Hettie Boer 
‘There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, o God, and to You the vow will be performed’ (Psalm 65:1 NAS). At the time Psalm 65 was written, the temple still stood in Jerusalem. This was the place where believers from all Israel gathered together. In the translation of the New American Standard … Lees meer
‘I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds’. (Psalm 9:1) Psalms are songs and prayers written in verse form. The book of Psalms in the Bible includes 150 such songs and prayers. Five types of psalms can be distinguished: psalms of praise, supplication, thanksgiving, … Lees meer
‘Seven times a day. I praise You, because of Your righteous ordinances’ (Psalm 119:164, WEB) What a beautiful prescription for our life of faith: to praise and thank God seven times a day. Psalm 119 is the longest Psalm in the book that has the most chapters in the Bible. The psalms were written at … Lees meer
“They received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people.” (Acts 2:46-47) What do you notice in other Christians? Or what do they see in you? After the coming of the Holy Spirit, the first Christians continued to gather in the temple to pray and praise God. … Lees meer
“And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts.” (Acts 2:46) In the Bible, sharing a meal is a sign of friendship and connection. Jesus, before He was to be crucified, had instructed His disciples to continue to remember His suffering … Lees meer
“And all who believed were together and had all things in common.” (Acts 2:44) Do you ever get really excited about something? Then you are usually eager to share it with others. When the Holy Spirit had come into their lives, something clearly happened in the lives and hearts of the people who came to … Lees meer
“Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Brothers, what shall we do?’” (Acts 2:37) The people who listened to Peter’s sermon were deeply touched in their hearts. Fifty days before, many of them had cried out for Jesus’ death. But their … Lees meer
“And in the last days it shall be, God declares,that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,and your young men shall see visions,and your old men shall dream dreams.” (Acts 2:17) Where is your heart full of? Peter was full of the Holy Spirit, and began … Lees meer
“All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” (Acts 2:4 NIV) Because of the Feast of Pentecost, Jerusalem was crowded. Jews from Israel and Jews living outside Israel were in Jerusalem to celebrate the Harvest Festival together. As a result, all kinds … Lees meer