When you cry out to God for help — with the right motives — sincerely — He hears your plea. He sees everything! He promises that everyone who takes refuge in HIM, will NOT be condemned! God keeps His promises! God helps and protects His people when they call Him. Let’s dig in… Psalm 34 …
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It’s gotten to the point that when I see notifications on the Telegram app, I think, “Oh, no! What now?!” This week the news headlines cover the World Economic Forum elites meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the continuing war in Ukraine, and the Christian Persecution World Watch List from Open Doors listing the worst 50 countries …
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On Christmas Day, I read the first 8 Messianic Psalms. Today, I finish reading the other 8. Next week we’ll be back to the Sunday Psalms series with Psalm 34. I pray that you will find Jesus in these beautiful poems and songs. As Paul told us, “Faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the …
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We’re back on the Saturday schedule and there’s so much happening around the world in these last days. It amazes me how Jesus absolutely called it nearly 2000 years ago! I’ve added a new section at the end which focuses on Matthew 24:14. It’s all about the Good News — the Gospel being preached all …
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Are you “looking forward” to a “prosperous” 2023? After all, that is the traditional greeting on Christmas cards. When we look forward to something like a child looks forward to Christmas, we are expecting, and anticipating something good. Unfortunately, since we are living in the last days and the birth pains that JESUS spoke of …
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Yes, it’s Sunday, rather than Saturday. Yesterday I had to do the outlook for 2023, which wiped me out. So, I’ll do part 2 of the Messianic Psalms next Sunday, and we’ll be back on schedule. The first week of 2023 did not disappoint when it came to prophetic events. We are living in the …
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It’s New Year’s Eve 2022 and it seems the world is coming to an end. Reported news stories sound like they are ripped from Jesus’ Olivet Discourse in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. As your read these few, you have to admit that the birth pains are getting stronger and more frequent. A …
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The purpose of the Old Testament is not only to tell the story of the Israelites, what God did for them and how they rebelled. Its true purpose is to predict the coming of the “anointed one” or Messiah, who would bring not just salvation to a broken world, but justice and everlasting peace. Moreover, …
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It’s Christmas Eve 2022 and we are far from having “peace on earth”. Rather, it seems the last days birth pains that Jesus warned us about in His Olivet Discourse in Matthew, Mark and Luke, are getting stronger and more frequent. Check out this week’s rundown of top news stories matched to passages in the …
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Psalm 33 is a praise song to the Lord Almighty. We don’t know who the author is, but it’s a beautiful worship song. It’s one that we should never get tired of singing or praying back to the Lord. Let’s dig in… Psalm 33 1 Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting …
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When you look at everything that’s going on in the world right now, do wonder, “What’s going on?” Interestingly enough, Jesus predicted everything that’s happening today almost 2000 years ago! It’s all in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Paul and Peter also warned us about the Last Days, as did John, the Revelator, …
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King David probably wrote Psalm 32 after Psalm 51 where he confessed his sin with Bathsheba. It’s a song of forgiveness. It encourages us to confess our sins to God (not a priest!) to experience being blessed and forgiven. Let’s dig in… Psalm 32 A psalm, maskil, or contemplation of David. 1 Oh, what joy for …
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When you look at everything that’s going on in the world right now, do wonder, “What’s going on?” Interestingly enough, Jesus predicted everything that’s happening today almost 2000 years ago! It’s all in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Paul also warned us about the Last Days, as did John, the Revelator, and the …
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You’d think that once King David was ruling all of Israel that he wouldn’t feel shame, but he did. It’s enough for him to unload his feelings to God in this psalm. It’s really easy for us to feel ashamed of our past sins. Even the ones you’ve tried to bury. Somehow, with the help …
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Joy – it’s hard to find joy in life these days. Nevertheless, when we surrender our whole lives to Jesus, we receive a supernational joy! This psalm was written in 1003 BC by King David, who is finally king of a united Israel (2 Samuel 5, 1 Chronicles 11). Let’s dig in… Psalm 30 A …
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According to the religious and political leaders at the COP27 conference in Egypt, we have failed to protect the planet and we need to repent. So, we now have a new set of commandments for climate change! If we look at these through a Biblical Worldview, we can see the hypocrisy, blasphemy, and lies that …
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God is more powerful than any other being, dead or alive. More powerful than anything in all creation! All in all, Psalm 29 leaves no doubt who God — Yahweh — “the LORD” — is and that He alone should be worshiped. Let’s dig in… Psalm 29 A psalm of David. 1 Honor the Lord, you …
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Doctrines of demons, false messiahs, false prophets, and false teachers. We were warned by Jesus, Peter, Paul, and in this short letter, by John. From the 1st century to the 21st century, we have been deceived by churches, religions, and cults with demonic motives. We need to listen and understand to what John tried to …
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When you look around at all that is happening in the world, do you ask yourself, “Where is God?” Believe it or not, He is still in control. Best of all, you can trust that God hears your prayers and that you can cling to the Rock of Your Salvation. Let’s dig into this psalm… …
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We, in the United States, don’t really know what it means to be persecuted just for being a Christian. Pastors getting arrested for opening their churches during the COVID pandemic was about as rough as it got here in North America. Nonetheless, elsewhere in the world, it’s way worse. Jesus warned us about persecution. What …
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