PREACH TO YOURSELF
/in Discipleship, Steadfast Hope“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.” (Psalm 42:11) We must learn to fight despondency. The fight is a fight of faith in future grace. It is fought by preaching truth to ourselves […]
MODELS FOR COMBATING DISCOURGEMENT
/in Discipleship, Steadfast Hope“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” (Psalm 73:26) Literally the verb is simply fail: “My flesh and my heart fail!” I am despondent! I am discouraged! But then immediately he fires a broadside against his despondency: “But God is the strength of […]
REJECTION BECAUSE OF YOUR FAITH
/in Discipleship, Steadfast Hope“Not as Cain, who was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous. Do not marvel, brethren, if the world hates you” (1 John 3:12-13). Christians are rejected by the world but accepted by God. You can […]
