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 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Repentance
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” (John 17:17) The believer’s journey to holiness—i.e., our sanctification—is directly linked to the truth of God’s Word. This process of sanctification is so much more than just the Christian call to be morally...
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 | Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Ministers, Ministry
“And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10:15) Those called to proclaim the gospel accept an extraordinary mission to declare...
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;...
