Psalms for Troubled Times – Psalm 115a

Why should the nations say, ‘Where is now their God?’ In some manuscripts, this psalm is written as part of the preceding. Psalm 114 looked backed to Egypt; to the mighty works that were done by the LORD as His presence brought the people out; and it warned the earth to tremble at the prospect…

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Psalms for Troubled Times – Psalm 114

What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? We concluded psalm 113 with the thought of the LORD’s humility ‘to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth’ (v6), and to lift ‘the needy out of the dunghill’ (v7). In this psalm we are given the specific example of how the…

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Amazing Acts # 4

An Amazing Occurrence – Part 2 – the power and person of the Holy Spirit “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:” Matthew 3:11 We’ll…

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Psalms for Troubled Times – Psalm 113

Who is like unto the LORD our God? This psalm divides neatly into two sections: the glory of the LORD (v1-5) and the grace of the LORD (v6-9). The two key words found in verses 5 and 6 respectively identify the theme of each half of the psalm: ‘high’ and ‘humble’. High The first thing…

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Psalms for Troubled Times – Psalms 113-118

The Egyptian Hallal We now move into the first of six psalms that extol and praise the LORD for His faithfulness. These psalms are known as the Hallel or the Egyptian Hallel (due to 114:1), and are synonymous with the gathered feasts of Israel: Passover, Pentecost, and the feast of Tabernacles. When we think of…

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Psalms for Troubled Times – Psalm 112

The Blessed Man Renewed Today’s psalm picks up from where we left off yesterday, and issuing a ‘hallelujah’, tells us: ‘Blessed (Asher) is the man who fears the LORD, and in His commandments (bemiswotaw) greatly delights’ The phrase ‘blessed is the man’ is a key phrase in the Psalms as a whole. You’ll remember that…

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What’s getting in your way?

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;Matthew ch13 v3 I probably shouldn’t tell you this, and I’m sure my wife won’t thank me, but our front lawn is looking a bit sorry tonight. It’s full of holes. There are several bare patches of earth where…

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Amazing Acts # 3

Pentecost – An Amazing Occurrence (Part 1) I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: (Mat 3:11) We can say “Amen!” because we can agree with…

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Psalms for Troubled Times – Psalm 111

As I mentioned in my introduction to book 5 of the psalms, Psalm 111 and 112 are sister psalms, the response of the faithful heart to the work of God.  The difference between them is that in Psalm 111, the focus is on praising God for who He is. In Psalm 112, the praise is…

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Psalms for Troubled Times – Psalm 110c

The Throne of Grace We continue our meditations of this most important psalm, and having considered the pre-eminence and power of Christ the King, ‘set at the right hand’ (v1), we now turn to the High Priestly Ministry of our Lord Jesus, as we muse upon ‘the right hand’ being the place of prayer. A…

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