'Psalm' Tagged Posts
Issue #149
The new ‘Star Trek Beyond’ movie is about to burst on to the cinema screen. My wife can hardly wait! What challenges I must endure!!! I don’t mind sitting with her and watching movies like this as this is plenty of action and, as an action man, I become involved in the movie. Speaking of action, I firmly believe the solution to the problems of spiritual dryness is to become actively involved in serving our Lord. When approaching danger is imminent from an enemy, the Captain of…
Issue #148
There are certain periods in our life where we can become anxious and stressed. The first one is when we enter Year 12 at high school and prepare for the Higher School Certificate. For some reason we think that our life totally depends on how we perform in these exams. As if! And the next stressful period of life centres on our employment and the early days and months of our first job. Again we think our life and its outcomes depends on this choice. As if!…
Issue #147
I have been on holidays! It was a great time to relax and enjoy island life on Magnetic Island. There was plenty to do for a guy like me – walking, snorkeling, reading, eating and having coffees everyday – and then of course there was time with Jan and my best friends too. I read a great book as well called ‘Double Cross’ that recorded the events leading up to D-Day in the Second World War. It was all about the work of double agent spies…
Issue #146
It is not uncommon for each one of us to go through a spiritually dry period. Sometimes difficult events push to a stage of despair and doubt. Life brings with it various twists and turns that often saps our emotional and physical resources. Often we feel all alone where very few people (if any) really understand the struggles we are experiencing. This loneliness even extends to our relationship with our Lord. God seems somehow strangely distant. Anxiety and frustration builds up and life becomes a great challenge…
Issue #25
Are you assured of your salvation? Is it possible to be assured beyond any measure of doubt that you will receive eternal life upon your passing from this life? Do you really believe that you have eternal security? How you answer these questions will have a big impact on how you will live your life in the years the Lord has given you to live. There are so many blessing that come with having this assurance of salvation. For me the greatest blessing is…
Issue #24
Forgetfulness is a terrible and sad state that many people find themselves in, particularly in their senior years. Many of us have parents or grandparents who are or who have been at the stage of dementia. We ache with them as they struggle to remember family members, important events and even how to do the basic things in daily life. It is even more tragic and sad when Christians develop spiritual dementia and begin to forget who their God is, what He has done,…
Issue #23
Have you ever cried out for mercy? Have you ever been in a situation where all you wanted was relief from a difficult situation? In Psalm 123 we read of a time where the writer of the Psalm came to such a time in his life. He cries out for mercy and he receives mercy from his only hope and that hope is the Lord God. We have already learned that our strength and help come from the Lord. We have discovered that our…
Issue #22
Happy New Year! Who can believe it? Another New Year is here already! 2014 is upon us and it only seems like yesterday to me that we ushered in the new millennium! Fourteen years have now passed since that day! I often wonder how our lives may have changed in these 14 years. I hope we have grown in maturity and I pray that our walk with the Lord too has matured! I hope and pray that each one of us have grown more…
Issue #21
In Australia, Christmas is often the time when industry and professional services close down for their annual break. The business centers of a city are quieter and industrial areas are empty! It seems as though many people head off for their annual ‘pilgrimage’ to the coast for family holidays or overseas to visit family. Churches are quieter too as members often go on missions whilst others join the annual pilgrimage to holiday destinations. Today, on this last Sunday of 2013,…