I love Ecclesiates. If I could summarize, it is this: Enjoy your blessings from God as a righteous believer. There are no guarantees in life, for we do not know the mind of God who controls and directs in the course of history and in the progress of your life. Our life is in His hands alone. “For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love...
Scripture gives us this juxtaposition of getting out our telescopes and viewing the vastness of His Word and yet using the microscope to really investigate the nitty gritty details. The great constellations of foundational doctrines are so plain for all the world to see. It is like coming across the wide plain and seeing the whole mountain range before you. Viewing those mighty vistas of great truths. You gaze in awe at one huge mountain, then shift...
It is September, and I just finished reading Jeremiah. I was so blessed! Really. I know the book of Jeremiah can be a difficult read, but it is also full of encouragement. God feels the same way about the sins of Israel and the surrounding pagan nations as He does today. We like to think that God is longsuffering and merciful here in our Age of Grace, but He was longsuffering and merciful in the Old Testament too. Many times He waited a...
In Part 1 of this article, we looked at The Child of God under Law. I drew a correlation between Law and Childhood because that’s what Paul did in Galatians 3:21-25. God has treated us differently in the Age of Law than He does in the Age of Grace. Likewise, parents treat their children differently in the “Dispensation of Childhood”...
One of my favorite verses of the Psalms. The Psalmist reminds us that it is alright to stop our overloaded schedules and take time to meditate on God’s Word. Indeed, it is necessary! In Christianity, meditation is not disengaging the mind, but rather focusing the mind on God’s character and what He has told us. Laying aside distractions is a essential part of growth. Pulling the weeds that threaten to choke out our joy and peace is necessary. Vance Havner once said, “If you don’t...
I like to walk. It’s probably my favorite exercise. Hiking would be a close second. Walking is an activity that is close at hand, something that I ought to do each day but sometimes fail to do that simple action of putting on my shoes and stepping out the door. Once I’m on the walk, it’s much easier to continue, and when I’m done I feel satisfied and refreshed. It’s true. Running or jogging would have a greater...
