Sandyknowes Blog

Living beside the busiest roundabout in Northern Ireland gives plenty of opportunity for watching the world go by. Sandyknowes Blog is the personal blog of Niall Lockhart (minister of Ballyhenry). Pull in and have a read…

Psalm 108 - Give us aid

10 July 2020

Read: Psalm 108 vs 1-13

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Psalm 107 vs 23-43 - The loving deeds of the LORD

9 July 2020

Read: Psalm 107 vs 23-43

The theme of ‘God’s unfailing love’ continues on today as we come to the second part of Psalm 107. Everywhere the Psalmist looks they see evidences of the LORD’s wonderful deeds, be that ‘in the deep’ (vs 24), in the desert (vs 33), in times of distress (vs 28), and in times of provision (vs 41). 

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Psalm 107 vs 1-22 - He satisfies

8 July 2020

Read: Psalm 107 vs 1-22

Psalm 107 is the first chapter in the final section (‘Book Five’) in the book of Psalms. It begins with a call to ‘Give thanks to the LORD’ (vs 1). This call is followed by two reasons; ‘for He is good’ and ‘for His love endures forever.’

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Psalm 106 vs 24-48 - Many times

7 July 2020

Read: Psalm 106 vs 24-48

Many of us have grown up with the Bible and many of its stories have been familiar to us since childhood. However, the more I read the Bible the more aware I am that I have a selective knowledge of the Bible. There are some parts of the Bible that I know very well and there are other stories and when I read them it’s as if I’m reading something for the very first time.

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Psalm 106 vs 1-23 - He blazed

6 July 2020

Read: Psalm 106 vs 1-23

There is a lot of ‘retelling’ in the Psalms, a lot of recalling of Israel’s past and especially the many episodes from the days of Moses, the escape from Egypt and the journey through the wilderness towards the Promised Land. These stories teach us many things about God, and as we have already seen through eyes of faith these stories become our stories as we come to praise this God and trust ourselves to Him.

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