Please look with me if you would at this blessed psalm, Psalm 63. I want to read it in its entirety, though we’re just going to focus on the first part of Psalm 63, really just the first three verses. Psalm 63 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O…
Category: Sanctification
The Preeminence of Love
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of…
The Grace of Sin Exposed
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he…
Correction or Judgment
When God afflicts His children in correction, He has specific aims. His purpose in the correction is to purge His children of their sin and bring them to a state of greater happiness and holiness of life. It is for their good! To the child of God, every affliction is a correction. God never sends random or unnecessary…
Knowing Is for Living
“Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.” James 1:21-22 So many throughout American evangelicalism know so much and yet practice so little. We can fall into the trap…
Naked and Exposed
“And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” Hebrews 4:13 To the unconverted man, woman, or child this is a fearful truth. From birth until death, every evil deed, both internal and external, has been by God and will…
Holiness is Happiness
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! Psalm 119:1 Holiness is happiness. All other pursuits of happiness will fail you and prove to be very cheap substitutes for the real thing. We are prone to think holiness is more of a chore than a delight, but this…