Introduction: Whilst a short Psalm, a quick check shows that there are 85 Psalms shorter than this one! I don’t know if these short ones were sung several times as choruses are in some modern churches! What is this Psalm saying emphatically? I think that it makes three major statements which should never be forgottenContinue reading “Psalm 93: 1-5….What is this about?”
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Psalm 92: 8-15….A glimpse into the Future.
Introduction: Good poetry, like novels, can describe things happening at the same time in different places and because scripture is apocalyptic as well as historical it can and does describe as yet in the future events as if they have already occurred. This allows us to see how the future is already in God’s eye!Continue reading “Psalm 92: 8-15….A glimpse into the Future.”
Psalm 92: 1-9….A communal hymn!
1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD,to sing praises to your name, O Most High;2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning,and your faithfulness by night,3 to the music of the lute and the harp,to the melody of the lyre.4 For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work;atContinue reading “Psalm 92: 1-9….A communal hymn!”
Psalm 91: 9-16….The Cuckoo Syndrome!
Introduction: Cuckoos don’t build nests because they are obligate brood parasites. Instead of raising their own young, they trick other bird species into incubating and feeding their chicks. Some people when they read Psalms like Ps 92 assume that they can become obligate parasites on God so that they will be carried through life asContinue reading “Psalm 91: 9-16….The Cuckoo Syndrome!”
Psalm 91: 1-8….True or False?
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most Highwill abide in the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress,my God, in whom I trust.”3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowlerand from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you withContinue reading “Psalm 91: 1-8….True or False?”
Revelation 15: 1-8….The End is in Sight.
1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished 2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image andContinue reading “Revelation 15: 1-8….The End is in Sight.”
Revelation 14: 14-20….Stade, stadium, stadia!
Introduction: We will all know the word stadium. This originated from the word stade a measurement which equaled the length of the foot race track at the ancient Olympic Games, about 190 metres! Stadia is the plural of both stade and stadium! There follows a very sobering passage which reminds me of a parable whichContinue reading “Revelation 14: 14-20….Stade, stadium, stadia!”
Revelation 14: 6-13….Please sit up and LISTEN!
6 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7 And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship himContinue reading “Revelation 14: 6-13….Please sit up and LISTEN!”
Revelation 14: 1-5….Apocalyptic writing needs contextual understanding!
1 Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was likeContinue reading “Revelation 14: 1-5….Apocalyptic writing needs contextual understanding!”
Revelation 13: 11-18….The wolf in disguise?
Introduction: Does God expect us to un-fathom what this is all about? The are 2 more beasts and some perfect 7’s to come after this; seven angels, seven plagues, seven bowls of God’s wrath! Maybe we won’t understand it perfectly but I am convinced that we will be blessed if we look honestly and prayerfullyContinue reading “Revelation 13: 11-18….The wolf in disguise?”