Psalm: 18 Meditation Ezekiel: The original Tabernacle was described to Moses by God. Moses was told to build the Tabernacle to exact specifications. Ezekiel is given a similar charge. God transports Ezekiel, purportedly to heaven (though the Bible does not say so) to see the new Temple (Tabernacle). His job is to describe it to …
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Wednesday, June 1
Psalm: 76 Meditation Ezekiel: Here we read about the restoration of Israel. As the Jews currently are in a (or several) foreign land(s), the Lord tells Ezekiel to announce this good news to the exiles. Embedded in this passage is also the promise of regeneration: “I will give the one heart and put a new …
Friday, May 27
Psalms: 91 Meditation Ezekiel: Here Ezekiel begins with the “appearance of the likeness of the glory (the weight, or gravitas) of the Lord, rainbow and all. Numerous times the Lord warns Ezekiel that the people of Israel are both rebellious and stubborn. He is then handed a scroll and told to eat it where it …
Thursday, April 21
Psalms: 20, 23 Meditation Ezekiel: This is a vivid rendering of the “general resurrection” at the end of the age – the valley of the dry bones. We shall all die and in time (for most of us) what will be left will be bones only. Resurrection is not much treated in the OT except …
Wednesday, August 18
Psalms: 137, 140 Meditation Judges: It is time to break with mythic tradition: angels are not feathered creatures, though that is exactly how Ezekiel describes them without once using the term “angel”. No, angels are “messengers”. In this instance, the angel in our account, is actually the LORD Himself. This “angel” is announcing the birth …
Saturday, November 7
Psalms: 75 Meditation Revelation: “Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into the desert.” (v. 3) Whatever spin you may want to put on this, we have seen this before in Ezekiel. Elijah was also one who was carried by the Spirit hither, thither, and yon. Because of Babylon’s close association with the …
Monday, October 26
Psalm: 48 Meditation Revelation: [Always read the book Revelation with some discretion; avoid the pitfalls of forcing the “round peg into the square hole” in other words, do not make simple associations of John’s vision to today.] “I am the Alpha and Omega, Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, the Almighty.” …
Daily Bible Readings, Saturday, March 8, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 43 Prayer Point. The author of Psalm 43 believes God has abandoned him but notice how he prays: “Why are you so downcast, O my soul? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” Pray this on behalf of someone you know who is going through …
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Daily Bible Readings – Friday, March 7, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 35 Prayer Point. There are two ways we can respond to injustice. We can seek vengeance, or, as Psalm 35 encourages us, leave matters of justice in God’s hands. Where do you see injustice in our world? Lift the victims of this injustice up to God in prayer and ask him to rescue them. …
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Daily Bible Readings – Saturday, May 18, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 33 Prayer Point. Why should God be praised? Psalm 33 tells us that he is our creator, provider, sustainer, protector and savior. In what ways has God been these things for you? Remember them and thank him. After worshiping God, pray for the faith to trust God as you face the problems of …
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