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IN GOD WE BOAST ALL THE DAY

1  We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. 2   How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. 3   For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. 4   Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. 5   Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. 6   For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. 7   But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. 8   In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.   (Psalm 44:1-8).   Psalm 44 was written in response to an event t...
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A MORE EXCELLENT SACRIFICE

“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh” (Hebrews 11:4).   The biblical story of Cain and Abel is incredible in its depth and teaching.   We find the gospel message revealed to us in its simplicity through this tale of jealousy and violence.   Writing to the Hebrew believers in the first century, the Apostle Paul states that Abel was still speaking to believers through his witness even though he had been dead for 4000 years.   Even today, Abel’s witness of faith and redemption rings out as clear as a bell to those who will hear it.   The account of Cain and Abel is told in the fourth chapter of Genesis.   There we find the story opening with the birth of two sons to Adam and Eve.   Cain was the firstborn and oldest of the boys, and Abel, his brother, came along after him.   Abel, we are told, ...
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PSALM 32

The thirty-second Psalm provides us with the perfect road map for our Christian walk.   It outlines the principles of godly living that, if followed, will ensure our spiritual health every day.   It is amazing what a powerful "medicine" that the Lord can pack inside such a tiny capsule.   At just eleven verses long, this Psalm packs a mighty wallop!   "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.   Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile."   (Psalm 32:1, 2).   Our God delights in mercy.   He doesn't forever hold our sins against us; but, through our Lord Jesus Christ, He has blotted out our transgressions and erased our sins.   As far as the east is from the west - that's how far God has removed our sins.   He demands that we be without guile (deceitfulness), however, in our dealings with Him.   If we pretend not to hear Him, or try to hide ...
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