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Wednesday, March 3

On March 1, 2021 By Liz RipleyIn Daily Reading GuidesLeave a comment

Psalm 72 Meditation: Genesis – Why were Joseph’s brothers so disturbed by finding the exact weight in silver that they had just paid in one of their sacks. The passage specifies that they were trembling. They seem to think that God put the money in their sack in some form of retribution from their former …

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Thursday, January 28

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Psalm 59 Meditation: Hebrews – “The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming.” The law isn’t supposed to be a list of dos and don’ts that must be followed or else something disastrous will occur. Instead of “Thou Shalt Not Murder” which is the shadow, we can see the good …

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Wednesday, January 27

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Psalm 49 Meditation: John - This passage is the Gospel in a nutshell. By believing in the fact that Jesus was sent by God, we are granted eternal life free of pain, fear, and sorrow. Through that belief we have crossed over from death to the everlasting life promised to us by our heavenly Father. …

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Friday, January 1

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Psalm: 148 Meditation: Revelation – A rider on a white horse. White horses have been used in many forms of literature and storytelling for generations as a symbol of hope and justice. Here we see a description of the most important white rider of all, called ‘Faithful and True,’ ‘King of Kings,’ ‘Lord of Lords,’ …

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Thursday, December 31

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Psalm: 46 Meditation: John – Being ill or disabled is hard enough in our present time but when Jesus’s sandaled feet were on solid ground, it was even harder. People were entirely at the mercy of their family, and if their family turned their backs on them, they were at the mercy of every person …

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Monday, December 28

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Psalm: 88 Meditation: Matthew – There are many similarities between Jesus and Moses that have been noted over the years. Both Jesus and Moses faced death from the moment they took their first breaths by order of the Pharaoh in Exodus and King Herod in the Gospels. Pharaoh’s decree was to decrease the Israelite population. …

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Sunday, November 22

On November 14, 2020 By Liz RipleyIn Daily Reading GuidesLeave a comment

Psalm: 145 Meditation Luke: This is Luke’s rendering of Matthew chapter 5 except instead of minas (1 ¼ lbs.) Matthew uses talents (75 lbs.) for the gold weight which is considerably more. The point is the same: do something with what God has given you. Even if you lose it all, you did more than …

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Sunday, October 18

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Psalm: 114 Meditation Jeremiah: Jeremiah is commissioned to tell the exiles just what they don’t want to hear. These people were carried away against their will and now Jeremiah is telling hem to settle in and raise new families, build homes and support the enemy king. The LORD tells them: “I know the plans I …

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Going Deeper: September 27

On September 26, 2020 By Nathan HallIn Going DeeperLeave a comment

Read Psalm 139 together.  If you missed the sermon on Sunday, you can watch it here: pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Listen. What does Psalm 139 have to tell us about the joys of being known and loved by God? Why do we fear being known by God? How can we overcome this fear?  Respond. David interrupts Psalm 139 …

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Monday, September 14

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Psalm: 64 Meditation Matthew: The three temptations described here are but types of temptations: carnal hunger, bad faith, and power. Let’s be clear Jesus, like us, had been tempted each and every day and perhaps more than once a day while in the desert. Which was the worst temptation? – hard to say. When Jesus …

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