Psalm 52 This week's psalm opens up with a contrast that describes what the entire psalm is about. Andrew and Edwin dig in to the two options presented. We will either put our trust in God's loyal and steadfast love or in money. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet y...
Aug 23, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 256
Psalm 51 The ending of Psalm 51 is pretty surprising. Andrew and Edwin discuss why this psalm moves from individual penitence to communal. What do we learn about our sin and our penitence from this shift? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the...
Aug 20, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 255
Psalm 51 Andrew and Edwin see the connection between Psalm 51 and Psalm 50. In the previous psalm, they were offering the right rituals of sacrifice, but it still wasn't the right sacrifices. Therefore, they were going to be judged. Now we learn what the real sacrifice God wants is, a broken and contrite heart. Then will the animal sacrifices actually matter for David and Israel. While Jesus has offered the sacrifice for us, we must still bring a broken and contrite heart to God to participate i...
Aug 19, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 254
Psalm 51 Andrew and Edwin talk about David's confession. They discuss how this is the Old Testament version of Paul's proclamation, "I am the chief of sinners." We'll let David and Paul duke it out for that slot (though we may ask to have our names added to that tournament). Either way, we learn why Psalm 51 is there. So that we can recognize if a great sinner like David can ask for forgiveness, so can we. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what...
Aug 18, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 253
Psalm 51 Yesterday, we were super excited to remind you that Yahweh is a God who forgives. However, some people misunderstand forgiveness. They think it means sin is not that big of a deal. That isn't the case at all. Andrew and Edwin get right back into Psalm 51 today to discuss how big of a deal sin really is. And therefore, how amazing it is that God still forgives it. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions ...
Aug 17, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 252
Psalm 51 This is, perhaps, the second most well-known psalm in the whole book (the first is, of course, Psalm 23). In this psalm, David seeks forgiveness. Andrew and Edwin ask, "Why?" David's sins were egregious and awful. Why would he remotely think he could find mercy and forgiveness in God? It is a powerful psalm calling on God's name as the one who forgives iniquity, transgression, and sin. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are lea...
Aug 16, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 251
Psalm 50 Jesse Martin joins Edwin today as we come to the final bit of advice for us as we prepare for judgment to begin with God's household. We must offer thanksgiving, not sacrifice. Jesse helps us grasp what our response to God's grace is. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'...
Aug 13, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 250
Psalm 50 As we continue to prepare for the coming judgment based on God's instruction to Israel in Psalm 50 , we learn the important place of keeping the covenant properly. It isn't just for "going to church." It is for our entire lives. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love...
Aug 12, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 249
Psalm 50 Andrew and Edwin continue their look at preparing for our own time in judgment based on God's sneak peek for Israel at their coming judgment. This time, they recognize Israel was getting the form and the rituals right, but their hearts were not in the right place. If we want to prepare for judgment, we need to start with the heart, not the rituals. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email...
Aug 11, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 248
Psalm 50 As God takes Israel through a dry run in their coming judgment, we learn some fantastic lessons about how to prepare as God's covenant people for the judgment. Yesterday, we learned to fear God. Today, Andrew and Edwin talk to us about mirrors, microscopes, logs, and specks. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and jo...
Aug 10, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 247
Psalm 50 We move from the sons of Korah to an Asaphite psalm. However, the theme of the city of God seems to continue on into this psalm. Andrew and Edwin note that this psalm starts like it is going to be another psalm of amazing praise about God and His dwelling place Jerusalem. However, it makes a sudden turn and becomes a court room scene in which God judges His people. The main lesson we learn today is back to that wisdom idea of fearing the Lord. Read the written devo that goes along with ...
Aug 09, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 246
Psalm 49 We can't afford enough money to ransom our lives from the power of death. Good News! God can. Andrew and Edwin highlight the most important contrast within this psalm. Of course, the cost of our ransom wasn't paid in silver and gold. It was paid with the blood of Jesus Christ. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and j...
Aug 06, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 245
Psalm 49 Andrew and Edwin talk more about money today and where we really need to be investing it. Most of us invest in retirement. Psalm 49 and Jesus explain we need to invest in the kingdom and in eternity. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest amon...
Aug 05, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 244
Psalm 49 We all remember "The Lord is my Shepherd." How many of us remember, "Death is my shepherd." Yet, that is essentially what Psalm 49 says is the case for some people. Andrew and Edwin discuss the two options we have for our Shepherd. Surely, you can already tell which one they will favor. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook commu...
Aug 04, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 243
Psalm 49 Andrew and Edwin recognize how Psalm 49 provides the exact same message as Jesus's Sermon on the Mount statement about masters. We can only have one. We can't serve God and money at the same time. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among t...
Aug 03, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 242
Psalm 49 The sons of Korah move away from lament and praise and into wisdom. Psalm 49 has all the markers of wisdom literature, sounding very much like the beginning of Proverbs . Andrew and Edwin discuss the nature of wisdom and understanding, how important they are for us, and what the main wisdom in this psalm really boils down to. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@Christi...
Aug 02, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 241
Psalm 48 Andrew and Edwin take a step back and notice the entire series of psalms that have been labeled as from the Sons of Korah. They seem to tell a story. But there is one weird psalm smack in the middle. It was that wedding psalm. They consider that this is a foreshadowing that the city of God is actually His bride. This, of course, takes them to Revelation 21-22, the bride city of God, the new, heavenly Jerusalem. Of course, this refers to Christ's church. This is us. Praise the Lord! Let ...
Jul 30, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 240
Psalm 48 We've already seen that Jerusalem will not remain the joy of all the earth. It's future (from the perspective of Psalm 48) is up and down. But ultimately, Jerusalem would be destroyed in 70AD at the hands of the Romans. Andrew and Edwin take a look at what that means for the church and what is the special city of God now. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansM...
Jul 29, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 239
Psalm 48 The son of Korah called Jerusalem the joy of all the earth. However, it doesn't always stay that way. In fact, Andrew and Edwin to a time when someone decried that this city could ever have been called the joy of all the earth. We start to see Jerusalem's fall from grace. Why did that happen? What does it mean for us? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetH...
Jul 28, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 238
Psalm 48 Andrew and Edwin consider the two different kinds of people who traveled to Jerusalem in Psalm 48, what they found there, and what they did. In the end, we find out we are all one or the other of these two travelers. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you...
Jul 27, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 237
Psalm 48 Jerusalem, Mt. Zion, the city of David, Mt. Moriah, the threshing floor of Ornan. All are talking about the same place. The place where God chose to let His name dwell. And what a name. Jerusalem was the city of the Great King. What made Jerusalem special was its special inhabitant. Andrew and Edwin consider a little of the history of Jerusalem and of its theological significance. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning...
Jul 26, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 236
Psalm 47 Andrew and Edwin home in on the shocking ending of Psalm 47. God is not only the King of all the earth and all the nations, but all the nations become part of Abraham's people. This psalm looks forward to Gentile inclusion in the commonwealth of Israel as found in Christ's church, through Christ's sacrifice. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. J...
Jul 23, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 235
Psalm 47 Andrew and Edwin bring up the connections between Psalm 47 and David bringing the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem. From there they discuss singing, praising, and worshiping our God. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christian...
Jul 22, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 234
Psalm 47 Jesse Martin joins the podcast today. He and Edwin start in Psalm 47 to realize that the statement in Judges that there was "no king in Israel" was not a geo-political statement. It was a theological statement. It isn't about judges versus kings. It is about ignoring God. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join t...
Jul 21, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 233
Psalm 47 The nations are to praise Yahweh because Yahweh has defeated and subdued them. That doesn't sound like much of a reason to praise Him. Andrew and Edwin dig into the promises God gave Abraham to demonstrate that even though it meant defeat for the nations in the present moment, ultimately it was all about blessing for all the nations. Therefore, it was a good reason to praise God. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning ...
Jul 20, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 232
Psalm 47 Yahweh is not just God of Israel. He is God of the entire earth and of every nation. Andrew and Edwin bring to mind the story of Ben-Hadad attacking Israel under Ahab. Despite how wicked Ahab is, Yahweh gives victory to Israel in order to demonstrate He is God every where, in the mountains, on the plains, everywhere. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHe...
Jul 19, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 231
Psalm 46 The son of Korah declares that God is with us. Therefore we will be victorious. Of course, the ultimate fulfillment of that is the one named Immanuel, Jesus Christ, God with us. Andrew and Edwin discuss how this psalm leads us to Jesus and helps us find our comfort in Him. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join ...
Jul 16, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 230
Psalm 46 God makes a promise. "I will be exalted!" Andrew and Edwin discuss why we can be certain God's side is going to win against the raging nations. God will make sure in the end, He is exalted. Because He will make sure that is going to happen, we can take comfort that even though it seems like the world is caving in around us, God will come out on top. We want to stay on His side. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or...
Jul 15, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 229
Psalm 46 Why did the son of Korah who wrote this psalm refer to Yahweh as "the God of Jacob"? Edwin and Andrew consider some possible connections between Jacob's life and what we find in Psalm 46. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christ...
Jul 14, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 228
Psalm 46 Jesse Martin joins Edwin Crozier on Text Talk today to discuss how the nations raging against God mirror the foaming waters of the world that seems to be caving in. Our fears can be piqued when the nations and even our own earthly nation rage against God, against, Jesus, against us. But our God reigns and will be exalted. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansM...
Jul 13, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 227
