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 …
Tag: Fruit
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 …
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