Sam Storms on Psalm 19 (from Enjoying God Ministries): The power of the Word of God is perhaps nowhere better seen than in Psalm 19. There we find six declarations that tell us what the Bible IS and DOES: 6 nouns, 6 adjectives, 6 verbs. The focus is on the identity, the quality, and the … More Sam Storms: The identity, the quality, and the function of Scripture.
This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. Psalm 18:30 Charles H Spurgeon comments in The Treasury of David: Far past all fault and error are God’s dealings with his people; all his actions are resplendent with justice, truth, tenderness, mercy, … More This God—his way is perfect!
The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. Psalm 12:6 Charles H. Spurgeon comments in The Treasury of David: What a contrast between the vain words of man, and the pure words of Jehovah. Man’s words are yea and nay, but the Lord’s promises are … More Spurgeon: “Man’s words are yea and nay, but the Lord’s promises are yea and amen.”
All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. (Acts 1:14 ESV) First, notice that they were of one mind. They knew they needed each other, and so they hung out together. Pride and arguing over petty differences fall by the … More Priorities under pressure
2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. Charles H. Spurgeon: There is need in these perilous times to come back to such an elementary truth as this. The truths taught … More Bible: not fables, myths, or merely parables, but they are matters of actual fact.
Jeremiah 29:10-14 “For thus says the Lord: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you … More Turn on your windshield wipers (the Word of God!)
James 1:21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. John Piper, in a sermon, “Receive With Meekness the Implanted Word” Receive it—this implanted word. In other words, if you treat the word of God like your kidneys, you are making … More Receive like oxygen, not like kidneys!
1 Thessalonians 2:13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. John Piper, in a sermon, “How to … More Accept God’s Word for what it really is
Alistair Begg wrote this in his “Truth For Life: Truthlines”: At my previous church in Scotland, it was our custom to choose a verse which served as our theme for the year. For some reason, I have never been successful at establishing the same pattern here at Parkside. Writing this at the end of the … More “Off to a Good Start”
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