by Keith Wells | Aug 17, 2018 | Devotions
“Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.” – Jeremiah 20:13 (NIV) How shall we sing when we are alone, mistreated, maligned, scorned, and abused? What kind of song shall we embrace when...
by Keith Wells | Aug 17, 2018 | Devotions
“I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues – last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been...
by Keith Wells | Aug 17, 2018 | Devotions
“Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God . . . “– Rev. 19:1 Of all the books of the Bible which convey a theology of song, including the Psalter, it is perhaps the book of Revelation which reveals most vividly the affirmations and...
by Keith Wells | Aug 17, 2018 | Devotions
“Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.” – Psalm 45:6 From the poetry and imagery of this psalm, there can be little doubt that it was a song composed for a royal wedding. The...
by Keith Wells | Aug 17, 2018 | Devotions
“Hear this word, O house of Israel, this lament I take up concerning you: . . .” Amos 5:1 (NIV) As we continue our Lenten pilgrimage and focus on the passion of Christ, I want to call our attention to a genre of song in the scripture known as the lament....