Category Archives: Repentance

Holding Fast until the End

As I close my time in Psalm 119, there have been a few themes that have come up as the psalmist wraps up his tribute to the word of God. These themes include steadfastness in our devotion to God’s law or steadfastness in keeping the faith and not neglecting to call on the LORD inContinue reading “Holding Fast until the End”

A Framework for Repentance

The diversity of the Psalms truly makes them one of the books of the Bible that are applicable to most aspects if not all aspects of life. In general, psalms are songs of praise and worship, but they are also prayers and supplications to the LORD. In my continuous reading, I stumbled upon a type ofContinue reading “A Framework for Repentance”

Dwelling in the Almighty

The word of God is so simple yet so difficult at the same time! The principles that are found in the Bible are straightforward but often when one starts to put them in practice, one finds that they are easier said than done. What the LORD usually requires of His people is so plain toContinue reading “Dwelling in the Almighty”

The Confidence of the Righteous

One of the beauties of reading the Psalms is that it gives you an idea of the character of the author. Many of the Psalms that I have read so far if not all have been written by King David and as such, I have had the privilege to know more about him through hisContinue reading “The Confidence of the Righteous”

Seeing as we are seen

The more I read the word of God, the more it is evident that our ways are not His ways. Far too often in biblical stories you see the gap between how people viewed a situation or themselves and how God viewed them or their situation, the results are always drastically different. When we areContinue reading “Seeing as we are seen”

The Art of Lamenting

The second book of Jeremiah is called Lamentations. It is a book that relieves and cries at the state of Judah who went from being “the apple of the Lord’s eyes” to His enemies. In it, Jeremiah recalls the height from which Jerusalem has fallen down, he brings us closer into what being separated fromContinue reading “The Art of Lamenting”

The Corruption of Sin

The book of Jeremiah, in addition to being a prophetic book is a book that displays the corruption that lies in man. In this book, we see the deceitfulness of man and the love of pleasure that slowly and surely brings him into destruction. The love of the world and self is made apparent inContinue reading “The Corruption of Sin”