SCRIPTURE: Zechariah 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of people and animals in it. And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will be its glory within.’ [Zechariah 2:4-5] We have heard earlier that the temple was a symbol of God’s…
God’s ‘house’ restored!
SCRIPTURE: Zechariah 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. And the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem,’ declares the LORD Almighty. [Zechariah 1:16] Through Zechariah, God explains how He will restore His people after they have been punished, after…
God loves foreigners too!
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 146 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. [Psalm 146:9] As we saw yesterday, God’s universal love includes all people, from all nations. But why then did God choose the people of Israel as His holy, covenant people? How can…
wake me up when the sermon ends
Any Green day fans out there, “Wake We Up When September Ends”? Here is a parody for you to think about…
biblical universalism
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 145 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. [Psalm 145:9] There is a universal message in the bible: God created everything and everyone, He loves everything and everyone, He is Lord of everything and everyone and He is good to everything and everyone! This is how I…
equipped for battle
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 144 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them? They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow. [Psalm 144:3-4] When was the last time you paid attention to an ant? And have you ever loved an ant, cared for it’s well-being,…
show me the way
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 143 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. [Psalm 143:8] In this life, there are many times when we feel lost, overwhelmed, scared, uncertain, hopeless, discouraged, etc., and our spirit within cries out, show me the way! This reminds me of a song by the 80s rock group…
the secret
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 142 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble. [Psalm 142:2] This relates to my own definition for prayer – talking things through with God. Airing my complaint, telling Him about my trouble; or at other times, expressing my joy or hope or desire. My enemies and troubles may…
watch my mouth!
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 141 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips. Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their…
serpent spawn
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 140 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips. [Psalm 140:3] David is struggling with some extremely wicked people. He is surrounded by them, they are scheming against him. Their words are cruel, poisonous, deadly, like viper’s venom. He…