Loneliness
Few similes paint a more vivid picture of loneliness than the three used in Psalm 102:6-7. Here, it is written: “I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert. I lie awake and am like a…
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The Blessing of Weakness
God’s prescriptions for blessing can be most unusual. Send article as PDF
Hope in the Midst of Darkness
Few situations sound as bleak and desperately lonely as the one described in Psalm 102—”my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned like a hearth. My heart is stricken and withered like grass, so that I forget to eat my bread. Because…
Choosing Your Friends
One of the grave dangers of evil is its powerful influence to subtly weaken and ultimately destroy good. This spiritual cancer is aggressive and relentless. Because of this, Solomon wrote, “The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked…
Purposeful Living
Life is what you choose to make of it. Living soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age does not occur accidentally. It requires flint-like (Isaiah 50:7), steadfast (Luke 9:51) determination. Godly living is achieved via the backbone, not the wishbone. Send article…
Give Thanks
Give Thanks For the child of God, thanksgiving is to be a continuous occurrence. God commands His children “in everything give thanks” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Psalm 100 gives seven reasons for thanksgiving. The first four are found in verse 3—”Know that the Lord, He is God; it…
Giving Thanks
The placement of Psalm 100 in the book of Psalms is most appropriate. A consistent thread running through Psalms 92-99 is the sovereignty of God. “You, Lord, are on high forevermore…The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty…the Lord is the great God, and the great King above all gods…Say among…
Reverence for God
A distressing fact of modern culture is the widespread cancer of disdain for God and holy things. Profaning the sacred is a sickeningly popular sport among the foolish. Irreverence is a certain path to perdition. Send article as PDF
The Antidote for Boredom
Boredom is serious spiritual quicksand. The rut of “going through the motions” is unbecoming worship of the great I AM. Throughout human history, spiritual boredom has prompted worship innovations. To solve the malady of boredom, humanity tends to try to increase its interest and…
God’s Sovereignty and You
“The Lord reigns” (Psalm 97:1) is either a truth of immense comfort or extreme terror. Send article as PDF