Psalms: 78:1-39 Meditation Luke: “When the days drew near for Him to be taken up…” (v. 51) seems to hint either at Holy Week or at Jesus’ Ascension. At this point we are not even halfway through Luke’s account, so we may perceive there is yet a lot more to come. Time means nothing to …
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Saturday, October 2
Psalms: 127, 128 Meditation Acts: Just to fix the time of year in this account – the “days of unleavened bread” would be Holy Week, probably in April. Ever popular among the Jews, Paul managed yet again to get a “fatwā”, as a Moslem might call it, (or “hit”) on his life. Paul was confrontational! …
Daily Bible Readings, Saturday, April 15, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 27 Prayer Point. Fear and hardship are two enemies of our soul, calling us to give up. The psalmist calls us to refocus our hopes and desires, “Seek his face! Your face I will seek!” Pray that as we face difficulties in our lives that we will not take our eyes off of Jesus. …
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Daily Bible Readings – Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 74 Prayer Point. How do you pray when you lose something you believed was forever? Asaph laments the destruction of his beloved city, Jerusalem, and God’s temple. He asks, “why have you rejected us forever, O God?” Think of someone in your life that is in this place and pray Psalm 74 on their …
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Daily Bible Readings – Monday, April 14, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 69 Prayer Point. “I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.” Are you or someone you know in this place? Lift up Psalm 69 as your prayer. After you cry out to God, meditate on the fact that the suffering man in this psalm is Jesus and that he entered our …
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Daily Bible Readings – Sunday, March 31, 2013 – Easter
Prayer Psalm: 148 Prayer Point. All of creation gets into the act of praising God with this psalm. Look around you today, notice the beauty of all that God has made. Stars, planets, whales, oceans, mountains, lions, squirrels and eagles all exist to reflect the creative glory of God our Lord and Creator. Join with …
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Daily Bible Readings – Saturday, March 30, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 88 Prayer Point. Psalm 88 is a prayer of someone drowning in darkness and grief. Do you know someone in this place? Pray this psalm on their behalf. John 19:38-42 Background. Two secret disciples of Jesus step out of the shadows to bury Jesus' crucified body. We met Nicodemus in John 3 who …
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Daily Bible Readings – Friday, March 29, 2013 – Good Friday
Prayer Psalm: 40 Prayer Point. How can we repay God for his kindness and salvation? We can do nothing but offer ourselves in gratitude. Think about the ways God has demonstrated grace in your life. Confess to him the areas of your life you are afraid to offer him. Tell him your troubles and ask …
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Daily Bible Readings – Thursday, March 28, 2013 – Maundy Thursday
Prayer Psalm: 102 Prayer Point. The scriptures command us to rejoice with those rejoice and mourn with those who mourn. This psalm is a prayer for those who sick, nearing the end of their life or just in a place of deep sadness and despair. Think of one person who is in this place and …
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Daily Bible Readings – Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 55 Prayer Point. What are you afraid of in this world? What concerns do you carry with you every day? The opposite of living in perpetual fear is a life of continual prayer. Try praying throughout the day. Put this verse into practice: “Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and …
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