Psalm: 66 Meditation: John – Bread was an important staple for almost every culture at the time of Jesus. People would survive on bread alone if they were too poor for anything else. Bread is certainly important to Jewish history, such as the need for unleavened bread during the Egyptian plagues and the miraculous manna …
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Monday, May 11
Psalm: 57 Meditation Psalm 57: The superscription (that portion above verse 1) tells us that David wrote this psalm in a cave while being pursued by a maniacal King Saul hell-bent on killing him. Saul wanted his son Jonathan to become the next king, but the LORD had already chosen His own man: David. David …
Saturday, May 9
Psalm: 139 Meditation Jesus began his public ministry by being baptized by John (the Baptist). Quickly, John acknowledged that rather, he himself should be baptized by Jesus (Matthew 3:13-15). John was later thrown into prison by King Herod (likely grandson of the infamous Herod the Great, slaughterer of young children) and as naturally happens, one’s …
Friday, May 8
Psalm: 51:1-17 Meditation Colossians: Yesterday we considered earthly kingdoms and how easily (or not) they all pass away. Today consider your heavenly abode; it cannot pass away; it will suffer no corruption. Paul urges us to abandon all earthy ties in favor of heavenly ones. Abandon our close connections to the “world” for ultimately, they …
Sunday, April 12
Easter (Resurrection Sunday) Psalm: 149 Meditation John: I doubt I shall ever fully understand the great significance of these 18 verses. If these verses were all we had of the bible, I think it would be enough. John introduces us to the “Word” by whom all things were created, as God’s only Son. He then …
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