A New Song for a New Year January 1, 2012 “Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.” (Psalm 33:3) This is the first of nine references in the Bible to a “new song.” Appropriately, the song of Psalm 33 deals with the primeval event of creation, and it is the […]
A Good Name April 10, 2012 “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.” (Ecclesiastes 7:1) It seems odd at first that Solomon would link these two maxims together. How is the day of death better than birth, and what has this to do […]
A New Song January 4, 2012 “O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.” (Psalm 98:1) The theme of singing is frequently found in the Bible. Probably the first song ever sung was by God’s angels at […]
AltarBuilding January 20, 2012 “And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.” (Genesis 12:7) This is the first reference to Abraham building an altar in Scripture. Building an altar and making sacrifice to God […]
Blessed Are the Dead January 3, 2012 “And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” (Revelation 14:13) This promise applies specifically to those recent […]
Absolute Trust December 10, 2011 “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.” (Job 13:15-16) The patriarch Job was, according to God’s own testimony, the most perfect and upright man […]
Absent from the Body October 9, 2011 “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 5:8) This wonderful phrase of hope–“absent from the body, present with the Lord”–was the most appropriate inscription we could think of to place on the […]