Posts Tagged: Yahweh

Psalm 34:15 – The Eyes of the Lord

We face many troubles in life.  Some are brought on because of who we are and how other people perceive us; other troubles come by our own hand.  Regardless of the source of our difficulties, Scripture teaches us that there is always a remedy. Psalm 34 begins with an interesting inscription.  It says: Of David,…

Acts 20:30 – Men Speaking Twisted Things

In our reading of the psalms, we come to two inescapable conclusions.  The first is that David had many enemies.  The second is that he placed his entire faith and trust in the Lord to deliver him from his foes.  An issue we have to ponder, however, is whether David was exaggerating as to the…

Psalm 18:41 – He Did Not Answer

What do you think when you hear or read non-believers tell someone that their thoughts are with them? Do you think that does anyone any good? I don’t. David in Psalm 17:1 calls out to God: Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry!     Give ear to my prayer from lips free of…

Acts 14:9 – Faith To Be Made Well

What is the nature of true faith? How do we know if we really have it or not? What is the way that it manifests? The answer to these questions comes through our text today, plus we see it very clearly in a well-known Old Testament passage. Paul and Barnabas had fled to Lystra from…

Job 28:20 – From Where Does Wisdom Come?

Why does wisdom seem so elusive?  There is so much knowledge in the world, but smart people appear devoid of wisdom.  Man has extensive capabilities to discover the unknown, yet common sense is a rarity.  What are we to make of that? Job provided the answer in one of his monologues to his friends.  Although…

Job 21:7 – Why Do the Wicked…

Life is full of mysteries.  There are things that happen all around us for which there are seemingly no answers.  We observe them and wonder, “What in the world… ?”  In our questioning, we might also ask, “What could God possibly be thinking to allow that?”  Whatever that is.  Job, who was so beset by…