Psalm: 20 Meditation: HebDid anyone get confused with how many times the word rest was used and what each referred to? Ultimately all these sync in the peace of and rest in God. This final rest comes from hearing, believing, responding and obedience to the call. Through this we know our eventual rest is eternally …
Tag: Christ
Monday, December 5
Psalm: 25 Meditation: RevThe introduction to this book seems to say: look here, I have a message from God given to John the apostle for believers under persecution. Read and hear this message and take it to heart for it brings a blessing. This is a testimony of Christ, the most important witness. The intent …
Tuesday, June 14
Psalm: 78:1-39 Meditation: ActsWho or what is a disciple? What is the difference between a disciple and an apostle then? The transition from one to the other is outlined in Acts as the eleven remaining disciples choose a twelfth and take on their new responsibilities. This passage shows their relationships with Christ and how He …
Thursday, May 12
Psalms: 128, 129 Meditation Colossians: I think Paul is insisting that all of our (spiritual, moral) focus be directed to Christ. Here Paul articulates for us, in words we can understand, that which is incomprehensible to our minds – mainly just how supreme Christ is. The “hang ups” we may reserve about food and ritual, …
Thursday, April 7
Psalm: 83 Meditation Romans: Hearing the gospel is necessary for salvation, but hearing is not enough: people must also respond with personal trust. Isaiah 53:1 prophesies that not all will believe. The message that must be heard is the word of Christ, that is, the good news about Jesus Christ as the crucified and risen …
Sunday, February 20
Psalms: 148, 150 Meditation 1 John: There is nothing quite like a tricky passage to make life exciting. I can easily imagine confusion about this and since I am no theologian, all I can offer is my opinion so here goes. I doubt we fully comprehend how, dare I say, desperately God loves us and …
Thursday, January 27
Psalm: 109 Meditation Galatians: “It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly exhibited as crucified!” (v. 1) You see, it was verses like this that make me reflect on Paul’s time in Arabia as being a bit more than something like a sabbatical, just missing. According to notes from ESV Study Bible, “Paul’s …
Wednesday, December 29
Psalm: 119:121-144 Meditation Isaiah: Christmas marks the beginning of the culmination of the redemption story: the life of Christ. Isaiah’s words can be echoed by believers: “…for though You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You comforted me.” (v. 1) The thing about the water and the well is that it …
Thursday, December 9
Psalms: 58, 67 Meditation Luke: Just how important is the Passover and what significance does it have for us Christians today? The symbolism of the first Passover was, for the Jews, the beginning of their liberation from slavery. But, what for us? The powerful reality of the blood at Passover, shows that “without the shedding …
Thursday, July 8
Psalm: 72 Meditation Romans: The opening lines of this passage are so triumphant that they should make all of us who are in Christ to jump up and down with joy. That has not been my experience as I observe most Christians around me. We revisit, to some degree, what we looked at in chapter …
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