MBM Blacktown / Bible Talks

God calls Joshua and all Israel to be wholeheartedly committed to him as they enter the land, that they may experience all the blessings of peace and rest in this new land.

In our distress, God's enduring goodness and love enable us to live without fear and enter His presence with confidence. In every season, His goodness and love always give us a reason to praise Him.

In this Psalm we meet people from various backgrounds coming to find salvation in God, as they cry out to Him in their distress and despair. And as God saves them, the natural response is to tell their story, to proclaim God’s goodness.

The highest form of all goodness and beauty is found in God. We find our truest selves when our hearts are ultimately captivated by Him, praise of God helps us become the truest sense of who we are and why we exist.

In our suffering, despite us feeling like God has abandoned us, or is punishing us, Paul wants us to know God is profoundly and presently comforting us and even through us enabling others to be comforted.

After over 400 years, the Israelites are finally about to step foot into the promised land, but the raging Jordan River is opposing them. God makes a way for his people, and remains faithful to His promises to them. Yet, on this momentous day they first step foot into this promised land, God commands the Israelites to do something, to remember Him, by setting up 12 rocks collected from the middle of the Jordan River.

For the Israelite wondering if God is now done with His covenant people, Paul’s answer is, by no means! God is still rescuing His people from both Gentiles and Jews.

Paul in Romans 10 begs the question How do we recieve salvation?

And his answer is incredibly simple. We call on Jesus, but people can't call on him if they don't believe, and they can't believe if they haven't heard. Salvation is possible by faith. Maybe God has put someone in your life right now who needs to hear that good news from you.

Paul addressed the question: since not all Israel, or all people, are saved, is God unjust? Has His love failed us somehow? His answer is a firm “No”. God is not unjust; He is merciful!

Paul reminds us that God is for us. We can be confident of this because He gave His Son for us, declared us righteous through Christ, and loves us with a love that nothing can ever separate us from.