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 89b - My faithful love

16 June 2020

Read: Psalm 89 vs 19-37

King David is a huge figure in the overall story of the Bible. The name ‘Paul’ is mentioned 206 times in the Bible, ‘Peter’ 169 times, ‘Moses’ just under 800 times. David’s name however is found 889 times across 28 Old and New Testament books (the number goes up to over 1000 if we include references to him in the Psalm titles). 

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Psalm 89 - Who is like you?

15 June 2020

Read: Psalm 89 vs 1-18

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Psalm 88 - Overwhelmed

14 June 2020

Read: Psalm 88 vs 1-18

Today we come to Psalm 88. It is a difficult Psalm. These are the words of someone who believes and someone who trusts: ‘LORD, you are the God who saves me.’

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Psam 87 - Glorious things

13 June 2020

Read: Psalm 87 vs 1-7

The Bible is a book that is driven forward by promises. One of the early key moments in the story of Scripture is found in Genesis 12:1 where God called Abraham and promised to bless His family.  That family became the people of Israel and throughout the Old Testament that nation was God’s ‘treasured possession’ specially chosen from among all the peoples of the earth (Deuteronomy 7:6).

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Psalm 86 - Abounding in love

12 June 2020

Read: Psalm 86 vs 1-17

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