When Are We Like Idols?
Psalm 115. 4ff describes worthless idols. They are carved by human hands out of wood or stone, they have eyes but don’t see, they have ears but don’t hear, they have hands but can’t help, they can’t respond. In Ezekiel 12, God tells Ezekiel that he lives in the midst of a people with a [...]
What Time is IT?
Ecclesiastes 3 tells us that there is a time for everything. This chapter contrasts the time between a whole list of opposites (birth/death, planting/harvesting, killing/healing, and many more). Not only is there a rhythm of life, but success also comes from knowing the rhythm and doing what we are responsible for in each appropriate time. [...]
The Courage and Bravery to Wait
In Psalm 27.14 we read that we are to wait patiently for the Lord and be brave and courageous. This raises the question: why are courage and bravery needed in order to wait on the Lord? Doesn’t it seem that courage and bravery are attributes necessary for action? Why would we need these attributes to [...]