Psalm: 63:1-11 Meditation: DanHave you ever apologized for something someone else did? Have you ever asked God to keep His promise? Here Daniel points out the relationship between God and His people and the covenants broken by Judah, Jerusalem, and Israel. Daniel states God was just and righteous in His punishments and the seventy years …
Tag: God
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 …
Saturday, January 21
Psalm: 20 Meditation: HebDid anyone get confused with how many times the word rest was used and what each referred to? Ultimately all these sync in the peace of and rest in God. This final rest comes from hearing, believing, responding and obedience to the call. Through this we know our eventual rest is eternally …
Tuesday, November 22
Psalm: 120 Meditation: MattHow important are you to God? How important is God and his kingdom to you? These questions can be posed to individuals or congregations. Here we see the differences between ministry focus and commitment to God and ministry. An additional question is posed about the importance of rules/laws and commitment or adherence …
Thursday, November 17
Psalm: 105 Meditation: RevIn this vision the ending is actually a beginning. The new city has no need of locking gates, nothing that defiles will be there. There are echoes and evidence of the first Garden and God will be amongst his people. It was said that revelation was to give assurance and comfort to …
Monday, November 14
Psalm: 89:1-18 Meditation: RevThere is an old Jewish saying “God never sleeps”. Some commentators have pointed to this passage as evidence that God will remember every injustice or suffering. Depending on someone’s end time views, these images may be separated by up to a thousand years. Either way , in the end the unjust will …
Wednesday, November 2
Psalm:72 Meditation: RevWhether you look at these passages as literal sequential events or as different views of the same events from history the point is the same, nothing that has happened, is happening or will happen is beyond God’s view and control. If we look for, or concentrate on minute details or events we miss …
Friday, September 16
Psalm: 69:1-30 Meditation: 2 KingsDo you ever feel you would have liked to live at a time when God interacted directly with people and nations? Elijah pronounces God’s message then calls down fire twice, killing over one hundred soldiers but resists doing it a third time because of the faith and supplication of their leader. …
Thursday, September 1
Psalm: 37:1-18 Meditation: 1 KingsSolomon, like his father David before him, knew from a young age the plans his father and God had for him. How can someone whose nickname means Beloved of God fall so far away and not care about the consequences of his actions? Like King Saul, Solomon tried to thwart God’s …
Monday, August 29
Psalm: 25 Meditation: 2 ChronSolomon creates one of the true wonders of the ancient world. In this dedication speech, Solomon reiterates the relationship between a benevolent God and his followers with all their human shortcomings. Solomon asks the Lord to respond to children of Abraham and foreigners alike. In response to the prayer- fire rains …