God could have rescued the Israelites from Egypt without Moses’ help. But He chose to do it through Moses. Appearing to Moses at the burning bush, the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt … and I have come down to rescue them” (Ex. 3:7-8). Then the surprise, “therefore, go,…
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1. He forgives our transgression (Ps. 32:1,5). David sought and received God’s forgiveness. The Hebrew word for forgiven literally means “lifted off.” The image was portrayed in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. Bunyan’s protagonist, Christian, was weighed down by the burden of his sin. When he came to the cross, the sin burden fell from his…
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Can there be any doubt about the main point of Psalm 136? Even a cursory glance at the psalm reveals its theme: God’s faithful love endures forever. Twenty-six times, once in every verse of the psalm, the refrain is repeated: His faithful love endures forever. … His faithful love endures forever. … His faithful love…
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“As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a source of springwater; even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings” (Ps. 84:6). The location of the Valley of Baca is unknown and mentioned only here in Scripture. The word baca means “balsam” but is also the Hebrew verb for “weep.” (The…
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An old photograph hangs on the wall of my office. Taken in 1959, when I was barely a year old, the black and white photo shows my father sitting at his desk in the pastor’s study. On his desk are an open Bible and a world globe. I love this photo because it captures the…
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