We have come to perhaps the most famous verse of this psalm, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (105).But how does the word illuminate our way? How do we light the lamp of the word? We light the lamp by meditating on his word. This has been a recurring theme in the
“By your law you give me life” (93). This seems to be the central affirmation of our text. Before considering this more deeply, let us contrast how another passage looks at the Mosaic Law. In 2 Corinthians 3:4-6 we read, “Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything
Psalm 119 tells us so many things about God’s word. Yet, if we find categories helpful, we can conveniently divide all those things into two categories. Of these two categories, we will find more said about the first in the portion covered in this article. But we may find the little bit that is said about the benefits of the
Most of us learned the rule somewhere along the way, usually without anyone ever saying it out loud. If you want a gathering to stay pleasant, there are two subjects you leave alone. Religion and politics. Keep those off the table and the evening goes smoothly. Bring them up and you can feel the room change. Now, if you are
Text: (Lk 16:1-15) Luke presents us with a series of parables in chapters 15-16 of his gospel. Those in chapter 15 respond to criticism from the Pharisees and Scribes. In their opinion, Jesus should not spend time among tax-gatherers who were ‘sinners by occupation’ and attempting to redeem the unredeemable was a contradiction in terms. Yet in practice, it was
“For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, then I could bear it; nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, then I could hide myself from him. But it is you, a man my equal, my companion and my familiar friend. We who had sweet fellowship together, walked in the house of God
An Open Door, My Word, My Name, My Love, the Word of My Perseverance, Your Crown, My Promises, My God!’” Text: Revelation 3:7–13 Part 3 Part 1 is available in the July Gospel Herald. Part 2 is available in the August Gospel Herald. 6. Jesus’ Commendation Part 3 We hear Jesus’ third commendation in verse 10a, “‘Because you have kept
Recently I read an article by a man who told of something that happened to him early in his marriage. A young engaged couple was going to married couples and asking for one word that expressed something important in marriage, perhaps what the couple felt was the most important quality. They eventually asked this man and, after so many years,
In Joshua 1 we learn Moses has died and God informs Joshua that he will be the new leader of His people. Joshua is to lead God’s people across the Jordan River and into the Promised Land after spending 40 years in the wilderness. In Joshua 1:6 God tells Joshua, “Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who
The Bible presents a simple yet profound argument concerning the origin of the universe. It does not begin by asking questions about God’s nature. It begins with the created order itself. The writer of Hebrews declares, “For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.” (Hebrews 3:4) The logic is straightforward. A house points
Last week, as we began examining Psalm 119, we noted four uses of the Torah. But for the Torah, or any part of God’s word, to bless us in the intended way, we must approach it properly. Some people seem to seek with no real desire to find. Some read the Bible with no real desire to understand. The verses
We cannot deal with this psalm in the normal manner for a couple of reasons.The length is one reason. It is an acrostic, with eight verses beginning with each of the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet.This acrostic arrangement means that the arrangement of the thoughts can be difficult to follow in translation. The purpose of the complete acrostic is
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