Relationship with God – Page 3 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Hearing the Voice of God

Question: How can I tell the difference between the voice of God in prayer and my own thoughts? Answer: Sometimes you can’t, but usually you can. God gives you thoughts, images, words, and feelings in

What Does Jesus Mean By Hating Father and Mother?

Question: Luke 18:26 ….please explain what Jesus said about if we do not hate our mothers, fathers etc. This saying from Jesus I do not understand. Answer: The passage you mention is Luke 18:29–30,

Does someone who never hears the gospel go to hell?

Question: What happens to people who have never heard the gospel? Do they go to hell? Answer: Romans 1:18-20 indicates that there is no one who has not known about God. From what He has created, the truth

Sacrifice of Isaac – Genesis 22

Someone asked me on my AskthePastors blog, “how could Abraham have known that it was God who spoke to him and commanded him to make this pilgrimage, and not Satan?” My answer was, “Abraham

What Does Yahweh Require of You – Micah 6:1-8

What injustice do you see? Do justice. What unkindness do you see? Love kindness. What arrogance do you see? Walk humbly. 1 Hear what the Lord says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains,

Go Again, Love a Woman – Hosea 3

Yahweh ties up the loose strings in Hosea’s marriage, using this, again, as an illustration of how He will deal with Israel. Hosea has experienced a lot of pain with his wife, as has Yahweh.

I Will Allure Her – Hosea 2:14-23

In a sense we may say God is not prudish. He is not obscene, but He does not hesitate to speak in intimate terms about His beloved. “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and

I Stretch Out My Hands to You – Psalm 143

At the risk of being too autobiographical, I was here in my illness. The only way through was talking openly and honestly to God about it. After all, He already knew my heart, so why not be honest

You Are My Refuge – Psalm 142

I was sick and miserable to the point of feeling very alone, though I had my precious wife and the presence of Jesus with me. I was brought very low, not by persecutors, but by illness. But the Lord

Search Me and Know Me – Psalm 139

This psalm is an expression of what the apostle John talks about in his first letter, walking in the light (1 John 1:7). It is willingly exposing myself to God’s truth and light so that my darkness

Yahweh Will Fulfill His Purpose for Me – Psalm 138

David knows there are “gods” that are not really God, but spirit beings who pretend to be God. He sings to the God of gods. And he has a future perspective that one day the kings of the

Yahweh Bless You From Zion – Psalm 134

The name Yahweh is mentioned five times in this very short psalm. Yahweh is the name that distinguishes the true and living God from all other gods. At one point in Israel’s later history they

Unless Yahweh builds the House – Psalm 127

This is the second psalm in our psalter written by Solomon (see also Psalm 72). Solomon’s wisdom is on display in this psalm. A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, those

Restore Our Fortunes, O Yahweh – Psalm 126

The Negev is Israel’s southern desert. Some pilgrims from Beersheba, for example, going to Jerusalem, would have traveled through the Negev. It was dry, but there were occasional times of rain

Yahweh Surrounds His People – Psalm 125

Who are the people of God? In the context of the Old Testament, the people of God are certainly Israel. But with the coming of Jesus and our being incorporated into him, the ultimate Israel, all believers

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