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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 14:43 |
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 David was in real trouble when he wrote the Sixth Psalm. He was physically ill. His sickness was at least partly the result of divine chastening. He was suffering mental anguish. He couldn’t sleep. He spent his nights weeping, thinking about people who meant to do him harm. The psalm is his prayer at such a time. And it is a prayer both for deliverance from trouble and healing of his disease. He recognizes that the sickness could take his life, but he does not want to die. He does not think that it would be in the best interest of the Lord for his life to end at this time, and so he argues against God letting him die.
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Monday, 05 July 2010 00:00 |
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Change of Mind, Turning from Sin, or Something Else?
In my 26 years of ministry, I have noted that the definition of “repentance” has periodically been debated. I read one Gospel tract in our circles that admonished repentance this way: “Turn from your sin. Be willing to forsake all your wrong actions and attitudes.” Is this a proper articulation of repentance? On the other hand, Charles Ryrie says in So Great Salvation (p. 99), “Is repentance a condition for receiving eternal life? Yes, if it is repentance or changing one’s mind about Jesus Christ. No if it means to be sorry for sin or even resolve to turn from sin.” Is this a better articulation of repentance?
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Thursday, 03 June 2010 00:00 |
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“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you…” (Zechariah 1:3)
In the very first chapter of his book, the prophet Zechariah articulates the most basic principle involved in the dealings of man with God and God with man. “Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you” (verse 3). This principle is repeated and re-emphasized throughout the Bible, in both the Old and New Testament scriptures. God responds to man when man responds to God. It is a principle involved in the salvation of the soul, and also in the restoration of the soul to the place of blessing. It is also a doctrine that is at the center of a long-extended debate among God’s people about revival.
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