True worship of God is grateful worship of His Son, Jesus.
In Psalm 31 David's experience shows us that in the midst of persistent problems we can take refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ.
God is faithful to his promises in the most extraordinary ways, and he gives great honor to his servants.
How should Christians handle adversity? Peter reminds us to look at God's past mercy, our future glory, and so find present joy.
They are not forgiven only—not only have their infinite sins been blotted out, but they are made righteous. They are not only made innocent, as if they had done no sin, but righteous, as if they had fulfilled all righteousness. All that Christ did and suffered is counted theirs.
We all struggle with feeling like imposters. The good news is that Jesus gives believers a new identity as God's treasured possession.
We are weak vessels holding a glorious gospel treasure. The treasure was never meant to magnify the vessel. The vessel exists to magnify the treasure.
When Joshua the High Priest stands before God in filthy clothes, we learn that on our own we stand condemned before God. But the good news is that Jesus has taken our filthy garments on himself and paid for our sin on the cross, and he gives us robes of perfect righteousness. And not only do we stand clothed before God when we put our faith in Christ, but we live in those clothes, as we stand called to point to Christ as testaments to his great grace in our lives.
We should always be wowed by God's greatness! He turns death into life, prosperity into adversity, and mourning into dancing.
In Titus 3:3-7, we're supposed to remember the misery of our sin, see the grace that God has poured out on us through his Son and the Holy Spirit, and to cherish the hope we have as heirs of eternal life.
Our goal in life is not self-preservation but Christ-exaltation.
As children of God without blemish, how you live affirms who you are, affects unbelievers, and matters in eternity.
"Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy."
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
God's glory is the visible manifestation of his perfections shining forth in this world. In Psalm 29, written by King David, God displays his glory in a number of ways. He shines in heaven in the glory of his holiness, as David demands all the angels of heaven to worship him. God thunders in the storm and displays the glory of his power, and he calls us to acknowledge before the world that he is the creator. God sits as king over the flood, displaying the glory of his sovereignty. And God dwells among his people, displaying the glory of his love, which is seen most clearly in Jesus Christ bearing the storm of God's judgment in our place. And in him we can draw near to worship God, and find strength and peace.
The effectiveness of God's Word isn't intended to lead God's people into carelessness, but into perseverance.
"We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul..."
Psalm 28 shows us how God brings us from worry to worship by teaching us to trust in his work, even when he sometimes seems silent.
Will you curse God and sink? Or will you trust God and swim?
We ought to remember to pray for the men on the job, the moments of opportunity God gives us, and for the message of Christ to be proclaimed clearly.