Meditation – A Warning Against Worldly Enticement by Isaac Overton Proverbs 1:10 is also a warning against worldly enticements. “My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.” First question: What does it mean to entice? For a sinner to entice us means, in the words of Pastor… Read More
Meditation – Prepared to be an Unpopular Parent (Prov 1:10) by Isaac Overton Proverbs 1:10 brings to us what can sometimes be an uncomfortable truth: parents must be prepared to be unpopular at times with their children.… Read More
Meditation – What is Reformed Theology? by Jonathan Master Have you ever asked or been asked the following questions: Are you Reformed? When did you become Reformed? Is this a Reformed church? These questions are common, but they can be surprisingly difficult to answer. Read More
Meditation – A Few Thoughts for Parents and Children by Isaac Overton God gives wisdom, and God uses means to give wisdom. Especially to young people we must then say this: God uses your parents. As children, God chooses our parents specifically to achieve his purposes. He calls… Read More
Meditation – How does God use sinners as a means of grace in your life? by Isaac Overton "Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching" - Prov 1:8 Verse eight of Proverbs 1 seems to be making a certain… Read More
Meditation – God Uses Means by Isaac Overton God gives wisdom. “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him” (James 1:5). God provides all that is needful for us to walk with him. However, we must… Read More
Meditation – Are You Teachable? by Isaac Overton Read Proverbs 1:1-9. Would you describe yourself as a teachable person? Following on from the introduction of Prov 1:1-7, Solomon begins to unfold the first main… Read More
Meditation – How Vocation Transformed Society by Gene Edward Veith Christians today often speak of transforming society. A dramatic example of how a theological teaching had a revolutionary social impact is the Reformation doctrine… Read More
Meditation – The Fear of God (Pt 6) by Isaac Overton The seventh and final observation about fearing God that we need to make is that fearing God means that we should - quite simply - fear God. As we’ve seen, fearing God includes submission, for we read in Deuteronomy 10:12 “And… Read More
Meditation – The Fear of God (Pt 5) by Isaac Overton A fifth implication of fearing God is that in our fear of God we ought to be moved to imitate him. Imitation follows on the heels of admiration (which we considered last time). When we admire someone, or at least see something… Read More
Meditation – The Fear of God (Pt 4) by Isaac Overton A fourth aspect of fearing God is admiration for God. Consider these words from Psalm 96:1-4: “Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! Sing… Read More
Meditation – the Fear of God (Pt 3) by Isaac Overton The third aspect of fearing the Lord that we're going to consider in this mini-series of articles on the fear of God is that we should trust in him. In Proverbs 3:5-7 we read: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and… Read More