Category Archives: Stand in awe

Psalm 89: 1-10….Knowing that you are loved!

A MASKIL OF ETHAN THE EZRAHITE. – apparently a maskil (13 times at the head of Psalms) is meant to be contemplative and instructive! So let us contemplate and be instructed!1 I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever;with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.2 For IContinue reading “Psalm 89: 1-10….Knowing that you are loved!”

Revelation 12: 1-6….Do the colours mark thought divisions?

Introduction: I have quoted the whole of chapter 12 but printed it in three colours because I believe that we have three different, although related, thoughts highlighted! a) Thoughts about a pregnant woman, her adversary and what happened at the time of the male child’s birth. b) War in heaven between Good and Evil forces.Continue reading “Revelation 12: 1-6….Do the colours mark thought divisions?”

Revelation 11: 15-19….Back in Heaven again.

15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” 16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their facesContinue reading “Revelation 11: 15-19….Back in Heaven again.”

Rev 10: 8-11: 3…Is this book a straight line story?

11 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” 9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. AndContinue reading “Rev 10: 8-11: 3…Is this book a straight line story?”

Psalm 84: 1-12….Be honest with God!

Introduction: I am going to go through this psalm and make a ‘polite, nice’ comment in green and a fiery, biting, critical one in red! I’m not in a bad mood but I feel like commenting as if I have wakened up ‘grumpy and doubting’ and ‘at peace with the world’! In fact I’m challengedContinue reading “Psalm 84: 1-12….Be honest with God!”

Revelation 9: 1-12….Overview time.

Introduction: As those of you who regularly read these devotionals, will have worked out for yourselves that almost every eighth day I change between Psalms, an Old Testament and a New Testament book. At special times in the church calendar I will deviate a bit for a few days. I am doing a review todayContinue reading “Revelation 9: 1-12….Overview time.”

Revelation 4: 1-11….John taken into Heaven!

Introduction: This is a thrilling passage in which we see God in His glory. God receiving the praise which is due to Him. I especially love the ending of these verses, “Worthy are you, our Lord and God,to receive glory and honour and power,for you created all things,and by your will they existed and wereContinue reading “Revelation 4: 1-11….John taken into Heaven!”

Rev 1: 1-11….Jesus speaks to John, the scribe!

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that heContinue reading “Rev 1: 1-11….Jesus speaks to John, the scribe!”

Psalm 78: 62-72….Desertion or Discipline?

62 He gave his people over to the swordand vented his wrath on his heritage.63 Fire devoured their young men,and their young women had no marriage song.64 Their priests fell by the sword,and their widows made no lamentation. – In three verses Asaph covers all the history from the first disciplinary action of God uponContinue reading “Psalm 78: 62-72….Desertion or Discipline?”