Teach me good judgment and knowledge,for I believe in your commandments. Psalm 119:66 ESV Having begun stanza teth by rejoicing in God’s good dealing with him, the psalmist now continues his prayer by making a petition: teach me good judgment and knowledge. This is a petition that all of God’s people ought to make alongside …
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Tozer concludes his marvelous little introduction to the attributes of God, The Knowledge of the Holy, with a chapter titled “The Open Secret.” Below are the opening three paragraphs. Notice particularly as you read how he declares that the need of the church to know God must begin with the individual. Do you wish to …
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For my people are foolish;they know me not;they are stupid children;they have no understanding.They are ‘wise’—in doing evil!But how to do good they know not. Jeremiah 4:22 ESV Foolish. Stupid. No Understanding. Knowing not. So does the LORD describe His people. But why are they foolish, stupid, and without understanding? They know me not. “The …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh45_9g1vag For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wB4DF8mj5c Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways,and how small a whisper do we hear of him!But the thunder of his power who can understand? Job 26:14 ESV The book of Job revolves around our human struggle to grasp both God’s sovereignty and our suffering which He permits. Job himself is the central …
Knowing God by J. I. Packer is one of my readings for teaching over the Attributes of God, and it is the kind of book that upon beginning makes you immediately wish that you had read it earlier. This quotation, however, is not from Packer; instead, it is a portion of a sermon from Charles …
https://youtu.be/Ado9GHKdis4 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk9YQ3q2mjY At risk of discrediting myself from the very beginning of this study, I will offer a quick confession: The Hobbit is my least favorite of Tolkien’s Middle Earth writings. Don’t misunderstand me. I still enjoy that book a great deal; it just happens to be the one I like the least. Nevertheless, I mention …
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