Psalm: 56 Meditation: GenWhat is the value of a righteous person? Lot had been shown to be self serving, here he is shown to be respected and righteous on his own. The opposite is true for the people of Sodom, and later, even Lot’s wife and daughters. The evil that is directed at strangers, Lot …
Tag: Evil
Sunday, January 22
Psalm: 148 Meditation: GenCan anyone even imagine the scale of evil amongst mankind for God to intercede on such a great scale? The details in this section of Genesis overwhelms the ability to understand. In spite of this, God finds a righteous man and his family to obey his commands. They invested a lifetime in …
Sunday, November 27
Psalm: 146 Meditation: AmosThis passage begins a series of prophecies against six nations that are Israel’s neighbors. It starts by reminding everyone that God has seen the evils they have done. They will be punished for those deeds. The punishments use poetic verse indicative of annihilation and divine retribution. God’s charges and judgments against Israel …
Monday, November 7
Psalm: 80 Meditation: MattHow many people were raised in religions where the words, writings or pronouncements of a leader are given the same reverence or obedience as scripture? In the first part of this passage Jesus points out this error and how mankind shapes right and wrong on the basis of their own desires(heart). Jesus …
Sunday, October 16
Psalm: 14 Meditation: JerHow would it feel to receive a message of hope from the Lord in your darkest hour? Most of these people would not live to see the fulfillment of this prophecy. Like Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, they were to look and believe in a time and place for their descendants. They are …
Thursday, October 13
Psalm: 18:1-20 Meditation: JerHow much would you suffer for the Lord? Jeremiah suffered time after time for doing what the Lord told him to do. The “Princes” of Judah wanted to kill the prophet for pronouncing God’s truth. They convince the evil king to let them have Jeremiah. We will see that God is not …
Friday, October 7
Psalm:140 Meditation: 2 KingsContrast the lives of Judean Kings that did evil in the eyes of the Lord with those few Kings that God approved of. What or why do you think some of the Judean Kings decided to pay tribute to other kings or defy other nations or kings? Why did God keep sending …
Tuesday, October 4
Psalm: 120 Meditation: 2 KingsThere are many stories in the Bible of evil children that come from righteous parents but here we see a good and righteous king that comes from generations of evil fathers and kings. Josiah will recognize and acknowledge how far the Judeans have fallen and turn his people back to the …
Wednesday, June 15
Psalm: 119:97-120 Meditation: 1 SamuelHow can we contrast the life of a righteous servant, minister, or judge to the life and actions of corrupt and evil leaders who not only cheat, lie, and steal for themselves but also drive others away from the righteousness of God? In 1 Samuel we see the house of Eli, …
Wednesday, February 9
Psalm: 137 Meditation Isaiah: I didn’t have to get far into this passage to see parallels to today: “Truth is lacking and whoever turns from evil is despoiled” (plundered). (v. 15) “He saw that there was no one, and was appalled that there was no one to intervene.” (v. 16) It seems clear to me …
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