Psalm 108:1-5

For Reading and Meditation:     Psalm 85:1-13

We continue our study of the Beatitudes - the study of Jesus' declarations of how to become "the happy ones". Today we come to the fifth of Christ's famous sayings: "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy" (Matthew 5:7). What does our Lord mean when He uses...

Whether men honor him or not, God is forever infinitely honorable. His perfections remain the same. By virtue of his divine power and Godhead, he is exalted where no conception of a finite being can follow him, much less add anything to or take anything from his exaltedness. But when God condescended to call creation into existence, it was for the purpose of revealing himself unto his intelligent subjects, and setting up a throne in the heart of each of them.

In this world, men are in...

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. § He will not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established; he will not be afraid, until he sees his desire upon his enemies.Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. § In the time of trouble He shall hide me in...