A Right Relationship With God

God's Feeding Station

A Right Relationship With God

October 3, 2021 • Henry Lokay • Romans 3:19–26

"The way to a right relationship with God lies, not in a frenzied, desperate, doomed attempt to win acquittal by our performance; it lies in the humble, penitent acceptance of the love and the grace which God offers us in Jesus Christ."

- William Barclay

Unbelief

September 22, 2024 • Henry Lokay • Isaiah 7:10–13

"Nothing is more grievous to the God of heaven than to be distrusted. 'Will you weary my God? Will you suppose him to be tired and unable to help you, or to be weary of doing you good? Whereas the youths may faint and be weary, you may have tired all your friends, the Creator of the ends of the earth faints not, neither is weary.'" - Matthew Henry

In Whom Do We Trust

September 15, 2024 • Henry Lokay • Isaiah 7:1–9

"Unless Ahaz comes to the point where he can believe in God's sovereignty to the extent of entrusting himself and his nation to God, he is doomed to live in the shaky, panicky condition he now experiences. He need not enter into the terribly risky covenant with Assyria, if he will but take firm hold of the covenant which God offers. Assyria will not offer the security Ahaz wishes. Only through trusting in the present and ultimate veracity of God is any real security possible." - John Oswalt

Hardening of Hearts

September 8, 2024 • Henry Lokay • Isaiah 6:9–13

"Therefore take heed, saith God, that the land spue not you out also". It was secured to them, and entailed upon them, and yet they must expect that, if they made the vices of the Canaanites their own, with their land their fate would be the same. Note, Wicked Israelites are as abominable to God as wicked Canaanites, and more so, and will be as soon spued out, or sooner. Such a warning as was here given to the Israelites is given by the apostle to the Gentile converts, with reference to the rejected Jews, in whose room they were substituted; they must take heed of falling after the same example of unbelief. Apply it more generally; and let it deter us effectually from all sinful courses to consider how many they have been the ruin of. Lay the ear of faith to the gates of the bottomless pit, and hear the doleful shrieks and outcries of damned sinners, whom earth has spued out and hell has swallowed, that find themselves undone, for ever undone, by sin; and tremble lest this be your portion at last. God's threatenings and judgments should frighten us from sin." - Matthew Henry