“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification”
Psalm 1 gives the description of a righteous man. I love the illustration – “he shall be like a tree”!
Many of us struggle with questions, like 'Does God care?' or 'Is God really in control?'
The Psalmists wrote in their time and Testament. Can we take their language and express it in NT times?
We could all think of different things people would say of us. But it is more important what God will say of our lives.
Whenever we think of the book of Ruth, our minds always go to the female characters. But in this post, I'd like to consider the young men – the reapers.
As young men, sexual sin is not something to be endured or fought, it is to be fled.
We live in a generation where people want to earn more money than ever while doing less for it.
The temptation when faced with success is to get proud. To attribute the good to ourselves and seek glory.
To Paul, writing to a young man who he already trusts and values, there is one consideration of paramount importance: Timothy’s own state.
Isaiah 27 tells us that on that day, Yahweh will move decisively and finally to vanquish leviathan once and for all.
Let each of us learn the lessons of Ai and consider if a spiritual reboot is required.