Posts with the category “all-things-new”

“The heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God is the Judge.” (Psalm 50:6, CSB) Psalm 50 certainly starts off with a bang! God summons the whole earth, calling the heavens and earth as witnesses. De...  Read More

“Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:14, CSB) We open Revelation 20 to an emotionally heavy scene in the Biblical story. John...  Read More

“Let them give thanks to the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity.” (Psalm 107:8, CSB) I love the opening declaration of Psalm 107, “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is go...  Read More

“I tell you that many will come from east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 8:11, CSB) I don’t know how other people read the stories in ...  Read More

“He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with his faithfulness.” (Psalm 96:13, CSB) We’ve discussed several times in this series how the earth and all creation are groaning as it wa...  Read More

“Nation will not take up the sword against nation, and they will never again train for war.” (Isaiah 2:4, CSB) What a lovely and glorious picture Isaiah has of the culmination of God’s promise! He see...  Read More

“The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations.” (Revelation 22:2, CSB) I never cease to be amazed by the things God brings together in unexpected ways. The topics and passages of this series wer...  Read More

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands.” (Psalm 19:1, CSB) I love the juxtaposition of this week’s beginning and its end. We began the week listening to...  Read More

“Then the one seated on the throne said, ‘Look, I am making everything new.’ He also said, ‘Write, because these words are faithful and true.’” (Revelation 21:5, CSB) Over the past several years, I’ve...  Read More

“You visit the earth and water it abundantly, enriching it greatly. God’s stream is filled with water, for you prepare the earth in this way, providing people with grain.” (Psalm 65:9, CSB) Psalm 65 o...  Read More

“How countless are your works, LORD! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.” (Psalm 104:24, CSB) As you know, Tuesdays are worldview days. It’s where we let the Word an...  Read More

“that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children.” (Romans 8:21, CSB) There’s a raw honesty about the way things are that Romans 8 ...  Read More

“But I will hope continually and will praise you more and more.” (Psalm 71:14, CSB) It’s a strange phenomenon, but sometimes as people walk with the Lord over a long period of time, they somehow think...  Read More

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7, CSB) 2 Corinthians 5 is packed full of deep and rich theological truth; most notably, for our journey today, is the theme he lays out for us o...  Read More

“I wait for the LORD; I wait and put my hope in his word.” (Psalm 130:5, CSB) There’s a raw quality we see in Psalm 130 that most of us can identify with. From the midst of the depths of trouble, he c...  Read More

“Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.” (Psalm 90:12, CSB) It puts things in perspective to compare our brief lives to the eternity of God. Generations com...  Read More

“As it is, we do not yet see everything subjected to him.” (Hebrews 2:8, CSB) Every believer who’s even halfway paying attention eventually feels it: the tension of living redeemed in a world not full...  Read More

“So that your way may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.” (Psalm 67:2) Once again, we visit Psalm 67 and find ourselves opening with a prayer for blessing. But this blessing isn’t on...  Read More

“For this is what the Lord has commanded us: I have made you a light for the Gentiles to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 13:47) When I was a young minister, I somehow developed a beli...  Read More

“Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all peoples.” (Psalm 96:3) I’m a visual person so when I read, I “see” the story in my mind. When I read Psalm 96 as the whole earth is s...  Read More

“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” (Isaiah 52:7) It’s one t...  Read More

“Jesus came near and said to them, ‘All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.’” (Matthew 28:18) As the story unfolds in Matthew 28, we see what begins as a somber scene: the Marys are...  Read More

“The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock where I seek refuge. My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” (Psalm 18:2) As David pens this song, he isn’t sitting in...  Read More

“Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7) Good ole James, half of the Sons of Thunder Duo, has a way of bringing things sharply into focus and making it a bi...  Read More

“Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare.” (Psalm 144:1) If you’re thinking you’ve seen Psalm 144 before, you’re right, but from a different perspective...  Read More

“No one is ferocious enough to rouse Leviathan; who then can stand against me?” (Job 41:10) On Day 1, we introduce the story for the week. Day 2 helps us shape our worldview, the lens through which we...  Read More

“Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength.” (Ephesians 6:10) In chapters 1-5 of Ephesians, Paul has much to say about Jesus. It’s not until then that he breaks into discussing the...  Read More

“Better a day in your courts than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than live in the tents of wicked people.” (Psalm 84:10) Oh my! Psalm 84 says a ...  Read More

“May they all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us, so that the world may believe you sent me.” (John 17:21) Yep, you guessed it, John 17 is one of my favorite pas...  Read More

“Unless the LORD builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the LORD watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain.” (Psalm 127:1) In over 30 years of ministry, I know what it’...  Read More

Making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:3) In the church, we talk about unity as though it were something we have to create or build. If we get the ...  Read More

“Now you are the body of Christ, and individual members of it.” (1 Corinthians 12:27) Paul’s message to the church at Corinth isn’t him trying to give them an inspirational illustration, his version o...  Read More

“Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all peoples.” (Psalm 96:3) The redemption of humanity started with one man, then one family, then a nation. This week, that circle has en...  Read More

“Therefore accept one another, just as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.” (Romans 15:7) I realize it’s possible to celebrate the global nature of the gospel while still struggling to live...  Read More

“So that your way may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.” (Psalm 67:2) Most of us find it fairly easy to ask God for personal blessing. Don’t believe me? Read over your church’s pray...  Read More

“For my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” (Isaiah 56:7) Seeing Cornelius and his house receive the Spirit may have surprised Peter, but it didn’t surprise God. In fact, it was j...  Read More

“All the prophets testify about him that through his name everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.” (Acts 10:43) I know I say this almost every week, but I really do love this story ...  Read More

“How delightfully good when brothers live together in harmony!” (Psalm 133:1) Three short verses. That’s all we get in Psalm 133, but three verses is all we need to see a beautiful picture to end this...  Read More

“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.” (John 20:21) Of all the miracles told of in the scriptures, this is one of my favorites. Maybe it’s because I like to imagine the looks...  Read More

“The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart from generation to generation.” (Psalm 33:11) The Psalms have a unique way of focusing the heart, like a literary version of your mom ge...  Read More