The book of Psalms concludes the way all things will conclude – with noisy, joyful praise. Psalm 150: “Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the […]
There’s a saying: “Most people only look up when they’re flat on their backs.” It’s proved in the bible time and again. And this phrase “at their wits’ end” is a perfect description for where people find Jesus. Or rather, where He finds them. “Wits’ end” is quite a creative translation from the AV. If […]
Psalm 103 gives us a sobering contrast between the life of man and the love of God. One is extremely fragile and short-lived, the other is eternal and unchanging: “As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is […]
The way we think about it, careers, businesses and sports teams go from “strength to strength.” And usually they go from “strength to strength” because of hard work and perseverence. But in Psalm 84 both those assumptions are challenged. First of all, it is God’s people who go from “strength to strength.” (Psalm 84:7) Now […]
Your days are numbered. That is a sobering thought. You have a finite number of heart-beats left. When you’ve reached your allotted tally there will be no more. To put it starkly, we are in the queue for the crematorium. It may be a long queue, but it’s getting shorter all the time. Queen Elizabeth […]
