Notice how beautifully our Confession frames this.

But notice the two actions that precede the word encourage in v2.

Dig Deeper Reading through Paul’s letters in the New Testament, you might notice that one of his favorite

But notice this properly grounded fear of God doesn't result in terror and dread, rather it brings about

So although God sounds intimidating in this passage, notice that He makes this pronouncements to bring

Notice, though, that Thomas never touched Jesus' wounds.

Notice that as the psalmist's angst and desire for restoration grows, his theology grows accordingly.

Summary If you look at the context today's passage comes in, you'll immediately notice how dark and depressing

Notice in our catechism passage today that the coming judgment of Christ is not presented in a way that

Notice in v6-7 how thinking of God carried David through the insomnia, and enabled him to sing while