Psalm: 137:1-9 Meditation: MarkOh, that people today would have the courage and faith that Bartimaeus showed at Jericho. Hearing that Jesus was there, he cried out his plea and when told to quiet down he cried out louder. When Jesus calls this blind man to himself he addresses Jesus with great reverence and repeats his …
Tag: Faith
Tuesday, March 21
Psalm: 89 Meditation: MarkWhen does the need to follow a rule or law lead to sinfulness? Over the generations the dietary and cleanliness rules in the Old Testament had taken on more importance than the reasons behind them. Jesus points this out and goes to the heart of rules and the need of some to …
Friday, March 3
Psalm: 50 Meditation: MarkCan you imagine the love and faith of the friends of this paralyzed man? They are committed to carrying him to the Healer(Jesus) and when they couldn’t get close enough to Jesus they came up with a new plan and delivered their friend to Jesus. Compare this to the scribes present, looking …
Thursday, February 16
Psalm: 83 Meditation: JohnWhat motivates a person to challenge or even heckle a speaker, teacher or presenter? Here Jesus points out that the self importance of his adversaries will have eternal consequences. Jesus uses Old Testament Language to state His claim to be the Messiah. The opponents were so caught up in their own understanding …
Sunday, February 12
Psalm: 93 Meditation: GenThis is a great story about faith in God, and trust in God’s ability. Abraham trusts God to direct his servant. The servant travels across the Middle East, stops at the right well, meets the right girl that responds with the right words. Both her and her family are receptive to Abraham’s …
Thursday, February 9
Psalm: 70 Meditation: GenWhen Abraham’s beloved Sarah dies, he enters into a negotiation to purchase a cave and plot/field to bury her. While he pays an excessive price, Abram is showing his faith in God’s promise that this whole land would belong to his descendants forever. This deed was binding and recorded as an unimpeachable …
Wednesday, February 8
Psalm:72 Meditation: HebThis passage is part of the Heroes of Faith chapter. The life and times of Moses shows the power of faith in the lives of believers. The value of faith here eclipses wealth, influence, fear and their own mortality. The multi-generational effect of this faith also gave the Israelite leaders the courage to …
Friday, February 3
Psalm: 40 Meditation: GenHave you ever pondered the faith of Abraham? When God told him to do something he accepted and did it. How would you respond if God spoke to you directly? Would you believe God if He told you that your 90 year old wife would have a child in a year? One …
Friday, January 20
Psalm: 16 Meditation: JohnScripture here tells us that this was Jesus’s first miracle in the Galilee. This story displays the faith that Mary had in Jesus and increased the faith that His followers had in Him. His mastery of the physical world would be shown again. His ability to say something and things were instantly different …
Thursday, January 19
Psalm: 18:1-20 Meditation: GenThe first of so many genealogies shows the progression of the ungodly versus the more righteous line of Adam's descendants. The descendants of Cain continue to grow worse and further away from God’s directive. Cain builds a city to protect himself from others. This line moves further to self reliance and defense, …
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