Peaks and Valleys

       A good writer writes about what he knows.  In light of this maxim, the content of Psalm 74 suggests that Asaph lived through some very dark and difficult days of defeat—days haunted by the questions of “Why?” (vv. 1, 11) and “How long?”…

The Sure Testimony of the Lord

       Though scoffers arise and cast aspersions towards God and His promise to reward the righteous and punish the wicked, God is not slack in keeping His word.  When He chooses the proper time, He will judge uprightly; the earth and all its inhabitants…

Staying Focused on the Praiseworthiness of God

The expectation cannot be stated more clearly: “Let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name” (Hebrews 13:15).  Like the light of a lamp (Matthew 5:15), the praise of God is not…

Selah

       For God’s word to exercise its transforming impact, one’s mind must be renewed—renovated or remodeled to think differently (Romans 12:2).  This does not “just happen” when one reads the Scriptures.  It occurs when a Bible student reads and intentionally digests the sweeter-than-honey…