Psalms 58, 61 Meditation 1 Corinthians: Ancient Israel’s 40-year journey between Egypt and Canaan is a sobering illustration of the misuse of freedom and the dangers of over-confidence. The Israelites misused their new-found freedom and fell into idolatry, immorality, and rebelliousness, thus disqualifying themselves from receiving the LORD’s blessing. They were not “all set” (as …
Category: Daily Reading Guides
Saturday, October 19
Psalm: 66 Meditation Luke: ”O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I stay with you?” (v. 41) To whom is this rhetorical question directed? I think Jesus is speaking to the disciples whom He had sent out (early in chapter 9) “with all power and authority to drive out all demons…” (v. 9:1) If …
Friday, October 18
Psalm: 71 Meditation Genesis: Try to imagine total darkness – not the slightest hint of light – absolute blackness. That was what it was like as God embarked on this adventure we call creation. On day one God created the heavens and the earth, dark (black) and empty. Now, if I were there I could …
Thursday, October 17
Psalm: 74 Meditation Acts: Paul seizes leadership in the event of the impending shipwreck. He exhorts the sailors, who have not eaten for two weeks, to eat and to maintain their strength. The soldiers aboard were all too eager to kill the prisoners lest they should escape and their own lives be forfeited. Paul established …
Wednesday, October 16
Psalm: 83 Meditation Luke: Herod the Tetrarch (or Herod Antipas); if you want to create confusion when speaking of the kings of this region just throw in the name of Herod. People will likely land (or blame) the wrong one. I think most of them took the name Herod in order to shift blame. This …
Tuesday, October 15
Psalm: 91 Meditation Jonah: The reading sets the stage for a failed prophet or a true prophet of the LORD. First of all Jonah hated the Ninevites – those barbaric Assyrians who, in turn, will destroy the Northern Kingdom (Israel). Jonah comes on the scene during the first half of the 8th century B.C. God …
Monday, October 14
Psalms: 100, 101, 108 Meditation Acts: This is yet another rendering of Paul’s conversion on the now famous “Road to Damascus” as related in chapter 9. There seem to be more details here in that the Lord will continue to show Paul more of His life to him. This King Agrippa is Herod Agrippa II …
