Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits – Psalm 103:2 The Bible tells us on many occasions ‘to remember’. What are we to remember? We are to remember what the Lord has done, who he is and what he desires of us (Deuteronomy 8:1-2; Deuteronomy 8:11-20; Joshua 1:8). But does…
Isaiah 5:1-7 – Parable of the Vineyard 5 Now let me sing for my greatly Beloved [Lord]A song of my Beloved about His vineyard (His chosen people).My greatly Beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile slope (the promised land, Canaan).2 He dug it all around and cleared away its stones,And planted it with [a]the choicest vine…
Hebrew 11:1-3 11 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. Faith is the assurance…
Deuteronomy 8:1-2 8 “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. 2 And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he…
When we think of idols, we think of religions that worship other gods. These are often gods which they have made with their own hands. We do not often think we can fall into that category, and it’s easy to dismiss it and say, “I’m not doing that” and pat ourselves on the back….
When you look at David’s words, you see how David knew God. He speaks of God as his rock, fortress and deliverer. The one you call your rock is firm and strong, someone who is unmovable and dependable. Do we realize that our God is the most dependable one we will ever have? David…
God enables us to trust Him, but we still have to choose to do this. The Bible tells us that God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1). The name of the Lord is a strong tower, and the righteous run into it and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). He…
I listened to this song so many times this week, and it started me thinking about Jireh, my provider. Abraham did not hold back anything from God, he was willing to give even his son’s life, and God provided and blessed him. Genesis 22:12-17 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad,…
I have always found poetry to be hard to read and understand. Hence, Psalms feels like such a challenge. But recently, I was listening to my Pastor teach on the end of the age (Matthew 24:3), and he was pointing out that the Bible speaks about us experiencing persecution because we follow Jesus (John…
One of the first things mentioned about Daniel was that he purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself (Daniel 1:8). This meant that Daniel was not willing to do anything that was disobedient to his God. King Nebuchadnezzar overtook the current Kingdom of Judah. So, Daniel and the rest of the…