The mystery of our holy God and best of sinful men. The certainty of the wrath of God and the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus, our perfect sinless Saviour.
Praise our righteous King who praises the God who delivers him from all his enemies and enables him to build a glorious kingdom.
The depth of our problem, the sureness of the covenant, the seriousness of our sin and the awfulness of the atonement.
Rebels to King Jesus are found both outside and inside the kingdom. Many call him Lord but will we do his word?
Advent is the time to remember we wait for God's returning king. We must receive him, dependant on his mercy, delighting in his presence and content in his honour.
God's king will return to his kingdom - how will we receive him?
In God's kingdom justice must be served. In God's kingdom the bonds of love cannot be broken. Where can justice and love meet?
Absalom's rebellion against David requires justice for the son, David loves. A tension that is only fully resolved with great King David's greater Son, the Lord Jesus, at the cross.
In meeting the Lord Jesus we reveal who we are. Disciples stay with and serve king Jesus, while others manipulate, curse and fail him. True discipleship though diverse, has a…
Since the garden of Eden the story of humanity has been one of exile. Jesus follows in the footsteps of exiled king David to restore God's children home.