by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Worship
“For they provoked him with their high places, and aroused his jealousy with their graven images.” (Psalm 78:58) This text in Psalm 78 is a solemn recounting of Israel’s history that identifies the reason for God’s displeasure: His people continued to provoke Him by...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Repentance
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” (John 17:17) Scripture teaches that the believer’s path to holiness, known as sanctification, is inseparably tied to the truth of God’s Word. This process is the divine work of setting apart His people for His...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Salvation, Word of God
“Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.” (Psalm 89:14) God’s throne of grace rests entirely on foundations that cannot be shaken. Though the introduction of sin into the world opened the way for...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Salvation, Word of God
“They chose new gods; then was war in the gates:was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?”(Judges 5:8) These words from Judges 5:8 come from Deborah’s song, a divinely inspired reflection on Israel’s collapse and partial deliverance. The verse...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ
“The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken.” (Deuteronomy 18:15) The promise given through Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15 reaches far beyond Israel’s immediate horizon. Moses speaks...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Repentance, Salvation, Son of God
“And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.” (Romans 11:6) In this passage in Romans 11, Paul draws a line that cannot be blurred without...
