Misplaced and Well-Placed Faith
The bulk of Psalm 146 is a contrast between misplaced faith in humanity (verses 3 and 4) and well-placed faith in God (verses 5 to 10). Here, it is written: “Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in…
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The Ultimate Goal of Faith
The ultimate litmus test of your faith is how extensively it transforms your character and conduct into the imitation of God. Send article as PDF
A United Heart
The enduring challenge of faith is to unite what is learned intellectually about God with how you decide to live. In Psalm 86, David sums up this truth in one verse—”Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my…
The Blessings of Faith
Although it appears as the concluding summary, the theme of Psalm 84 is “O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You!” (v. 12). In the first eleven verses, one of the sons of Korah elaborates on three supreme blessings of faith. These are:…
Asaph’s Tenacious Faith
Psalms 79 and 80 appear to be companion psalms. In Psalm 79, Asaph focuses upon a recent calamity in Jerusalem; in Psalm 80, he petitions God to restore His people. Psalm 79 concludes with a reference to God’s people as “sheep of Your…
God’s Timing
David was in desperate need of immediate help! God had chosen to wait until the very last possible moment before He delivered David. And, it was now the very last possible moment. Send article as PDF
David’s Steadfast Heart
David had no contingency plan for his life; he had no “Plan B”. He determined to trust God when he was a young man and no subsequent circumstance was going to divert him from that course of action. Even when he was a…
David’s Stubborn Faith
Few things in life would be more terrifying than to become a prisoner of war. How especially frightening it would be if you were the soldier who had defeated your arch-enemy’s military superhero named Goliath. Send article as PDF
David’s Michtams
The Hebrew word “michtam” comes from a root that means “to carve or engrave”. It is used in the superscription of six psalms—16, 56, 57, 58, 59, and 60—to identify the genre of these compositions. Given the fact that the five psalms clustered…
Living by Faith
A continuous challenge of faith is to view God as He has actually revealed Himself in Scripture. Since He is a person—not a philosophy or a fantasy—a Biblically-based belief in Him necessitates an accurate faith that expresses itself in practical ways in our…