by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Man's Nature, Prayer, Providence
“Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.” (Psalm 102:8) In Psalm 102, the author uses a series of vivid poetic metaphors to convey the depths of affliction and sorrow he is experiencing, “my days disappear...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.” (1saiah 15:23) In a fallen world filled with countless distractions and temptations,...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ
“And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD but serve the LORD with all your heart; And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Bible Reading, Faith, Jesus Christ
“He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.” (Psalm 102:17) In the depths of their exile in Babylon, God’s people faced unparalleled trials and tribulations (Ps. 102). Yet the psalmist in verse 17 is reassuring them that they have both...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Man's Nature, Salvation
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) One of the most unfathomable truths of Scripture is that an all-sufficient God chose in eternity past to create...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty;...
