David’s tribute to God’s omnipotence in Psalm 139 is focused upon the prenatal development of an unborn human. Of all the amazingly powerful things that Jehovah has created—the extraordinary energy within an atom, the vast oceans of water, the brute strength of an…
One reason a wise father gives his children a curfew is because of the increase of evil done at night. As the apostle Paul observed, “those who get drunk are drunk at night” (1 Thessalonians 5:7). Thieves prefer doing their work in the…
In David’s tribute to the Jehovah’s omnipresence in Psalm 139, he declares two inescapable truths. Send article as PDF
The omniscience (“omni” = “all” + “science” = “knowledge”) of God is not taught in Scripture as some vague, abstract concept. It is something that is incredibly personal and extremely detailed: “O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and…
No human has comprehensive, exhaustive knowledge of God. As Paul emphatically declares in Ephesians 3:20, “He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask or think. Psalm 139 reflects this poignant truth. Send article as PDF
When talking about what God wants everyone to do, we must speak of the will of God (i.e. in the singular). When talking about what God does for His people, we have to speak of the wills of God (in the plural), because…
When I was a kid, my dad and I used to play a game called “Long and Short” (I have learned since that some call it “21”). It is a basketball shooting contest in which each shooter takes a long shot (ten feet or…
Worship MUST be in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). The proper spirit for worship includes a glad anticipation of the privilege of assembling together with others of like precious faith (Psalm 122:1). It also includes an intense joy or exuberance for the…
Some things in life are “all or nothing” propositions. For example, you cannot be “a little bit married” or “a little bit pregnant”; it’s all or nothing. Neither can you be “a little bit obedient”. The greatest commandment is an all or nothing…
Psalm 137 was written shortly after the nation of Judah had “become victims of plunder” to all its enemies (2 Kings 21:14). The Babylonians had been used as Jehovah’s battle axe and weapon of war; they had broken the nation of Judah into…
