Psalm: 84 Meditation Deuteronomy: Keep in mind this book is the last thing Moses wrote – a “second-telling” of the Law. Because it is the last think on his mind it may be worth a “second” look. Here again we visit the First Commandment: “I am the LORD your God… You shall have no other …
Category: Daily Reading Guides
Saturday, June 6
Psalm: 139 Meditation 2 Corinthians: Encouraging people to give to the people of God (the Church) was as difficult then as it is today. Nowadays people are distrustful of giving to churches or church groups. The PTL & Jimmy Swaggart scandals of 30 years ago soured many evangelicals from giving and not to be outdone, …
Friday, June 5
Psalm: 51:1-17 Meditation Luke: The Pharisee and the tax collector. This is a very familiar parable of Jesus. Paul, himself a Pharisee, tells us “the just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17; Habakkuk 2:4), and he would know. Pharisees were, by and large, good people whose heart was to adhere to the Law. They were …
Thursday, June 4
Psalm: 84 Meditation Deuteronomy: First Moses warns against corrupt judges. They are to show no partiality i.e., not to the poor as needy nor to the rich who may attempt to bribe. Next Moses discusses who the king should be – someone chosen by God from among his people, but this was written some 350 …
Wednesday, June 3
Psalm: 53 Meditation 2 Corinthians: Paul does not skirt the issue he raised in 1 Corinthians. There were two which came to mind both moral: 1) incestuous adultery and 2) neglecting the poor at the Lord’s Supper. Paul is very pleased with the progress of the Corinthians’ repentance – it encourages him to persevere. Godly …
Tuesday, June 2
Psalm: 45 Meditation Luke: This is a picture of people who both feel entitled and who are ungrateful. It is the Samaritan who showed gratitude – the Jews may have felt no need to say, “thank you”. Jews and Samaritans didn’t get along though both originated from the same family. After the kingdom split upon …
Monday, June 1
Psalm: 44 Meditation Deuteronomy: Constant repetition should produce 2 results: 1) that what is repeated is important and 2) that the memory would be impressed. Here Moses makes another plea for Israel to eschew foreign gods and the benefits of their doing so are milk and honey. This was, after all, the Promised Land. The …
Sunday, June 1
Pentecost Psalm: 118 Meditation Pentecost ranks among the top 3 feasts in the Christian calendar. (It may surprise you to learn that Christmas didn’t make the cut). The top 3 should be Annunciation Day (March 25 when the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was to have a baby), Easter, and Pentecost. Pentecost (50 …
Saturday, May 30
Psalm: 33 Meditation Hebrews: This is an eloquent rendering of the old sacrificial system which itself, was a foreshadowing of the atonement which was perfected in Jesus’ sacrifice of Himself by His own blood. He presents Himself in the heavenly Temple not made with hands and propitiates by His own blood those who believe in …
Friday, May 29
Psalm: 102 Meditation Ezekiel: When we read this passage, we may (actually do not) see what Ezekiel saw. We look back through the cross. If Ezekiel looked back (as I am sure he did) he saw the shepherd/king (David). Ezekiel wants to awaken the errant “shepherds” warning them of a time of accountability. Sometime later, …
