Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
Sermons on Psalms (Page 5)
There are things in life, there are things in Christianity that can be considered an extra curricular activity. Sadly, there is one area of Christianity that gets treated like an extra curricular activity but it is anything but that – Evangelism.
Has someone ever given you something or been generous with you in some way? There has been no one who has been more generous with us than God. In Psalm 100 the Psalmist is writing about God and what God has given us. Lets notice the 5 things God has given the Psalmist.
Psalm 88 is the darkest corner in the book. It is a prayer of pain that expresses no hope. So why is it in the Bible?
In Psalm 8, David marvels at God’s majestic power displayed in creation. The vast heavens make him feel so insignificant. But is it true that men and women are too small to matter?
The first psalm describes the man blessed by God. He is like a tree planted by streams of water. But the wicked are like chaff blown away by the wind
David says that men and women are weak, sinful, and transient. Sounds sort of depressing. But David isn’t depressed. His reflections on human frailty lead him to exuberant praise (Ps. 103:1-22).
Asaph knew that God had done good things for his people. But he wrestled with the painful reality that the wicked often fared just as well or even better — until he saw things from God’s viewpoint (Ps. 73:17).