Psalm: 119:1-24 Meditation: JohnWhat was the relationship presented here between Jesus, His Father and His followers? Do the farming metaphors help readers today understand these heavenly truths? Jesus says those that abide in Him will “bear much fruit.” Those individuals that make false claims will be rejected and cast out. Similarly the love and joy …
Tag: Fruit
Thursday, September 29
Psalm: 105:1-22 Meditation: MattDid anyone remember the children's Bible song when you read this passage? Who really belongs to Jesus? Can we take the claims of a Christian and their profession of faith as proof? Do the actions or so called “fruit” in the lives of people attest to their standing with God? Can these …
Sunday, May 29
Psalm: 81 Meditation Ephesians: “…even when we were dead through our trespasses…” (v. 4) It is a pity we have fixed in our heads what that phrase means. Clearly, Paul and everyone else at that time were ‘alive’. Now when God warned Adam against eating the “forbidden fruit”, it seems to me Adam had no …
Sunday, May 15
Psalm: 144 Meditation 2 Thess. Not only, according to Paul, must we give thanks to God but also why we must do so: because the believer in Christ constitutes the “first fruit for salvation (v. 13). In an effort to prevent us from swerving from the Truth, Paul further commands us to hold fast the …
Wednesday, April 20
Psalm: 27 Meditation John: Notice, “I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit while every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes so that it will be more fruitful.” (vv. 1-2) Consider the difference between “cut” and “prune”. Both involve cutting …
Wednesday, April 15
Psalm: 115 Meditation John: Notice, “I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit while every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes so that it will be more fruitful.” (vv. 1-2) Consider the difference between “cut” and “prune”. Both involve cutting …