Month: September 2017

I was in a worship session on Monday and the Lord said to me ‘Psalm 33’. I have been meditating on it for a few days.

The outline of this Psalm of praise is sharp and clear; the call to praise (verses 1-3), the cause for praise (verses 4-19), and the conclusion (verses 20-22). The call is directed toward the righteous, for whom praise to God is fitting. The cause for praise is twofold: The Lord is dependable in both word (verses 4-9), and work (verses 10-12), and the Lord is just and loyal in dealing with His children (verses 13-19). The conclusion is an expression of the joyful hope of the godly in the Lord.

While meditating on this Psalm two consecutive passages spoke strongly to me.  First, verses 8-9. Secondly, verses 10-12.  These two passages have particular relevance in the current moral issue situation in Australia. Continue reading “Psalm 33 – The Lord is Awesome”

The Lord has been showing me the 1 Kings 22 over the last couple of weeks.  It is a powerful narrative that shows the desperate need for the true word of the Lord regardless of consequences. Today Australia needs the prophetic voice more than ever!

King Jehoshaphat (יְהוֹשָׁפָט meaning ‘Jehovah has judged’; son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah) visits the King of Israel (Ahab אַחְאָב  a wicked king) and although we know the King of Israel had 400 ‘prophets’ (1 Kings 22:6) Jehoshaphat asks is there a prophet of the Lord!  In other words the 400 prophets that the King of Israel had gathered were useless as they were simply a bunch of ‘yes men’.

Jehoshaphat wanted a true man of God to speak! Continue reading “Where is the prophet of the LORD?”