Psalm: 18:1-20 Meditation: MattJesus alludes to the past, present and future here using a landowner tenant relationship to outline the relationship between God and His chosen people(Israel.) God had given them lands and cities but they had continually rejected God and their covenant duties, always putting themselves first. The anger of the Jewish leaders showed …
Tag: Jesus
Saturday, November 19
Psalm: 107:33-43 Meditation: MattThis parable of Jesus is full of contrasts and extreme amounts. The debt of the first servant is an incomprehensible amount. 10,000 talents would be 60 million work days. The second servant’s debt was 100 denari or roughly 3-4 months wages for one worker. A similar thought exercise can be made for …
Wednesday, November 16
Psalm: 101 Meditation: MattLike many religions today, the first century Jews had many different views on the Messiah. Here Jesus disturbs the disciples by prophesying his own future. To those that were looking for a conquering warrior, this portrait might have been too great a shock. Jesus’s discussion of the temple tax and subsequent miracle, …
Monday, November 7
Psalm: 80 Meditation: MattHow many people were raised in religions where the words, writings or pronouncements of a leader are given the same reverence or obedience as scripture? In the first part of this passage Jesus points out this error and how mankind shapes right and wrong on the basis of their own desires(heart). Jesus …
Thursday, October 27
Psalm: 50 Meditation: RevThe Lamb is worthy to receive glory and honor and power forever and His praises expand and expand to fill the universe. Judgements proceed from the throne of God and the Lamb is uniquely qualified to participate in the judgements. How does this view of Jesus contrast with modern interpretations of His character …
Thursday, October 20
Psalm: 37:1-18 Meditation: MattJesus warns His followers not to tell others about the great things He had done. The people hungered for a conquering messiah that would free them and restore the glory of the former Israel. The passage mentioned from Isaiah outlines roles for the messiah focusing on justice, outreach and response from the …
Friday, October 14
Psalm: 16 Meditation: MattJohn, like many prophets before him, suffers and is placed in prison. Even though John had pronounced to the world that Jesus was the Messiah, he sent some of his disciples to verify Jesus’ status. John’s disciples become witnesses of what Jesus was doing in His ministry. Jesus fulfilled prophecies that Isaiah …
Saturday, October 8
Psalm: 137:1-9 Meditation: MattWe don't always get the reason behind Jesus’s actions. Here His compassion leads Him not only to teach and heal by Himself but to charge His disciples to do the same. Have you ever kept track of the different names Jesus’s disciples were known by? What are we told of these men …
Thursday, October 6
Psalm: 131 Meditation: 1 CorHow can you tell if you or someone else belongs to Jesus? Paul talks about different spiritual gifts that were evident in the church. What is the purpose of those gifts and what is the value and importance of each gift? Who or what benefits from those gifts? Is there any …
Sunday, October 2
Psalm: 118 Meditation: LukeWe have examples in scripture of miracles done by God’s prophets and by Jesus. While most of the time people asked, begged or even took action on their own, here Jesus was moved and reached out to help. How might you have reacted to the son brought back to life? The people …
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