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 …
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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 …
Thursday, July 21
Psalm: 50 Meditation: 1 SamuelSaul, like many others, only wanted God’s input when he wanted it. After God rejected Saul, the silence from all sources became overwhelming. Saul violated God’s laws by seeking out a medium that gives him the bad news that he, his sons, and his army would lose the next day. Gospel: …
Tuesday, July 12
Psalm: 26 Meditation: 1 SamuelAnyone that believes that God should always take immediate action against sin will find this passage problematic. Even after God tells Saul he will be removed from the kingship and ends the possibility of a Saul-led dynasty, God continues to let the people suffer under their king’s madness for another thirty …
Saturday, June 18
Psalm: 90 Meditation: 1 SamuelWhat happens when you take God for granted? The people of Israel began to think of the sacred vessels of God as magical talismans that could provide protection and victory without God. This use of the Ark of the Covenant would lead to the disgrace and loss of 30,000 lives. Their …
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