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Are You Quiet About Your Sins?
David’s Burdened Conscience After the affair with Bathsheba, mentioned in 2 Samuel 11 and 12, David tried to silence his conscience for about a year.…
unknown June 6, 2026
Longing for a promise
When one has to wait a long time for divine salvation, it stirs the soul, and the desire for help from above grows ever stronger.…
Gerrid Setzer February 25, 2026
Question: Suicide – A Way Out?
I was recently asked the question of whether someone who has committed suicide can be in heaven. In fact, suicide is a topic that people…
Manuel Seibel September 21, 2025

Chapter 1

The Book of Psalms – Introduction
“The Book of Psalms” [1] – “Medicine chest”, hymnal, or more? Many of us like to read the Book of Psalms again and again because…
Martin Schaefer August 9, 2025

Chapter 4

Greater through pressure
“Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.”…
Brian Reynolds December 11, 2024
Biblical Separation – needed today
1.    Introduction Separation—for some Christians, this is an irritating word, while others recognize a divine principle in it. Indeed, the principle of separation runs through…
Friedhelm Runkel November 1, 2024

Chapter 5

Expect Answers to Prayer
The Lord Jesus lived in the expectation that God would answer His prayers. With Him, this went so far that He could say publicly in…
Jan Philip Svetlik June 4, 2026

Chapter 6

Waiting…
As we learn to trust the Lord, perhaps no spiritual challenge is more difficult than waiting. A number of the Psalms and several of the…
Stephen Campbell September 30, 2025

Chapter 16

Dependence and Trust
Prayer as Dependence and Trust God is completely independent of every created being. He is the blessed and sole authority, who does not need anyone…
Jan Philip Svetlik April 25, 2026
Joy in Heaven
Prayer That Delights Heaven The dependent attitude that the Lord Jesus showed in prayer brought joy to heaven. His life of prayer was like an…
Jan Philip Svetlik May 20, 2026

Chapter 17

The Grain Offering: Christ’s Perfect Life
“You tested my heart, you searched me by night; you purified me – you found nothing.” Psalm 17:3 An Israelite could voluntarily bring a grain…
Gerrid Setzer October 15, 2026

Chapter 19

Hidden Sins
Job was very righteous and could not understand why a great calamity had befallen him. He felt it was unjust and fought eloquently for his…
Gerrid Setzer June 23, 2025

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Lacking Nothing – Really?
“Wait a minute, David. Don’t you speak of the valley of the shadow of death, of evil, and enemies in the same psalm? How can…
Alex Schneider May 1, 2025
The Pillow of Peace
The still waters in Psalm 23 speak of a serenity of heart. This is not necessarily about peaceful circumstances but about peace and calmness of…
John Thomas Mawson November 14, 2024
God’s Rod and Staff
At my father’s house in the country, there is a little closet near the chimney, where we keep the canes, or walking sticks, of several…
unknown July 14, 2025

Chapter 25

My Sin is Great
Confessing sin before God In Psalms 25, the God-fearing Jews of future days acknowledge their sins. What wonderful words do they say about themselves? “For…
William Kelly July 17, 2026

Chapter 32

Be Sensitive to God’s Leading
It seems to me that the horse and the mule picture two wrong attitudes we might have when we are seeking the Lord’s guidance. The…
William MacDonald July 22, 2025

Chapter 34

Revival
Anyone who wants to experience spiritual revival cannot ignore the person of the Lord Jesus. He alone can give true revival. Focusing on his person…
Daniel Melui February 24, 2026
A Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit
God clearly shows us in His Word the mind and attitude of heart that is pleasing to Him. There are several Scriptures where the Spirit…
Michael Vogelsang January 16, 2025
A Heart Broken By Sorrow
David reminds us that “the Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite [crushed] spirit” (Ps.…
Tim Hadley Sr. October 17, 2025

Chapter 37

Commit Your Way to the Lord
It is dark. The streets are deserted. A thick mist hangs between the houses. A man is walking hurriedly to the bank. He has the…
Gerrid Setzer May 5, 2025

Chapter 49

The true Value of a Person
What is a life worth? Most people’s spontaneous answer is: A person’s life is priceless. Reducing a human being to a mere monetary value contradicts…
Daniel Melui September 24, 2026

Chapter 50

What Can We Sacrifice to God?
  An Israelite in the Old Testament was accustomed to repeatedly sacrificing animals to God. As Christians, we no longer do this. We stand on…
Stefan Ulrich September 10, 2025

Chapter 51

Truly Authentic, or More of an Act?
The Praying Man in Luke’s Gospel The evangelist Luke especially shows us the humanity of the Lord Jesus. He is presented there as the praying…
Jan Philip Svetlik April 30, 2026
The importance of the right thinking
“…as (a man) thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7) A. P. Gibbs used to say, “You are not what you think you…
William MacDonald September 30, 2024
The Joy of Your Salvation
Christ’s work saves you, God’s Word assures you, and your joy is maintained by the Holy Spirit who indwells you. But every saved person still…
Tim Hadley Sr. October 21, 2025
A Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit
God clearly shows us in His Word the mind and attitude of heart that is pleasing to Him. There are several Scriptures where the Spirit…
Michael Vogelsang January 16, 2025
God uses broken Things
At some point, every child brings their father a toy that has just broken. If it is broken beyond repair, it goes into the garbage…
Alex Schneider February 21, 2026

Chapter 55

Chapter 56

Tears
Tears are, unfortunately, a normal part of our life on earth. Every baby starts shedding tears from about one month old, and often, they may…
Alex Schneider September 27, 2024

Chapter 62

Pour Out Your Heart
Our Father wants His children to call to Him with the burdens of their heart. Have you cried out to God in faith? Be assured…
Tim Hadley Sr. October 7, 2025

Chapter 66

Rejoicing in the Waters | Psalm 66:6
It is a profound statement that “through the waters,” the very place where we might have expected nothing but trembling, terror, anguish, and dismay, the…
unknown October 12, 2026

Chapter 83

Tensions in Israel (FAQs)
  After more than 1800 years, the state of Israel was established again on May 14, 1948. For many, this was a reason to rejoice,…
Ernst-August Bremicker, Michael Hardt January 30, 2025

Chapter 84

Tears
Tears are, unfortunately, a normal part of our life on earth. Every baby starts shedding tears from about one month old, and often, they may…
Alex Schneider September 27, 2024

Chapter 88

The Deepest Pit – Psalm 88 (2/3)
A Prayer with Three Sections After the heading, we present three sections that relate to Christ in what follows. Each of them is introduced with…
Mario Wolff September 19, 2026
The Deepest Pit – Psalm 88 (3/3)
3. Darkness to the End (vv. 14–19) After Christ brings His distress before God in the first and second sections—and is not heard—suffering reaches its…
Mario Wolff September 21, 2026
The Deepest Pit (1/3) | Psalm 88:7
You have put me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the depths. Psalm 88:7 Psalm 88 is well known to many Bible readers.…
Mario Wolff September 15, 2026
The Lowest Pit
This article deals with the profound themes of Psalm 88, exploring its connections to Christ's suffering and the concept of being cursed, while reflecting on the hope and redemption offered through His sacrifice.
Mario Wolff March 17, 2026

Chapter 90

Only One Life
Two little lines I heard one day, Traveling along life’s busy way; Bringing conviction to my heart, And from my mind would not depart; Only…
C.T.Studd April 6, 2026

Chapter 91

Chapter 95

Chapter 102

Chapter 103

When Sins of the Past Burden Us…
Even as redeemed ones, we often cannot forget our past sins. Whether we committed them before our conversion or afterwards, they can always come up…
Arend Remmers October 10, 2025

Chapter 118

Wonderful in our eyes
Psalm 118 describes how the Lord Jesus will appear as the Messiah in the future, returning to earth and to the land of Israel. His…
Manuel Thomas November 29, 2025

Chapter 119

Question: How Do I Control my Sexual Drive?
Sexual feelings are completely normal. These feelings usually appear for the first time during the teenage years. Sexuality was designed by God and has nothing…
unknown April 22, 2025

Chapter 122

Chapter 141

Bridle Your Tongue!
“But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints; and filthiness and foolish talking,…
unknown September 12, 2025

Chapter 147

A Heart Broken By Sorrow
David reminds us that “the Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite [crushed] spirit” (Ps.…
Tim Hadley Sr. October 17, 2025