Psalm: 24 Meditation: GalWhat is liberty? What is Christian Liberty? In our country, or those like us, we look at that word as freedom. Examples would be speech, religion, movement. At the time of this passage and in autocratic societies, liberty could mean freedom from servitude and compulsion. Here we learn that the gift of …
Category: Daily Reading Guides
Saturday, February 4
Psalm: 55 Meditation: JohnThis passage has a miracle that is often confused with another story. One of the Gospel themes is mistaking the meanings of Jesus’s miracles and ministry. This passage shows several examples of this where some want to make Jesus king, others want to see more miracles and some want another free meal. …
Friday, February 3
Psalm: 40 Meditation: GenHave you ever pondered the faith of Abraham? When God told him to do something he accepted and did it. How would you respond if God spoke to you directly? Would you believe God if He told you that your 90 year old wife would have a child in a year? One …
Thursday, February 2
Psalm: 50 Meditation: HebWhy did the law require sacrifices? During the temple period, God sometimes told the people that he wouldn’t accept the sacrifices of his people. Why does this letter to the Hebrews say “all” the sacrifices before Jesus were insufficient? How did the death of Jesus Christ fulfill God’s will and God’s requirement …
Wednesday, February 1
Psalm: 119:49-72 Meditation: JohnWhat are the 4 testimonies mentioned in this passage? In this discourse there is an implied query by Jesus to His opposition. Why don’t you understand who I am? What keeps you from believing? This same question is appropriate today and as a counter to why do Christians believe what we do …
Tuesday, January 31
Psalm: 45 Meditation: GenWhy was Abram’s belief counted to him as righteousness? How does our faith today assure us of the same thing? Some people that know the history of Israel see aspects of this passage as prophetic to both Abram’s life and the rise and salvation of the Israelites. Abram had been blessed in …
Monday, January 30
Psalm: 41 Meditation: HebWhat is the new covenant mentioned here? How did it differ from all the previous covenants that existed between God and mankind? It had been said that the priesthood, tabernacle, temples and even the law were insufficient. Using the 5 w’s given in this passage (who, what, where, when and why) can …
Sunday, January 29
Psalm: 63:1-11 Meditation: MarkIn the Gospels, Jesus uses many different methods to reveal and perform the miracles that he does. Have you wondered why certain details in these stories are there at all? Here we learned that Jesus traveled through gentile lands and how He cured the deaf and mute man. Although Jesus asks those …
Saturday, January 28
Psalm: 30 Meditation: GenHave you ever noticed the highs and lows of righteousness, faith and courage of the heroes of the Bible? Abraham traveled across the Middle East and with 318 men defeated the armies of multiple kings. He is then so fearful of Egypt’s king that he tells his wife to say she is …
Friday, January 27
Psalm: 31 Meditation: HebWho was this high king of peace and a priest mentioned in Genesis, Psalms and here again in Hebrews? Why did Abraham give him a 10th of his possession? Much of this passage discusses the functions of priests under the Levitical system, and their inadequacy of filling God's requirements. Jesus' life shows …
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