Puritan Corner - Feed on the Word

"Christian, prize thou the word, feed on the word, whether it be

dished up in a sermon at the public or in a conference with some Christian friend in private, or in a more secret duty of reading and meditation by thy solitary self.”
by William Gurnall (1616-1679)
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby...

 1 Peter 2:2

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 113

"Psalm 113:

There are two other notable sets of praise in the Psalter.

I. The Call to Praise 

(113:1-3).
II. The Cause for Praise

(113:4-9).
A. God’s Transcendence 

(113:4-5);
B. God’s Immanence 

(113:6-9).

Psalm 113:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

Psalm 113:3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name [is] to be praised.
Psalm 113:5 Who [is] like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
Psalm 113:6 Who humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth!"
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The whole Bible

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6:14

  

"The whole Bible is a revelation of the glory of God in Christ.

 Received, 

believed, 

obeyed, 

--it is the great instrumentality in the transformation of character. 

It is the grand stimulus, the constraining force, that quickens the

 physical, 

mental, 

and spiritual powers, 

and directs the life into right channels." 

E.G.W.

Creation Moment 5/31/2026 - Creationists vs. Evolutionists on mankind

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Ephesians 3:9

"Evolutionists have been wising up about early man. They now recognize interbreeding has occurred between Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans. This has elevated those ancestors into the human race. But they continue to insult our ancestors’

intelligence. They have to; they believe that upright-walking, tool-making, fire-using human beings lived in caves and hunted for a million Darwin Years before inventing smartphones. 

Q: Does that prove they were stupid? Absolutely not! If you were born in a forest with no books, computers or tools, would you survive as well as they did?

Creationists deny the millions-of-years narrative. 

--They picture our ancestors struggling after a global Flood just a few thousand years ago. 

--As people groups spread far and wide, finding food was a priority.

--Some groups organized quickly and built villages and cities, but others entered unpopulated areas and could not understand the language of other tribes. It makes sense that they spent most of their time trying to survive another day, stay warm during the Ice Age. 

--Without lumber and metal tools, they found that caves made quick and convenient shelters. They made primitive tools from available materials, but improved quickly. Ideas were shared with other people they encountered. 

--It didn’t take long for more intelligent beings to improve their lives with farming, ranching, and permanent dwellings." CEH

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 112

"Psalm 112:

Begin with First Things (112:1-2)
The first and most important point of this psalm is that the Lord is to be praised for the blessedness of the practical man.
The Practices of the Practical Man of God (112:3-9)
The heart of this psalm lists the doings of the practical man of God.

Psalm 112:1 Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments!

Psalm 112:4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
Psalm 112:8 His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
Psalm 112:8 The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!"
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Creation Moment 5/30/2026 - The Only Conflict of Human Consciousness

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:9

"Prof Paul Davies of Arizona State University is a very well-known theoretical physicist and award-winning author. He makes this confession about the origin of conscious minds:

"Consciousness is the number-one problem of science, of existence

even. Most scientists just steer clear of it, thinking it too much of a quagmire. Those scientists and philosophers who have dived in have usually become stuck. Information theory offers one way forward. The brain is an information-processing organ of stupendous complexity and intricate organization. … Not everyone agrees, however, that cracking the information architecture problem will ‘explain’ consciousness …"

South African neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst Mark Solms, another convinced believer in evolution, admits that:

"The history of cognitive neuroscience is a graveyard of theories that tried to specify the function of consciousness."

In truth, Solms’ bias against supernatural explanations is blinding him to the ultimate (true) explanation for the origin of the conscious minds of human beings:

"Therefore, there surely was a good deal of time before consciousness existed. If there was a dawn, there must have been something prior to consciousness that explains it. The alternative notion—that consciousness preceded life and the universe—doesn’t fit the facts as they appear to be, and moreover it sounds unhelpfully like the idea of God."

There are no facts about the anatomy and functioning of the brain and mind that conflict with supernatural creation, only the prejudice of some scientists." 

CMI

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 111

"Psalm 111:
The author(s), and occasion(s), are unknown.
I. A Word of Praise (111:1).
II. Words about God’s Works (111:2-9).
III. A Word of Wisdom (111:10).

Psalm 111:1 Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with [my] whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and [in] the congregation.
Psalm 111:2 The works of the LORD [are] great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Psalm 111:6 He hath showed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
Psalm 111:9 He sent redemption unto His people:

Psalm 111:10 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [His commandments]: His praise endureth for ever.

It is our wisdom to remember the Lord's wonders.

a. To assure us of His compassion: "The Lord is gracious."
b. To make us consider His bounty: "He hath given meat."
c. To certify us of His faithfulness: "He will ever be mindful of His covenant."
d. To arouse our praise: "Praise ye the Lord."

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The "Really" File - (Really?)

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, ... 2 Peter 2:1

"Longtime charismatic "prophet" Kevin Leal has raised eyebrows online for ordering a teenager to eat a physical page from the book of Proverbs to get the wisdom he will need when God makes him a millionaire.

The teenager, identified as 18-year-old Ethan Soucy, is an instructor at Culture Architects, a faith-based, nondenominational Christian ministry, founded by his uncle, Pastor Lance Garduna, in the Parkersburg area of West Virginia.
Leal explained that he previously prophesied over people in the church who subsequently became millionaires, and when it happened, “they became jerks.”
With Soucy, however, Leal prophesied he would be different.
“You're going to be one that writes big checks for ministers. You're going to build church buildings in third-world countries. You're going to pay the salaries of preachers around the world. God's going to give you as much money as you can administrate,” he declared over the teenager.
Leal then told Soucy to ask God to make him a “kingdom businessman,” and the teenager complied.

From the "Really" File

“Make me a Kingdom businessman. Make me money so I can give it to the Kingdom. Make money for the Kingdom through me,” Soucy declared.
Leal then had several businessmen make proclamations over Soucy, including one who declared: “I see not just a million, but I see millions and millions.”
The Rock Senior Pastor David Chisholm later said he saw a vision of Soucy sitting at a table consuming Scripture like food.
“I saw you sitting at a table, a dinner table, knife, fork, spoon, and laying in front of you was a Bible. And it was open to the book of Proverbs. And I seen you reach down and you took Chapter 1 and you tore it out, and you crumpled it up, and you put it in your mouth, and you chewed it, and you swallowed it,” Chisolm said. “And then you went to Chapter 2. You tore it out of the Bible, you crumpled it up, put it in your mouth, and swallowed it.”
Leal then asked for a paper Bible and ripped a page from the book of Proverbs, handed it to Soucy, and told him to eat it.
“When you eat this, the power of God is going to go inside of you,” he said.
Soucy chewed the page and swallowed it with the help of some water before Leal motioned him away and continued with his prophetic work." msn

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Creation Moment 5/29/2026 - What you can't mention: The OBVIOUS

All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:3

"A press release from Texas A&M University mentions “design” 15 times while discussing its lab that teaches students about biomimicry. “Engineering the future using nature’s design” is the title. 

Notice how that title presupposes intelligent design.
“This class is focused on teaching students how to not necessarily start with a blank sheet of paper, but to look at nature and see how it has optimized or influenced some aspect of medical design,” he said. “We can make an exact copy of nature, or emulate it, or just be inspired by it.”
You are free to mention design alone, or nature’s intelligent solutions alone, but never may the two words “intelligent” and “design” be juxtaposed in the literature." 

Science&Culture

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 110

"Psalm 110:

This royal psalm is also Messianic.

I. Christ the King 

(110:1-3).
II. Christ the High Priest 

(110:4-7).

This psalm is one of the most glorious prophecies of the Messiah in the Old Testament and is often quoted in the New Testament.

Psalm 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit Thou at my right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.
Psalm 110:2 The LORD shall send the rod of Thy strength out of Zion: rule Thou in the midst of Thine enemies.

Psalm 110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Melchizedek, which means “king of righteousness”, served as the

human priest/king of Salem and provides a picture of the order of Christ’s priesthood

Psalm 110:6 He shall judge among the heathen, He shall fill [the places] with the dead bodies; He shall wound the heads over many countries."
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Creation Moment 5/28/2026 - The "ignore-ance" on full display

All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:3

"Andrew Knoll’s latest book, Earth and Life, reviewed by Rasoul Sorkhabi in Science. “All Earth systems are in constant interaction; one cannot exist without the others,” the review he titles “The delicate dance of earth and life,” begins. “Earth and life thus constitute an integrated complex system on a planetary scale,” he continues, launching into the many coincidences that make our planet habitable.

The last two chapters of the book extend the geobiological conversation to Mars, Venus, and the icy moons of Europa (Jupiter) and Enceladus and Titan (Saturn). Here, Knoll notes that there is currently no evidence of microbial life on any of these Solar System family members. “Only on Earth,” writes Knoll, “has the conversation between life and its physical home transformed both through time.”

Sound familiar? Michael Denton has written extensively on this very

topic. From the review, Knoll only mentions fellow evolutionists and their beliefs. This ignore-ance diminishes the factual content of Knoll’s thesis and leaves his readers impoverished of key facts about the exceptional planet we live on.

Ironically, both author and reviewer appreciate that we live on a Privileged Planet! Discussing the book’s significance, Sorkhabi ends the review,

"…the book highlights Earth’s precious and privileged place as a living planet and debunks the notion that we can easily colonize Mars — a planet devoid not only of life-supporting plate tectonics, water, and other geochemical cycles but also a protective magnetic field and a strong gravitational field. By focusing on the geological evolution of biogeochemical cycles, Earth and Life presents a geoscience that is both vivid and vital for today’s conversations about humanity’s relationship with Earth."

Would the editors of Science have allowed Sorkhabi or Knoll to mention Denton, Gonzalez, or Richards as sources? Unlikely. Insiders, if they want to stay insiders, must not draw attention to intelligent design. But what’s the harm? If non-materialists have worthwhile knowledge that might contribute to Knoll’s theme, they should not be considered taboo." 

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Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 109

"Psalm 109:

David reverses roles with his enemies by moving from being the accused in man’s court to being the accuser/prosecutor before the bar of God.

I. The Plaintiff’s Plea 

(109:1-5).
II. The Punishment Desired 

(109:6-20).
III. The Petition for Justice 

(109:21-29).
IV. The Praise of the Judge 

(109:30-31).

Psalm 109:1 Hold not Thy peace, O God of my praise;

Psalm 109:5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Psalm 109:6 Set Thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
Psalm 109:7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
Let conscience, which is as a thousand witnesses, rise up against him, and condemn him;

Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few; [and] let another take his office.
Psalm 109:9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
Psalm 109:15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that He may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Psalm 109:23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
Psalm 109:26 Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to Thy mercy:
Psalm 109:27 That they may know that this [is] Thy hand; [that] Thou, LORD, hast done it."
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Papal Notes - Magnifica Humanitas

The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
Revelation 18:15,16

"On May 25, 2026, the Vatican released Magnifica Humanitas, a landmark encyclical by Pope Leo XIV addressing issues such as government, the common good, labor, fraternity, and even rest.

Although the encyclical does not specifically mention Sunday, it does not have to. The document references Rerum Novarum 13 times and Pope Leo XIII 12 times in the actual text, showing that it is a continuation of his work. In other words, Leo XIV is building upon the foundation laid by his predecessor, who did in fact call upon governments to ensure Sunday as the day of rest.

The only difference this time is that in Magnifica Humanitas, Leo XIV re-elevates the call for governments to pass labor laws that ensure a proper balance between work and rest. In addition, the new encyclical highlights the role of the church in guiding, directing, and even instructing the state to promote the “common good”—Catholic social teaching. It also calls upon civil authorities to regulate and assume more control over free speech in digital media.

The Pope expressed the following in his new encyclical:
• Magnifica Humanitas #169 – “Labor policies need to promote continuity and the quality of employment, countering insecurity as a normal condition of life and encouraging realistic paths for entry into the workforce and for professional growth. 

Second, measures are needed to ensure a healthy way of living, for without a proper balance between work, leisure and rest, families are weakened and young people struggle to develop a sense of responsibility.”
• Magnifica Humanitas #63 – “It is the State’s responsibility to ensure cohesion, unity and the proper organization of civil society, so that the common good can be pursued with everyone’s contribution … When politics abandons a long-term perspective and reduces itself to short-term calculations or sterile polarizations, then the language of the common good loses credibility, and, at the same time, social inequalities and divisions grow.”
• Magnifica Humanitas #32 – “In the tragic context of the Second

World War … the Pope proposed a dialogue with society based on an appeal to natural law understood as a set of  objective principles that precede the interests of individuals and States, and which must regulate both the internal life of nations and their mutual relations.”
• Magnifica Humanitas #72 – “States and transnational institutions are called to ensure fair rules … When it comes to decisions regarding economic flows and digital platforms, as well as the governance of data and algorithms, we cannot allow a handful of actors to dictate these processes on their own; instead, we must build forms of cooperation that respect the various levels of the global community and make them jointly responsible for the common good.”

Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas is prophetically significant because it continues the Papacy’s long-standing effort to shape civil society through religiously influenced social policy.
Pope Leo XIV warns about tech companies having too much freedom to operate their digital platforms without government

oversight and calls for stronger controls and regulation. Increased calls for this type of centralized control over speech and digital participation raise concerns about restricting dissenting voices—especially religious minorities whose beliefs may be viewed as unpopular or contrary to those in positions of power." AdventMessenger

Creation Moment 5/27/2026 - FOVO of Darwinists

In the beginning God created... Genesis 1:1

"A new acronym I just coined is FOVO: the Fear of Validating Outsiders. When one’s opposition concerns origins, FOVO is
considered almost a qualification for many scientists these days. There must be no hint of agreement with any ideas emanating from the intelligent design heretics! This is highly unfortunate, because it cuts off bountiful streams of information that could raise the scholarship in their scientific writings and journal book reviews. Ignore-ance of these sources increases ignorance: that is, deficient knowledge of the scope of the subject matter being discussed.
“A Masterpiece of Design”?

FOVO causes academics to repeat debunked notions. A case in point is Lucy Hyde’s article at The Conversation titled, “The human body isn’t a masterpiece of design — it’s a patchwork of evolutionary compromise.”

"The human body is often described as a marvel of “perfect design”: elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose. Yet, when we look closer, a rather different picture emerges.

Far from being a flawless machine, the body reads more like a patchwork of compromises shaped by millions of years of evolutionary tinkering. Evolution does not design structures from scratch. Rather, it modifies what already exists.

As a result, many aspects of human anatomy are just “good enough” solutions — functional, but far from perfect. Some of the most familiar medical problems and ailments arise directly from these inherited constraints."

This lecturer on anatomy at the University of Bristol knows that there are claims of good design out there. She could have done a simple literature search on the subject to find the best arguments for it. She ignored the work of Dr. Stuart Burgess — an award-winning biomimetics engineer at the very same university! — whose recent book Ultimate Engineering trounces every one of Hyde’s alleged examples of poor design as well as the evolutionary logic behind it…." CEH

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 108

"Psalm 108:
This psalm is composed of fragments from two other psalms.

The first section (verses 1-5 is taken from 57:7-11) the second section (verses 6-13, is taken from 60:5-12), with little change in the wording of either fragment.
No specific historical occasion behind this psalm is given.

I. Personal Exaltation of God (108:1-5).
II. Personal Confidence in God (108:6-13).
Present distress makes it seem as if God has abandoned His people, but they remain dear to Him.

Psalm 108:1 O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.

Psalm 108:2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I [myself] will awake early.
Psalm 108:3 I will praise Thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations.
Psalm 108:4 For Thy mercy [is] great above the heavens: and Thy truth [reacheth] unto the clouds.
Psalm 108:12 Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man."
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IN the NEWS - Once Again......

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. Luke 21:11

"A concerning new sub-strain of Ebola, believed to have jumped from fruit bats to humans, is

fueling a rapidly expanding outbreak across central Africa. 

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), authorities have recorded more than 200 deaths with an estimated 870 infections, prompting the World Health Organization to escalate its risk assessment from “high” to “very high.”
Since the WHO declared a public health emergency last Sunday, suspected cases have skyrocketed from 246 to around 750, while deaths rose sharply from 65 to 177. This marks the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record." 

JN

Creation Moment 5/26/2026 - Moon Formation Theories

"Evolutionists claim that our moon was formed by natural processes without the need for a creator. This view, however, is not supported by science, as all the explanations they propose have major problems.

Explanation 1: from dust
Evolutionists say that our sun and its orbiting planets (i.e. our ‘solar

system’) arose from a rotating gas/dust cloud approximately 4.5 billion years ago. This is known as the ‘nebular hypothesis’, from Latin, nebula meaning ‘cloud. Some have suggested that the moon simply formed at the same time and sufficiently close to the earth to end up in orbit around it. This is known as the ‘condensation theory’.
--If this explanation were correct, however, we would expect the moon to be akin to a mini Earth, being made up of essentially the same materials. The moon, however, is significantly less dense than the earth, and hence must be made up of different materials.

Explanation 2: a ‘spin-off’
Another suggestion is that an originally molten earth spun so fast that part of it flew off and became the moon. This is known as the ‘fission theory’, from Latin, fissio meaning ‘splitting’, proposed by George Darwin, son of Charles.

--Calculations, however, indicate that the earth’s rotational speed would never have been great enough for this to happen. Another problem is the marked differences between rocks found on the moon and those on the earth. If the moon were once part of the earth, we would expect moon and earth rocks to contain elements in similar amounts; but this is not so.

Explanation 3: from outer space
Some have argued that the moon must have formed elsewhere and, as
it flew through the galaxy, it just happened to pass close enough to

the earth to be captured by its gravity. 

--If this were so, then we would expect the moon to follow an elongated orbit around the earth, similar to that of Halley’s comet around the sun. The moon’s orbit, however, is essentially circular; hence the ‘capture theory’ fails.

Explanation 4: a great impact
This view, currently the most popular among evolutionists, holds that a hypothetical planet (called Theia) collided with the earth and the resulting debris formed the moon. This is said to explain the

differences between Earth rocks and moon rocks discussed above. The high temperatures generated by the collision would have boiled away volatile elements such as potassium and sodium, but more heat-resistant materials such as aluminium, calcium and thorium would have remained and condensed to form the moon’s crust.
--Here, however, it is the similarities between rocks that cannot be explained. With the impact theory, part of the moon would have formed from the earth and part from the impacting planet. So the chemistry of moon rocks would be expected to be different to that of Earth rocks. While it is true that the moon is deficient in some Earth elements, those that are shared can have very similar properties.

The real explanation
Of course, the moon is no mystery to those who believe the Bible. According to the book of Genesis, this heavenly body was specially created by God on Day 4 of Creation Week:
--And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good (Genesis 1:16–19)." 

CMI

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 107

"Psalm 107:
The psalm develops two main themes:
(1) Praising God for His continual deliverance (107:4-32), and
(2) Remembering God’s response to man’s obedience/disobedience (107:33-42).

I. The call to Praise (107:1-3).
II. The Cause of Rejoicing and Deliverance (107:4-32).
III. The Consequences of Obedience/Disobedience (107:33-42).
IV. The Commentary on Wisdom/Understanding (107:43).

Psalm 107:1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for [He is] good: for

His mercy [endureth] for ever.
Psalm 107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say [so], whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
Psalm 107:3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

Psalm 107:8 Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] His goodness, and [for] His wonderful works to the children of men!

Psalm 107:10 

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;

Psalm 107:11 

Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High:

Psalm 107:12

....they fell down, and [there was] none to help.

Psalm 107:13 

Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] He saved them out of their distresses.

Psalm 107:14 

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

Psalm 107:16 

For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

Psalm 107:27 

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.

Psalm 107:43 Whoso [is] wise, and will observe these [things], even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD."
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Creation Moment 5/25/2026 - Giving Credit where Credit is Due

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Ephesians 3:9

"Antonie van Leeuwenhoek steps 350 years ago were planned and ordered by providence. He was originally a draper who made use of a simple, well-crafted lens to observe the fine threads of men’s cloth and clothes. But soon, he would find himself examining living

fabrics of cells and tissues. Perhaps, the Creator ordered his steps to make curious findings that would start the discipline of microbiology and protozoology in the spring of 1676. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is credited with the first description of bacteria in 1676. In his Letter 18 sent to the Royal Society on October 9, 1676, he reported seeing Spirillum volutans and describing various microorganisms, including water protozoans, and probably other bacteria. This significant discovery marked the beginning of microbiology and laid the groundwork for understanding the microscopic world of bacteria.

Leeuwenhoek’s letters sparkle with the excitement of discovery. Describing the “wee animalcules” (protozoa and bacteria) he observed in a drop of fresh water, he wrote, “The motion of most of them in the water was so swift, and so various, upwards, downwards, and roundabout, that I admit I could not but wonder at it. I judge that some of these little creatures were above a thousand times smaller than the smallest ones which I have hitherto seen. . . . Some of these are so exceedingly small that millions of millions might be contained in a single drop of water.”

Early microbiologists like Antonie van Leeuwenhoek saw God’s “incomprehensible perfection” and “providential care” in animalcules (microorganisms), 

believing these tiny creatures 

clearly pointed to a wise Creator. 

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a devout Christian who saw his

groundbreaking discoveries of microorganisms as profound evidence of God’s marvelous creation, believing life was divinely designed and created, not spontaneously generated. His faith emphasized Scripture and the beauty of nature, viewing his microscopic observations as uncovering God’s intricate handiwork, a perspective that aligned with, or at least didn’t challenge, the church’s teachings on creation." AIG

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 106

"Psalm 106:

This psalm is one of national lament, though it might also be classified as a historical psalm.
True revival appears to be the psalmist’s intention.

I. The Invocation (106:1-5).
II. The Identification with Israel’s Sins (106:6).
III. The Confession of Israel’s Sins (106:7-46).
IV. The Plea for Salvation (106:47).
V. The Benediction (106:48).

Psalm 106:1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for [He is] good: for His mercy [endureth] for ever.
Psalm 106:2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? [who] can show forth all His praise?
Psalm 106:6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

Psalm 106:7

Our fathers understood not Thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of Thy mercies; but provoked [Him] at the sea, [even] at the Red sea.
Psalm 106:8 Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, that he might make His mighty power to be known.
Psalm 106:18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
Psalm 106:28 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
Psalm 106:32 They angered [Him] also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
“The waters of strife”. "So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes":
He was not suffered to go with them into the good land.
Though he most earnestly desired it, it could not be granted: but when he was just upon the borders of it, he is bid to go up to the mount, and take a view of it, and die.
Moses was so angry with these people that instead of speaking to the Rock, he struck the Rock. For this one act, Moses did not get to enter the Promised Land.
The Rock symbolized Jesus Christ.
The first time he struck the Rock, it symbolized the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The striking of this Rock the second time was like crucifying Christ all over again. Moses' anger at these people caused him to sin.

Psalm 106:33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
Psalm 106:37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
Psalm 106:38 And shed innocent blood, [even] the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
Psalm 106:44 Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, when He heard their cry."
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