May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!”

Psalm 70 is our read-through-the-Bible passage for March 24.  John Piper uses this Scripture in a Taste and See article: God commands us to delight in him. Psalm 37:4, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, … More May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!”

Sam Storms: Why wouldn’t you want to raise your hands to worship God?

Sam Storms, of Enjoying God Ministries, comments in an article, I Will Lift Up My Hands! (Psalm 63:4) So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. On more than one occasion I’ve been asked: “Sam, why do you lift your hands when you worship?” … More Sam Storms: Why wouldn’t you want to raise your hands to worship God?

Piper: Heaven is a place for those who love God, not for those who just fear hell.

O God, thou art my God, I seek thee, my soul thirsts for thee; my flesh faints for thee, as in a dry and weary land where no water is.  So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary, beholding thy power and glory.  Because thy steadfast love is better than life, my lips will … More Piper: Heaven is a place for those who love God, not for those who just fear hell.

My Mighty Rock

He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my … More My Mighty Rock

Spurgeon: To be wisely directed and steered into safety and peace is thy gift, and thine alone.

Sometimes God speaks to us through repeating things He knows we need to hear and understand. His Word is alive and active and life-changing (Hebrews 4:12) Today we read in Numbers 35 about the cities of refuge (these were a type of Christ, our Ultimate Refuge.) And today in Psalm 61, we hear David crying … More Spurgeon: To be wisely directed and steered into safety and peace is thy gift, and thine alone.

Faith regards the promise not as fiction but fact

    God has spoken in his holiness: (Psalm 60:6 ESV) Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David: Faith is never happier than when it can fall back upon the promise of God. She sets this over against all discouraging circumstances; let outward providences say what they will, the voice of a faithful God drowns every sound … More Faith regards the promise not as fiction but fact

Henry Law: When hope seems gone, let us rejoice in the God of our salvation

At Grace Gems, Henry Law comments: Psalm 59:16, 17. “But I will sing of Your power; yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; for You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto You, O my strength, will I sing; for God is my defense, and the … More Henry Law: When hope seems gone, let us rejoice in the God of our salvation