Some trust in chariots and some in horses,but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.They collapse and fall,but we rise and stand upright.Psalm 20:7,8 As we sit anxiously awaiting the results of our election that is now 48 hours past, I was reflecting this morning on the last several months of prognostications and even so-called prophecies from the pulpit of victory for … [Read more...] about To Whom It May Concern
Psalms
The Graceful Holiness of Sovereignty
"He rejected the tent of Joseph;He did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,But He chose the tribe of Judah,Mount Zion, which he loves.He built His sanctuary like the high heavens,like the earth, which He has founded forever.He chose David His servantand took Him from the sheepfolds;From following the nursing ewes He brought himto shepherd Jacob His people,Israel His … [Read more...] about The Graceful Holiness of Sovereignty
Enduring Faithfulness
"He remembered that they were but flesh,a wind that passes and comes not again.How often they rebelled against Him in the wildernessand grieved Him in the desert!They tested God again and againand provoked the Holy One of Israel.They did not remember His poweror the day when He redeemed them from the foe,…Then He led out His people like sheepand guided them in the wilderness … [Read more...] about Enduring Faithfulness
The Grace of Discipline
"In spite of all this, they still sinned;despite His wonders, they did not believe.So he made their days vanish like a breath,and their years in terror.When He killed them, they sought Him;they repented and sought God earnestly.They remembered that God was their rock,the Most High God their redeemer.But they flattered Him with their mouths;they lied to Him with their … [Read more...] about The Grace of Discipline
The Flip Side of the Coin
"Therefore, when the Lord heard, He was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; His anger rose against Israel,Because they did not believe in God and did not trust His saving power.Yet He commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,And He rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.Man ate of the bread of the angels; … [Read more...] about The Flip Side of the Coin