Seeing shadow of Jesus Christ in Old Testament: He is the light and truth in Psalm 43

The sermon today referenced Psalm 43 as part of its content. In summary the psalmist was going through a difficult patch in life, but despite that he wanted to go to the altar of God to praise God. The lesson for us is to seek God when we are in difficult times.   I noticed…

Contentment with His provision

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” [Hebrews 13:5-6]   There are 2 quotations taken from OT: Joshua…

Psalm 119: A Psalm of Christ

Originally posted on Enjoying Christ:
Have you ever read the Old Testament, in order to see Christ? All of the Scriptures are just about Christ. In Psalm 119, I have replaced some words with Christ. I replaced words such as, law, precepts, commandments, word, and ordinances. Christ is the Reality of these things. You can…

Christ’s kingdom

The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” [Psalm 110:1]   Jesus quoted this when he challenged the Pharisees (see Mark 12:36). This psalm shows us that Christ being seated on the right side of the LORD, which reveals the honor given…

Doxology (Psalm 67)

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us – so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule…

Thoughts on Maschil

How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit! [PS 32:1-2] The first 2 verses caught my attention when I read this psalm because they show the LORD’s grace in pardoning…

As far as the east is from the west

Imagine you have a compass. If you travel northwards, you will eventually reach North Pole and you cannot go northwards anymore as you have reached the endpoint for North. The same goes for traveling southwards – you will eventually reach South Pole and you cannot go southwards anymore as you have reached the endpoint for…