David names what we often avoid naming: sin. Not as a small mistake, but as a real weight between us and God. And he names the mercy God gives: forgiveness,…
The Aquila Report ↗Psalm 11 is David’s confession that the Lord sees all things, works through all things, and will one day bring justice. When the wicked or unjust attempted to disturb his…
The Aquila Report ↗Jesus trained them in two things: proclaiming the message of the gospel and taking authority over the enemy to deliver and heal people. Then He sent them out to do…
The Aquila Report ↗For David Brainerd — and much later Jim Elliot — God chose that their stories would long outlive them. But what about believers who die young, for whom no book…
The Aquila Report ↗What Paul was setting up for with his compliments in verse 7, he explicitly came to in verses 8-10. The request Paul made would be the most forceful “punch” of…
The Aquila Report ↗How does that finished work of Christ accomplished two thousand years ago on a Roman cross become real and operative in my life today? How does the death of Christ…
The Aquila Report ↗A benediction is as though God stamps us afresh with the word that He is our God and we are His people. You see, this good word is not a…
The Aquila Report ↗Allegiance has always marked the people of God. Joshua declared, “Choose this day whom you will serve” (Josh. 24:15), drawing a clear line between covenant loyalty and compromise. Elijah confronted…
The Aquila Report ↗In these examples from Genesis, we can see the significance of a name change. When birthparents name a child, they have the authority to do so. But if another voice…
The Aquila Report ↗Having ruled out finitude as an explanation for sin, we face another dilemma: if sin isn’t inevitable and rebellion is voluntary, how did evil enter a good creation if God…
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