Psalm: 50 Meditation: MarkCan you imagine the love and faith of the friends of this paralyzed man? They are committed to carrying him to the Healer(Jesus) and when they couldn’t get close enough to Jesus they came up with a new plan and delivered their friend to Jesus. Compare this to the scribes present, looking …
Tag: Belief
Monday, February 20
Psalm: 89:1-18 Meditation: 1 JohnThis discussion of light and darkness shows the importance of belief in Christ and confession of our shortcomings. John, as a witness of the life, ministry and resurrection of Jesus points out our need for fellowship with Jesus Christ and each other. John stated that denial of our shortcomings and sins …
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 …
Friday, December 23
Psalm: 93 Meditation: GalWhat makes us right with God? The Galatians were being told that their status required faith/belief plus adherence to other rules and laws. Paul points out that Abraham and the other patriarchs relied on their belief in their God and that the Mosaic Laws weren’t given for 400 more years. We’ll see …
Tuesday, June 7
Psalm: 62 Meditation:Deuteronomy: Finish this line: “I have decided to follow ___.”In Exodus, Deut. 6, and in this passage in Deut. 30, Moses reminds the Israelites what God expects of those who belong to him. “Continue to choose life,” he implores, knowing what snares and other paths will entice people away. The penalties for failure …
Thursday, February 18
Psalm 37:1-18 Meditation: Philippians – How can you tell if someone is a citizen of a nation? Is the only difference between citizen and non-citizen the origin of a pile of paperwork kept in the back of a drawer or a card in your wallet? Our citizenship in heaven isn’t verified by a slip of …
Friday, February 5
Psalm 69:1-23, 31-38 Meditation: John – The relationship between Jesus and his brothers is an odd one. It says in the passage that none of them believed in him, but their words and actions here are more dangerous than just sibling disbelief. They are encouraging Jesus to attend a festival where there will be people …
Wednesday, January 27
Psalm 49 Meditation: John - This passage is the Gospel in a nutshell. By believing in the fact that Jesus was sent by God, we are granted eternal life free of pain, fear, and sorrow. Through that belief we have crossed over from death to the everlasting life promised to us by our heavenly Father. …
Saturday, January 23
Psalm 30 Meditation: Genesis – The calling of Abram is a fairly well-known passage. It must have been confusing to hear that aging and childless Abram would be the father of a great nation. Sarai was known to be unable to conceive and both were quite old by this point. Of course, God can do …
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