Food from the Table Mark 7:24-37 “Her pluck and persistence are a testimony to her trust in the sufficiency and surplus of Jesus: his provision for the disciples and Israel will be abundant enough to provide for one such as herself.” James Edwards The Nature of Our Approach: We wrestle, struggle, and contend, and then… Continue Reading
Psalm 55 Cast Your Burden on the LORD To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil[n] of David. 1 Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! 2Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, 3because of the noise of… Continue Reading
Psalm 53 There Is None Who Does Good To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil[j] of David. 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. 2God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there… Continue Reading
Psalm 52 The Steadfast Love of God Endures To the choirmaster. A Maskil[h] of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” 1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day. 2Your tongue plots destruction, like a… Continue Reading
Man puffs himself up and shouts, “Notice me!”, while Christ empties Himself and responds, “Notice Me!” The gospel of God’s grace leaves no room for personal. God is not impressed with our looks, our social position, our achievements, our natural heritage, or our financial status. But I love to look at the opposite truth: God… Continue Reading
Psalm 51 Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on me,[f] O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me… Continue Reading
Psalm 50 God Himself Is Judge A Psalm of Asaph. 1 The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. 3Our God comes; he does not keep silence;[c] before him is a devouring fire,… Continue Reading
Psalm 49 Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble? To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 1 Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, 2 both low and high, rich and poor together! 3My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. 4I… Continue Reading
Psalm 47 God Is King over All the Earth To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 1 Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! 2For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. 3He subdued peoples under us,… Continue Reading
Matters of the Heart Mark 7:14-23 Living in this broken world means dealing with outside influences that can corrupt, taint and lead astray. Bad company, persuasive co-workers and an onslaught of impure images (thrust in our faces virtually everywhere we turn) make honoring God a difficult task. But Jesus says that outside influences are not… Continue Reading