Posts from March 2026

You probably know by heart the line in Isaac Watts’ hymn, “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, save in the death of Christ my God.” This prayer was no doubt inspired by the Apostle Paul’s words in Galatians 6:14. “May it never be that I should boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Have you ever wondered how the cross—that awful instrument of death—could…

How might we see Christ in the book of Ezra? Ezra was a priest, a direct descendant of Aaron the high priest. Ezra 7:1-6 The Lord Jesus, of course, is our Great High Priest. Hebrews 4:14 Let’s consider these two priests. In Ezra 9 and 10 we see a greatly distraught Ezra pouring out his soul in prayer for a people who have sinned egregiously—yet again!…