When was the last time you slowed down to look at the world around you? Each starry constellation, every birdsong, each chirping squirrel, and every biological breakthrough displays the wonder and awesomeness of God. Psalm 19 begins with the beautiful statement, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands,” and then continues to preach a sermon about the Creator...  Read More

When you think about God, what comes to mind? Creator or sustainer? Joyful or angry/wrathful? Close or distant? A rescuer? A listener?As we turn our attention to Psalm 18, David says, “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” What’s interesting to note is that David wrote this at a time when...  Read More

Over 20 years ago, Casting Crowns released a song that became a hit that spent 6 weeks as the #1 song on Billboard.The song’s title is “Who Am I”, and the lyrics say:“Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth would care to know my name?Would care to feel my hurt?Who am I, that the bright and morning star would choose to light the wayFor my ever wandering heart?  Not because of who I am, But because...  Read More

Revelation 21:1-5 (ESV)The New Heaven and the New EarthThen I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He ...  Read More

At some point, King David had time to reflect on the state of things after his palace was built and God had given him “rest from all his enemies around him.” Maybe he felt a tinge of shame that the home of God’s ark of the covenant was merely a tent, and so he decided to build a more permanent house for the ark. Initially, Nathan gave him the go-ahead, until God told Nathan otherwise.Through the p...  Read More

Why do people make promises that they have no intention of keeping? All of us have probably experienced that from time to time. “Need help babysitting? Just give me a call.” “Need help moving? My truck is yours.” Yet when we go to take them up on their offer, it’s like they forgot what they had promised. Of course, all of us fall into the same trap. How often do we make promises to others OR ourse...  Read More