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Intention A prerequisite to receiving God’s mercy and forgiveness is a spirit of repentance on the part of His people. Scripture “Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your unfailing love; according to Your great compassion blot out my transgressions.” —Psalm 51:1 Reflection This [...]

Intention Experiencing the Lord’s mercy first requires us to recognise our great need for Him. Scripture “Do not withhold Your mercy from me, Lord; may Your love and faithfulness always protect me.” —Psalm 40:11 Reflection Psalm 40 is a Messianic psalm which speaks prophetically of [...]

Intention We make our appeals to the God of mercy and love, Who keeps His promises and never forsakes His people. Scripture “Remember Lord, Your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.” —Psalm 25:6 Reflection This is a psalm for times of [...]

Intention The crisis we face may seem overwhelming, but we cry out to the God of mercy who hears His people’s prayers. Scripture “Answer me when I call to You, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear [...]

“Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous. Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered [...]

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts have good understanding. To Him belongs eternal praise.” ~ Psalm 111:10 The Internet can provide us with information -- enough for us to drown in. But what it cannot do [...]

Rather than criticising the poor who are protesting, shouldn’t we speak up for them? Did you have any sympathy at all for the Black Lives Matter marchers last year? Yes, I know they were marching in the midst of lockdown in Sydney and Melbourne, and [...]

The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.’ ~ Psalm 110 This is an extraordinary psalm. At first it seems somewhat mysterious and irrelevant to our lives, and yet that cannot be. It [...]

“Dismiss anything else…. We will continue to be your single source of truth…. unless you hear it from us it is not the truth.” Thus spoke New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, in a video that has re-emerged for some reason after some 15 months. [...]

  But You, Sovereign LORD, help me for Your name’s sake; out of the goodness of Your love, deliver me. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. ~ Psalm 109:26-27 This is the strongest of what are known as [...]

“Save us and help us with Your right hand, that those You love may be delivered.” ~ Psalm 108:6 This psalm is a ‘mash-up’ of Psalms 57 and 60. The point of both psalms is reinforced here. They start with the Lord’s people under stress [...]

Our political, corporate and academic leaders like to tell us that we are ‘all in this together’. It’s a communitarian expression which we would like to think is true. In my younger days when I veered towards communism, that collective ideal was a strong one [...]

17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. 18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. 19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. 20 [...]

12 Then they believed His promises and sang His praise. 13 But they soon forgot what He had done and did not wait for His plan to unfold. 14 In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wilderness they put God to [...]

1 “Give praise to the LORD, proclaim His name; make known among the nations what He has done. 2 Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts. 3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek [...]

Editor's Note: David Robertson carefully examines the Sydney Morning Herald's claims about the level of domestic violence in Sydney Anglican churches, pointing out the statistical faultiness of the report used to bolster these claims. He analyses the faulty arguments used to suggest that women's ordination [...]

3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 4 Look to the LORD and His strength; seek His face always. 5 Remember the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He pronounced. ~ Psalm 105 [...]

As I waited for the train home at an increasingly crowded Wynyard station, I caught a glimpse of the new Sydney Morning Herald advert. What struck me was the picture of someone holding a Bible. If the purpose of an advert is to get your [...]

14 “He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate -- bringing forth food from the earth: 15 wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.” ~ Psalm 104 This is a [...]

1 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. 2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all His benefits— 3 Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from the pit [...]