Prayer is vital both in that it is indispensable and in that it arises from a living relationship with God our Father.

In unexpected and undeserved grace, God reaffirmed, expanded, and gave a sign confirming his covenant promises, and calling Abraham to covenant obedience.

Abram's faith was bolstered by God's more detailed word of promise, by meaningful visual aids, and by the cutting of a covenant.

Christ encourages his disciples to confess him before men, by highlighting the importance and value of that confession.

In demonstrating that God has not dealt with us according to our iniquities, the Psalmist reveals something of how unfathomable God's mercy really is.

Because the Son who was sent secured redemption and adoption for us, it is madness to seek to turn back the clock to the time before he came.

God's revealed mercy captivates our hearts so that we joyfully reflect his character to him in worship.

The revelation of God's majestic holiness in sign and word was followed by a revelation of his mercy in providing a mediator, an altar, and a covering for shame.

The Psalms call us to bless God with the totality of our being, because of the abundance of his benefits to us.

The 10th Commandment calls upon us to mortify evil desire in the pursuit of the only truly worthwhile object -- the Lord Jesus Christ