If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.Mark 9:43Here is a hard truth. But an important one. There are many pleasures in this life. Many pursuits and satisfactions to be found. Distractions and sinful desires that wage war on our soul. But are any of them so good that we would choos...  Read More

Taste and see that the Lord is good;    blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Fear the Lord, you his holy people,    for those who fear him lack nothing.The lions may grow weak and hungry,    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.Psalm 34:8-10There is a big difference between how I eat my cereal in the morning and how I eat my favourite meal. One is all about just getting something ...  Read More

8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.Exodus 20:8-10We live in what one writer called the Age of Exhaustion. We feel ti...  Read More

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.2 Timothy 3:16-17Imagine for a moment that someone you really looked up to you, wrote you, you personally, a book. A book of their thoughts, their life story and their wisdom on how to live. Wouldn’t you treasure it?...  Read More

Q. 47. What is forbidden in the first commandment?A. The first commandment forbiddeth the denying, or not worshipping and glorifying the true God as God, and our God; and the giving of that worship and glory to any other, which is due to him alone.Westminster Shorter CatechismHave you ever had someone take credit for something you did? I mean there are few things that people want more than credit ...  Read More

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Ephesians 5:8-10Over the past/next few Wednesdays, in keeping with our Wisdom Wednesday theme, I’m going to explore ...  Read More

"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that ...  Read More

Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”Mark 9:35There is a deep desire in me to be served. How good would it be? We look at the lives of the super-rich. We imagine they worry about nothing. People to cook, to clean, to provide for their every need.But then I remember Jesus. The most powerful being beyond the universe. He didn’...  Read More

The Lord says to my lord:"Sit at my right hand    until I make your enemies    a footstool for your feet."The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying,    "Rule in the midst of your enemies!"Your troops will be willing    on your day of battle.Arrayed in holy splendor,    your young men will come to you    like dew from the morning's womb.The Lord has sworn    and will not change h...  Read More

"You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name".Exodus 20:7Blasphemy! Not a word we hear or use very often anymore. For the older migrant families among us, maybe something you would hear your grandparents say. But for most, you probably only heard it in the movies. What does it mean to misuse the name of God?Well, firstly, we ...  Read More

The heavens declare the glory of God;    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.Day after day they pour forth speech;    night after night they reveal knowledge.They have no speech, they use no words;    no sound is heard from them.Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,    their words to the ends of the world.Psalm 19:1-4We live in a beautiful part of the world. Every time I walk down to t...  Read More

Q. 44. What does the preface to the ten commandments teach us?A. The preface to the ten commandments teaches us, that because God is the Lord, and our God, and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all his commandments.Westminster Shorter CatechismWhy do we listen to God? I mean it’s not a question we always ask. Why should we follow God’s commands? The Catechism uses the language of ‘bound’. B...  Read More