Samson's birth was announced by an angel. Jesus' birth was announced by angels (13:3; Luke 1:30-33; 2:8-14). Samson's death was a great triumph over the Philistines. Jesus' death brought the greatest triumph of all - victory over Satan (16:30; Hebrews 2:14-15). The story of Samson points us to the greater Story of Jesus. There is, …
Day: June 17, 2022
‘By grace you have been saved.’
2 Samuel 23:1-39 By birth, David was ‘the son of Jesse’. By grace, he was ‘the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel’(1). What we are in ourselves is nothing compared with what we can become through the grace of God! Look at David. …
Soldiers of Christ, arise.
Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me (Psalm 54:4). Where would we be without the Lord? How would we manage without his help? We need the Lord. When we are weak, we need his strength. When we are weak, we receive his strength. http://youtu.be/44GUiMdFApA
By the grace of God
I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live (Psalm 146:2). What are we say about these words of the Psalmist? We're so deeply aware of our own failures. Are we to say, "I will never fail the Lord. I will never let him down"? No! We …
O come to the Father through Jesus, the Son.
Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart" (Psalm 24:3-4). We read these words of the Psalmist, and we ask the question, "Who has clean hands and a pure heart?" The moment each of us ask ourselves this question is the …
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Come, glorify the Lord with me. Let us exalt His Name together.
I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never …
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His Name is Wonderful, Jesus, my Lord.
My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old, things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation …
A debtor to mercy alone
To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!... Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us (Psalm 123:1,3). https://youtu.be/hw035wZC3kk
We have heard the joyful sound, Jesus saves.
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those he redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south (Psalm 107:3). https://youtu.be/orpjPSQbxHM
“It is finished!” “Hallelujah! What a Saviour!”
"For He (God the Father) made Him (Jesus Christ) who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him (Christ)" (2 Corinthians 5:21). These words are too much for the mind to take in - but they bring joy to the heart. What joy comes to us when we think …
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