The focus on a king of Israel who is also described as the Son of God is preparing the ground for the coming of Jesus Christ, the true seed of Abraham in whom all the nations of the earth will be blessed. Just in case we still think this covenant with David is irrelevant to the New Testament, the Apostle […]

Jesus commands us to ‘seek first the kingdom of God’. The extent to which we’re doing that will be reflected in the sort of things we pray for. How often do you pray ‘your kingdom come’? How often do you pray for the proclamation of the gospel, for people to be added to the kingdom, and for Christ to do […]

The heart behind the prayer is more important than the words. The Puritan, Thomas Manton reminds us: ‘the heart must be the fountain of the words; otherwise it is but a vain babbling. Much speaking is not praying’. What we need above all is to have our hearts right before God. That means having a heart that longs for God […]