Psalm: 61, 62 Meditation: ActsIt is important to note the role of the Holy Spirit in both where Paul and his companions were traveling and also in preparing the hearts of those that would respond to God’s call. Lydia is singled out for mention as a believer in God and both her business and her …
Tag: Holy Spirit
Thursday, July 14
Psalm: 37:1-18 Meditation: Acts Paul and Barnabas were set aside for ministry by the Holy Spirit. As they traveled together, they witnessed and taught the gospel even to the great and powerful in the cultures that they visited. Being countered and ridiculed by a sorcerer, Paul called upon the Lord to blind the false prophet …
Tuesday, July 5
Psalm: 5, 6 Meditation: ActsThis passage highlights the activity of the Holy Spirit in, and through, the members of the early Church. The works of the Spirit done by the Church allowed more people to witness the power and love of God first hand. The people of Lydda watched Aeneas be healed of his long …
Sunday, June 5
Psalm: 92 Pentecost Meditation John: Jesus is qualifying in whom His Spirit will dwell. Jesus’ principal commands are to love God and to love our neighbor. Those commands are more in the nature of activities of the soul (heart) than the physical activity of work. Jesus’ promise to send His Spirit is contingent on Jesus’ …
Tuesday, April 26
Psalms: 52, 53 Meditation John: This scene is the Last Supper (Passover). According to this passage the secret of eternal life is “That they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (v. 3) Then Jesus prays for the disciples who will be left alone once Jesus leaves until …
Friday, April 22
Psalm 29 Meditation John: The scene is the Last Supper. Jesus is telling His disciples that He is “going away” – as it turns out, the very next day and then permanently 40 days after that. This news casts a pall over the disciples because they will feel “rudderless” (fishermen – remember?) without Jesus. He …
Monday, February 7
Psalm: 90 Meditation Mark: Surely the best way to create bad blood among colleagues might be just such a scenario as described here. Who is the greatest? Really? Once the Holy Spirit descends, the point Jesus is making – the paradox that the first be last and servant of all – becomes abundantly clear. Earlier, …
Tuesday, January 18
Psalm: 33 Meditation Ephesians: “You must no longer live as the Gentiles live…” (v. 17) Gentiles were regarded as “sinners” always. Israelites, on the other hand, are God’s people. Black and white, as it were. Habitual Bible reading (study) will serve us by lightening our understanding and softening our hearts. This Bible reading is intended …
Monday, December 13
Psalm: 68 Meditation 2 Peter: I confess, I have never met St. Peter, well, not yet anyway. What I can say is that the Peter of the gospels is vastly different from the writer of this epistle. What changed? What happened? The most major event in Peter’s life must have been Pentecost – the descent …
Sunday, November 14
Psalm: 97 Meditation Ecclesiasticus: This passage will close our brief overview of Ecclesiasticus. (I can hear a collective sigh saying: “It’s about time.”) What Sirach craved for and received (I might say with determination) is a gift we receive upon being “born from above” (John 3:3), that is from the Holy Spirit. Sirach spent 51 …
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