Category Archives: witness
under control?
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 We began the year looking at this text and thinking about how we do not know what is going to happen. We have no control over the events, but do we have control over our reactions to them? … Continue reading
Father’s Day
The living, the living– they praise you, as I am doing today; fathers tell their children about your faithfulness. (Isaiah 38:19 NIV) Buck Vann did not have a long life, but he did have the opportunity to experience the faithfulness … Continue reading
fellowship
Psalm 133 The unity which David commends here is not simply the uniformity of doctrine or name, but the fellowship of kindred hearts. When believers get this right, we are the most productive in sharing the gospel. People want to … Continue reading
sharing the good news
Isaiah 51:1-52:12 Isaiah envisions a time when the king returns and establishes peace and redemption among the people. He calls on his readers to awake to this reality before it happens. He calls on believers to share this good news … Continue reading
recovery
Isaiah 11-12 Looking far into the future, Isaiah sees a felled forest which is the LORD’s own people. Judgment has taken place. But out of the stump of Jesse sprouts a branch. A new king arises. He will gather together … Continue reading
stumped
Isaiah 6 King Uzziah had lived his final ten years as a leper, with his son Jotham taking his throne instead. In contrast to the earthly king’s shame, Isaiah sees the glory of the heavenly king, who is always … Continue reading
indoor plant
Psalm 92 I can picture a believer worshipping at the temple in Jerusalem on the Sabbath and thinking about his fate compared to that of unbelievers. They are like patches of grass, which flourish for a time, but are doomed … Continue reading
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ten percent
Nehemiah 11:1-12:26 This section records the effort to repopulate Jerusalem, and the proof that levitical duties were carried out during the entire time of the restoration. It is interesting that the goal was to put a tithe of the people … Continue reading
none can stand
Ezra 9 God had granted his people a little reviving, and that had served to highlight the faithlessness of the people. They had intermarried with the idolatrous nations around them – something that the LORD told them not to do. … Continue reading
in the time of old age
Psalm 71 This is a song of an aging man, who has known much trouble but can testify that God has been his refuge all the way. It is a plea for the LORD to keep supporting and comforting his … Continue reading
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