Psalm 55:22 says, “Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.” When you are weary and burdened, God is always available to help. He may not remove that burden from you, but he will certainly straighten your spine and shore you up as... Continue Reading

Why does it matter that Elisha saw it? Before Elijah was taken up from earth he asked Elisha what he could do for him before he was taken away (vs 9), and Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. The spirit of Elijah was not Elijah’s to give away, for it was the spirit... Continue Reading

Jesus teaches us that there is something far more fundamental to our sinfulness than the actual sins we commit. Our sins do not make us sinful. Rather, we commit sins because, at the very center of our lives, we are sinful. Sin has invaded the inner recesses of our personalities. This is essential information for spiritual... Continue Reading

 Jesus cannot be drained of his patience towards you, anymore than you can drain the Pacific Ocean with a teaspoon. Puritan Thomas Goodwin said that Jesus extends “acts of grace, and from his continual doing good unto and for his members…from his filling them with all mercy, grace, comfort, and felicity, himself becoming yet more... Continue Reading

Sometimes you can gain a lot of ground quickly by just asking someone who is from outside your culture but will be honest enough to answer your question.  This will be more helpful after doing some good thinking yourself.  If you just jump to this then the benefit will be reduced, but it is still... Continue Reading

A poet at heart, Davies continued to write poems throughout his ministry, both for his personal use and the encouragement of others. Some were turned into hymns, making him the earliest colonial hymn-writer. As other pastors at that time, he wrote some of these hymns to accompany his sermons. One of these, “Great God of... Continue Reading

 At the fall, Genesis 3, all three aspects of death came with it. Before the fall, Adam was not subject to any form of death, but through his sin, death became a grim reality for the entire human race. The death Paul refers to in Romans 6:23 are spiritual death as well as eternal death,... Continue Reading

It is a good and right thing to ask the question, “What is God’s will for my life?” It’s a good thing, that is, until it’s not. That’s because a question like that can be paralyzing. We can devolve into running scenarios, looking for messages in the clouds, and second guessing every feeling we have... Continue Reading

Consider Jesus. He is indeed the Father’s special Son. If anyone could plead special privilege, it would be the divine Son. And yet. And yet! He did not cling to his equality with God as a self-serving privilege or ask to be excused from the mission. He did not request a pass from poverty, suffering,... Continue Reading

The Gospel Matters because without it no one is saved…neither Thomas Auld nor Frederick Douglass because all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.[8]  All need the sin forgiving God. But what does this mean for today?  It means, the Gospel Matters.  What is more, if the pure, peaceable, and impartial Christianity of... Continue Reading