by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Church, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Worship
“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.” (Ephesians 1:11) The believer’s inheritance is not a future hope resting on uncertain conditions, but a...
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, Godly Meditation, Jesus Christ, Prayer, Quiet Time, Sanctification, Worship
“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.” (Lamentations 3:25) As this verse in Lamentations tells us, the goodness of God is often experienced when we patiently wait before Him, seeking and worshiping Him. Still, the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Worship
“Hear, O my people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.” (Psalm 81:8-9) The One speaking in Psalm 81 is the voice of a covenant God addressing His own...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Total Depravity, Worship
“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.” (James 3:2) Diligent management of the tongue requires real attention because as noted in our text, although James...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Worship
“The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD...
