How to Get Everything You Want by Praying

February 26, 2025Posted inPrayer
That may sound like a very unChristian thing, even a sinful thing, to suggest. If you want to get rich, to be free from all trouble, or to have whatever it is you your heart desires at the moment, then you will not find the answer here. Isn't it impossible then to get what we…

Distinctive Features of Psalm 80

February 17, 2025Posted inPsalms Commentary
Psalm 80 is a psalm of three movements or stanzas of unequal length. The first stanza (vv. 1–3) is introductory and calls on God to hear, stir up his strength and come to save Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. The second stanza (vv. 4–7) asks God how long he will be angry with his people. The…

The Importance of Brotherly Admonition

February 14, 2025Posted inPsalms Commentary
One of the means our Lord has provided both to keep us from sin and to bring us back from it is brotherly admonition. The health of the church and its members demands it, but we seldom use it when we should. Probably there are many reasons for it, but I suspect that the main…