Savoring the Scripture

The Bride and Bridegroom Psalm 45 God instituted marriage, and He also honored it… That elevates marriage to a place of excellence and thereby obligates us to seriously consider how we regard it, how we enter into it, and how we live in it, as well as how we honor the marriage vow, the marriage bond, the marriage bed, and the marriage relationship. If marriage is honorable, then we should seek to enjoy and preserve its honor as well as live in our marriage to the glory of Him who made it honorable. Beeke and La Belle, Living in a Godly Marriage We are approaching the wedding season. Weddings are full of beauty, gladness, and hope. For believers, the commitment to one another is especially meaningful as we know our marriages should be a reflection of the union of Christ and His church.  Our psalm today, Psalm 45 is a love song, a wedding song, sung at the wedding of a royal couple (VanGemeren). There are also those who look at this Psalm as a song of Christ and His bride. We do see ...

Psalm 34 Here’s the Christian life: we look back to what Christ has accomplished for us, and we look forward to the day when He will appear. Alistair Begg Easter is such a joyous time for believers. We celebrate the resurrection of our Savior, which is the hope of our own resurrection one day (1 Corinthians 15:20). The resurrection of Christ confirmed His deity, the satisfaction of His sacrifice for our sin removing the wrath of God from us, and the defeat of sin and death on our behalf.  Christ’s work on our behalf means we have confident access to the throne of God to plead for mercy and grace, not only for ourselves but for others, and especially for those dearest to us.  Psalm 34 is an acrostic using the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet to begin each verse with a couple of slight variations. Fittingly, there are 22 days until Easter, and I’d like to encourage you to take 22 days starting tomorrow and pray the prayer suggestions I have made using Psalm 34 as a guide. Maybe...