What do George Washington, the Apostle Paul, and Thomas Edison have in common? The answer: they have all died. I know, how morbid of me. People naturally (and maybe subconsciously) try not to think about death. But it is good for us to think about death. Hebrews 9:27 says that “it is appointed for man… Read More »
One of the reasons I love to be in nature is that I realize how tiny I am. Did you ever consider how big the Rocky Mountains are? Or how magnificient the Grand Canyon is? God is amazingly big. He is the creator. He transcends us. You don’t need to be in a national park… Read More »
“Had you invested $10,000 in Wal-Mart in 1975, you’d be sitting on $25 million today.” I find in myself the tendency to go to the extremes: either to love money too much or to have a pauper mentality. (The latter happens after I find out how fleeting and distressing chasing after money is. Then I… Read More »
The worship of God is both a privilege and a duty of men. Christians would do well to consider how they worship. Consider the example that Psalm 136 sets out for us. A chorus of praise is given to God for His creative power and transcendent character and His providence in redemptive history. 1 Give… Read More »
I’ve not been praying enough. I know this because the Bible says pray without ceasing. I know this because I struggle with having joy and peace. God also used the evening sermons on prayer at Grace OPC to convict me. If I had communed with God, my emotions would be more stable. I can go… Read More »
In Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones writes: Perhaps there is nothing so frequently encountered as a cause of spiritual depression and unhappiness in the Christian life as this very problem of feelings. Where do they come in, and what should they be? People are constantly troubled about the matter, and I… Read More »
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.… Read More »
Tonight, we lost our basketball game, 50 to 47. If we “would have” won, we would have beaten an undefeated team. I wanted to win so badly! It’s in times like these that I need to remind myself that God is in complete control– what happened was God’s will. I can be sad that I… Read More »
A person with true faith believes that God exists and that God rewards those who seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6) He understands that God is real; that He created the world. He trusts that God is good; that He brings blessings as a reward. The gospels present us with Jesus and examples of true faith. Take… Read More »
Be Gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body also. – Psalm 31:9 In A Godly Man’s Picture, Thomas Watson explains that penitent sorrow is a sign of a godly person. A godly man weeps “for indwelling sin… that he is sometimes… Read More »