Psalm 63:1-8 Meditation: Hebrews – When Jesus became incarnate it wasn’t just a fieldtrip. He became fully human, with all the desires and pains we face, so that He could be a “merciful and faithful high priest.” Priests were the people’s connection to God, he offered sacrifices for those who came to him. A caring …
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Tuesday, May 12
Psalm: 68 Meditation Romans: “…offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God.” (v. 1) Much of the letter has been concerned with God’s mercy. Offering our bodies may mean in the sense of the “new life” given us by the Holy Spirit. The OT required living sacrifices to be offered (killed) but, …
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 …
Sunday, May 10
Psalm: 84 Meditation Matthew: Pearls are regarded as valuable semi-precious stones; some quite costly but what are they but the growth (tumor) that the oyster must suffer. Still, too valuable to discard. Most of the time when we think of “casting pearls before swine” (KJV) it has come to mean wasting good advice on a …
