The Power and the Purpose of God: Psalm 33
If you feel powerless today, or that the purposes of God are somehow being thwarted in the world, then take heart. God is in control of human history.
If you feel powerless today, or that the purposes of God are somehow being thwarted in the world, then take heart. God is in control of human history.
The cross becomes the place where God’s perfect justice meets God’s perfect mercy.
The Lord Jesus Christ stands as the fulfillment of every hope and aspiration of Psalm 72.
As Christians, we celebrate the ascended and exalted Christ who now sits at the right hand of the Father. Praise God for our risen and exalted king!
The final test of our faith is the answer to the question: “Where (or in whom) do we put our trust?”
The great miracle of the gospel is that, in Christ, not only are we declared righteous, but we are empowered to live righteously.
It is the resurrected Christ and the empty tomb, which alone, washes us all of our “foolishness” and sets our feet firmly with Christ in the way of the righteous.
The important lesson from Psalm 13 is to never forget in your times of darkness what God has revealed in the times of light.
Although Jesus is the Second Person of the Trinity, co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial with God the Father, he nevertheless entered into humanity for our sakes.
The Christian message should never be reduced to mere obedience to God’s law, though it is never less than that.
If we abide in Jesus Christ, then he has the power, through the Holy Spirit, to daily draw us to himself and to direct our feet, our hands, our hearts, and our minds into the ways of righteousness.
According to the New Testament, the greatest revelation God has given us is not the Bible but Jesus himself.