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 …
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Monday, April 25
Psalm: 44 Meditation Daniel: Daniel’s life was favored by God from beginning to end. Here we see Daniel and his 3 friends carried off to Babylon – perhaps as young as 13 (my guess). He was chosen to serve at King Nebuchadnezzar’s court. In order not to defile themselves with foreign food, Daniel and his …
Monday, February 28
Psalms: 4, 5 Meditation John: These are the last days of Epiphany (or Manifestation) so this passage from John is quite appropriate. Without apology, I tell you that this one passage, arguably, is the most significant in all of Scripture. If I were limited to but 18 verses of the Bible – these are the …
Sunday, January 30
Psalms: 136 Meditation Hebrews: Because he is the father of the faithful, Abraham is held here before us as an example. And why not? He was 75 when called by God to pull up stakes in the city of Ur and just follow God’s lead. So, like a nomad, he and his family eventually made …
Monday, January 10
Psalm: 92 Meditation Isaiah: This passage is one of the finest and most eloquent in all of Scripture, describing for us God’s omnipotence and greatness. I’ve mentioned before that as often as we think we have any control of events over our lives, it soon becomes evident to be but an illusion. If anything, this …
Thursday, December 23
Psalm: 37 Meditation Isaiah: is speaking here of lip service. There was a lot of lip service in Isaiah’s day – just as much today, so we can’t say we’ve improved much at all. Unfortunately, today, Christian lip service may manifest itself simply showing up for church any given Sunday, thinking that perhaps that will …
Wednesday, December 22
Psalm: 44 Meditation Revelation: Poor (Apostle) John. He is commissioned to describe something unutterable. Let’s just own that what the beloved disciple is describing is but the “tip of the iceberg”. “But as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those …
Friday, December 10
Psalm: 80 Meditation 2 Thessalonians: “…because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation…” (v.13) In just this phrase alone I see at least 2 points. The first: “God chose you…” I was always reluctant to embrace the notion that I did not choose God, as pointed out in this passage, but rather chosen …
Wednesday, December 8
Psalm: 72 Meditation Isaiah: The thing about being in the presence of ultimate holiness is that one can see the contrast (between himself and God). Notice Isaiah’s own recognition of his position before God: “Woe is me!” In revelation we see something similar each time the four and twenty elders would fall on their faces …
Monday, December 6
Psalm: 60 Meditation Luke: There is something about the idea of the Temple. It was regarded as the holiest place on earth to the Jews as being where God dwelt. The LORD, in His first commandment, forbade the worship of anyone (or thing) above Him. Solomon’s Temple was destroyed during the Babylonian Captivity. The “second” …
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