Psalm: 138 Meditation: JerHow badly can the human leadership mess up? Even God’s own people need God to step in time and time again. These messianic prophecies call for a time of reunification of God’s people and the installation of righteousness and judgment over the earth. The promise of a land under the direct authority …
Tag: Authority
Tuesday, August 23
Psalm: 5 Meditation: 1 KingsHow many times did David’s authority have to be challenged in his later years? Why would Adonijah and his followers think they could steal the throne? Why would the king’s followers risk everything to ensure the king’s wishes came to pass? Why did Solomon allow Adonijah to live? Gospel:Mark 13:28-37 New …
Sunday, March 20
Psalm: 20 Meditation Mark: We often hear of Jesus’ power. Here we get a glimpse into His authority over demons, as Jesus approaches the region of the Gerasenes on the eastern shore of the Lake of Galilee. This was a Gentile region. A demon-possessed man rushed at Jesus and fell to his knees. “Swear to …
Tuesday, January 11
Psalm: 83 Meditation Mark: This is not an unfamiliar passage we are considering. This is the beginning of Jesus’ ministry where he sets the theme of His purpose to the Jews. “…for He taught them as one having authority.” (v. 22) A person speaks with authority more because he believes what he says or is …
Friday, September 10
Psalm: 73 Meditation John: This passage is rife with fear. First the parents of the blind man are afraid of the Jews (the leaders, elders and the priests) for they would be “cut off” from the community of Israel. The Jewish leaders were afraid for here is a Galilean who questions their own authority; someone …
Sunday, March 7
Psalm 93, 96 Meditation: John – In this passage, Jesus speaks on the authority that the Son of Man has been bestowed with. Specifically, in these few verses the authority to call the dead from their graves for the final judgement. He says that all hear his voice will rise. Some will live again and …
Friday, March 5
Psalm 95, 69 Meditation: 1 Corinthians – Paul’s letters have been used to provide a basis for women physically belonging to their husbands. However, people who use Paul’s words for this purpose sometimes forget that the wife has as much authority over her husband’s body as the husband has over the wife’s body. Both participants …
Friday, February 12
Psalm 88 Meditation: Romans – Humans are flawed. We decide who we like, who we don’t like, what we think, and who we agree with by sometimes arbitrary reasons. Our most firm beliefs and reasonings should come from the Bible, such as this little nugget of truth. Disobeying earthly leaders and authority figures, whom God …
Tuesday, February 9
Psalm 78:1-39 Meditation: Hebrews – This is not the first time, nor is it the last, in which the Bible instructs us to follow our leaders and authority figures. Do you believe that God is infallible, that His plans our for our benefit even if we don’t understand them at the moment? Then regardless of …
Saturday, June 13
Psalm: 23 Meditation Luke: The priests and lawyers again seek to find out who gave Jesus His authority to preach and teach, heal and raise the dead. The priests don’t believe in resurrection and the lawyers’ job is to “find the loopholes” (as W.C. Fields would say). Both groups (i.e., priests & lawyers) were severely …
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