This post is based on Genesis 21v1-21 coupled with Galatians 4v21-31. It would be best to read those passages before reading this article. In The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, there is a scene where Frodo is in the Shire, sitting under a tree. In the movie he hears the singing […]
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Christ, Our Only Plea (Psalm 17v1-2)
“Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right!” Psalm 17v1-2 Psalm 17, a Psalm of David; one of many Psalms of David crying out to the Lord for vindication. A […]
Judgment and Redemption in Genesis 19
This post is based on Genesis 19v23-38. In order to properly track with me, it would be beneficial to go and read that text first. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah As we arrive in verse 23, Lot arrives in Zoar, and immediately the Lord rains down sulfur and fire on the cities of Sodom […]
Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?
Genesis chapter 18 tells the story of the Lord visiting Abraham and Sarah and telling them that in a year’s time Sarah will have a son. This is the son that the Lord had previously promised Abraham of which He would make into a great nation. Abraham was 99 years old at this time, and […]
Trust Like A Weaned Child?
The more a believer matures in Christ, the more humble and childlike his faith becomes. In Psalm 131 the psalmist confesses a simple and humble trust in His God. David is the author, but the circumstances of this Psalm are not apparent. However, we see that David confesses his childlike trust in the Lord, and […]