Altar Call
Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! Psalm 141:2 ESV Sacrifice – Come and worship the King! Surrender your vanities, burn your insolence, abandon your bias.[1] But do not think that you will go away unscathed. Do not imagine His holiness will…
Rules of the Game
Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O LORD, and teach me your rules. Psalm 119:108 ESV Rules – Does the God of grace have rules? You bet! If you thought grace meant “no rules,” then you are not only Roman/Greek in your worldview, you have also never read Scripture in its own culture. Just as…
PERTH
Join in Scripture Study with Skip Moen, visiting Perth 23 November View this email in your browser Special Invitation to Scripture Study and Fellowship as we invite Skip Moen [D. Phil], on Saturday 23 November, to share from God’s Word. We have the joy to invite you all to a special Shabbat gathering in two weeks time,…
Necessary Retreat?
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God. Psalm 119:115 ESV Keep – The company you keep has a direct effect on your ability to delight the Lord. Old places and old faces, as every Twelve-Stepper knows, will certainly drag you back down the addictive path. Anyone who thinks…
Hidden Hope
You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. Psalm 119:114 NASB Wait for – Once more David opens the line with a samech. Here the first word of the verse is sitri’ – “hiding place, covering, protection.” The verb in translation (“are”) is implied, not expressed. The idea that God…
The Consequences of Indecision
I hate those who are double-minded, but I love Your law. Psalm 119:113 NASB Double-minded – Who is the double-minded man? You might think that it is the person who just can’t decide, the one who seems constantly torn between alternatives. Years ago a friend of mine called this person (referring to me, by the…
The Necessity of Desire
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Genesis 3:6 NASB When – Suppose…
What Kind of Fool?
Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, but any fool will quarrel. Proverbs 20:3 NASB Fool – Proverbs employs several different words for the English “fool.” Knowing which one makes a big difference. “Fool” can be the translation of ‘ewil (as it is here), or kesil or nabal. Sometimes it is even…
