“ Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.”
Therefore, flinch not, my soul, from the holy service to which you have been called! Flee not from the field of battle! Do not desert your post due to the impotence of your own power. In the face of all your fears do this: Fix your eyes upon the Champion of your salvation and Captain of your soul!
Read MoreMy aim is simple: I want to encourage you to read the Bible daily in 2023. Let’s just say you accept the challenge. You will have to know from the outset that it won’t be easy.
Read More“And God’s answer was not to tell Moses how strong or wise or capable Moses is, but rather to turn Moses’ eyes back upon the LORD his God. God’s answer to our crippling insecurities is always himself.”
Read MoreNot one of us is insusceptible to this pull. Nor can anyone claim they have never put the things of this world above and before the Lord Jesus Christ. There are many reasons that we fall prey to the siren call of the world, but I want to draw your attention to two in particular.
Read More“If the God of the Bible truly is who he has revealed himself to be—(and I believe he is!)—then, for that God to make the kinds of perfect and infallible judgments that we would expect of him, requires that this God must devote himself to his own glory.”
Read More"Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation,” (I Peter 2:2).
Read MoreA proper understanding of Jesus Christ’s nature as our Redeemer is critical for God’s people. For this reason, these truths have been ardently defended against prevalent errors throughout the ages. In 451 A.D., after centuries of debates, a creedal statement was written in order to faithfully express a proper view of these complex realities. The Symbol of Chalcedon remains a pillar and buttress of truth by which our God has greatly blessed his people. We commend it to you for reflection.
Read MoreA short poem about maintaining the right priorities in the daily rhythms of the Christian life.
Read More“My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.” - Psalm 7:10
Read MoreCommunion is a gift of God’s grace for weary pilgrims on the hard and narrow heavenly road, (Matt. 7:13-14). God’s people should cherish this sacred supper and ever-rejoice in the gospel which it visibly proclaims to their souls each time it is properly served. However, in our present time, where a spirit of radical individualism reigns unchecked, there has become much confusion about who is to be welcomed to the Lord’s Supper.
Read More“The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord accepts my prayer.” - Psalm 6:9
Read More"Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies..." - Psalm 5:8
Read More"You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound." - Psalm 4:7
Read More"I lay down and slept; I woke again, for The Lord sustained me." - Psalm 3:5
Read More"He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision." - Psalm 2:4
Read MoreWhat the Pharisees failed to understand about the law is that external conformity must always flow from a heart of love for God or it is nothing more than an empty self-righteous performance.
Read MoreThrough the Lord’s Supper, the saving work of Jesus Christ is visibly portrayed before our very eyes. Jesus assigned the bread to represent his body and the wine to represent his blood. Each of these are symbols of the work which Jesus accomplished for us in order to bring us—guilty sinners—into the saving grace of the New Covenant.
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