The short Jewish hymn of Psalm 100 is filled with ever-flowing joy and goodness. The psalmist bids the worshiper to “make a joyful shout to the Lord,” to “serve the Lord with gladness,” to “come before” Him “with singing,” to “enter His gates with thanksgiving” and “with praise.” There are an infinite number of reasons that we should do this, but the psalmist…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 62)
In Joshua 2, the Bible reader is introduced to a character named Rahab. The uniqueness of her name may be part of the reason that we automatically identify her with her past livelihood—she was a harlot. Of the eight times her name appears in Scripture, five of those times she is called “the harlot.” Why is this Old Testament character mentioned with favor in the…
Would you say that doing things in the right order matters? Or as long as you complete all of the steps, does it matter in what order you did them? Have you ever assembled a bicycle? Have you ever purchased a piece of furniture from IKEA? Have you ever built a 3,000-piece LEGO set? If so, does it matter in what order…
From inside the belly of a great fish, “Jonah prayed to the Lord” (Jonah 2:1). Wouldn’t you? As he “cried out to the Lord” (2:2), Jonah realized, “I have been cast out of Your sight” (2:4). Why? What could have happened to lead Jonah out of God’s sight? Back up into the first chapter. When God commanded Jonah to “go to Nineveh” (1:2), “Jonah arose to flee…
If you had seen Jesus multiply five loaves and two fish to feed over 5,000 people, what would you do? Would you tell others about it? If you had seen Jesus heal a man born blind, what would you do? Would you tell others about it? If you had seen Jesus raise someone from the dead, what would you do? Would you tell others about it? I dare…
Picture this in your mind. There is a fish who is safely tucked away and minding his own business in the rocks and thick grass of the riverbed. He is doing just fine. Then, something catches his eye. There is something dancing around near the surface of the water. It looks rather intriguing. What could it be? Dare he come out of…
One of the most memorable scenes in cinema is the wedding of Prince Humperdinck and Buttercup in “The Princess Bride.” “Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeva today!” As chaos and a battle begin to ensue outside the palace during the ceremony, the Prince orders “The Impressive Clergyman” to “Skip to the end!” Hmm. Skip to the end. Mawage (a.k.a. marriage) can be tough. There is a…
Sometimes we think about the topic of “peer pressure,” and we may categorize that as a problem limited to young people. Such a mis-categorization has led some adult Christians to believe that it cannot impact them. Wrong! Follow a Christian into the workplace and the business world. Is there any “peer pressure” there? How many Christians use a little foul language at work because “it’s what…