How can I really learn the Bible, write it on my heart and allow it to increase my faith? Suppose I buy one of those pocket-sized New Testaments and keep it in my back pocket at all times—will that do it? Suppose I keep my Bible on my nightstand, right next to my clock—will that work? Suppose I tuck my Bible under…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 262)
Sometimes we hear things about a brother or sister in Christ, but we don’t actually hear it from that brother or sister in Christ. We hear it from another party, who may or may not have all of the facts. Regardless of what we hear, how we hear it and from whom we hear it, Christian love (that’s agape love) responds (at…
At least eight times in the Psalms, the writers call out to God for help. “O Lord, do not be far from Me…hasten to help me!” (22:19; 71:12). “Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord!” (70:1; 40:13; cf. 38:22). “Help me, O Lord my God! Oh, save me according to Your mercy” (109:26). “Help me!”…
Transition is defined as a “passage from one state, stage, subject or place to another.” We all face periods of transitions in our lives. There are those transitions in our personal lives—graduating from school, moving to a new city, changing jobs, etc. There are those transitions in our marriages and families—getting married, having children, dealing with death, etc. There are those transitions…
The book of Proverbs contains the divinely-given wisdom of Solomon written in wise sayings of spiritual truths. Contained in the wisdom of this book is heaven’s connection between wisdom and knowledge. Note carefully what God says a wise person will do with knowledge: “The ear of the wise seeks knowledge” (Prov. 18:15).“When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge” (21:11).“Wise people store…
Imagine having been with Jesus in the upper room, when He washed the disciples’ feet and spoke His departing words to them, including the promise of the coming of the Holy Spirit. Imagine being in that room when Jesus introduced the Lord’s Supper, saying, “This is My body” and “This is my blood.” Now, imagine having followed Jesus to the Garden of…
The psalmist asks a very poignant question in Psalm 116:12 – “What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me?” There are two thoughts in that question: (1) think about all of God’s benefits toward me, (2) what shall I give to the Lord in return? Read through Psalm 116, for starters, and you’ll find numerous (but not…
Worshiping God is something that takes real effort to do properly and acceptably. (Note the word “do.”) While the word “worship” can be used as a noun, God uses the word as a verb. Furthermore, it is not used as a passive verb (of something that happens “to” me or “around” me). Worship is an active verb. It is something that takes…