this is what Easter means to you, you’re really…

A friend today asserted that John 3:16 was not in the original text of the New Testament but had been changed or added in later by a translator. I have asked my friend for evidence upon which this assertion is based and as of the present, none has been forthcoming. I’m not going to hold…

Have a listen to this group of 5 to 7 year olds singing ‘My God is So Big’

‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God’. John 1:1 A good friend of mine asked me the other day about the Word referred to above in John 1:1. Christians often go to this text as evidence that Jesus Christ is God. My friend, however,  disputed…