Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho

Gideon, who had been chosen by God to lead Israel’s armies, wanted a sign that God really was with him.

He laid out a fleece on the ground and told God to give him a sign: If, the next morning, the fleece was wet and the ground around it dry, he would believe. God did so, and Gideon wrung out a bowlful of water from the fleece.

Then he asked God to do the opposite: At night, leave the fleece dry but make the ground wet with dew. God did, and Gideon believed.

(See Judg. 6:36–40.) The expression “laying out the fleece” refers to this kind of testing of someone.

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God’s Heart and Ours

Chris Tiegreen

One of the primary ways God accomplishes his purposes on earth is through the prayers of his people. And one of our primary motivations for prayer is the desires in our hearts.

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The Secret of Strength and Happiness

Timothy Keller

Psalm 1 is the gateway to the rest of the psalms. The “law” is all Scripture, to “meditate” is to think out its implications for all life, and to “delight” in it means not merely to comply but to love what God commands.

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A Glimpse into the Future of Eternal Praise

Timothy Keller

Every possible experience, if prayed to the God who is really there, is destined to end in praise. Confession leads to the joy of forgiveness. Laments lead to a deeper resting in him for our happiness. If we could praise God perfectly, we would love him completely and then our joy would be full.

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Poetry of Praise and Redemptive Mission

Timothy Keller

The praise of the redeemed. His people praise him because he has made them his people and because he honors and delights in them —though they don’t deserve it. Gospel joy, knowing how honored and loved we are in Christ, makes us ready for this mission.

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The Praise that Unites All

Timothy Keller

Praise Those Unites. We see extremes brought together in praise: wild animals and kings, old and young. Young men and maids, old men and babes. How can humans be brought into the music? He has raised up for his people a horn, a strong deliverer.