Psalm: 118 Meditation: JohnJohn gives many examples of Jesus admitting his relationship to his father and his role in the salvation of believers. The opponents were so sure of their mindset that they were unable to accept any evidence to the contrary, no matter how miraculous. This is evident in their questions and responses, claiming …
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Tuesday, March 21
Psalm: 89 Meditation: MarkWhen does the need to follow a rule or law lead to sinfulness? Over the generations the dietary and cleanliness rules in the Old Testament had taken on more importance than the reasons behind them. Jesus points this out and goes to the heart of rules and the need of some to …
Tuesday, February 28
Psalm: 41 Meditation: Mark What was the role or purpose of the ministry of John the Baptist? Why do we need to know what he wore or ate? What was the purpose of a water baptism and why did John say it was not as good as the one to come? Why did Jesus come …
Wednesday, February 22
Psalm: 101 Meditation: JohnImagine your family has been doing something for years and someone tells you they know that job better than you. Through parable and metaphor, Jesus often reveals God’s truths in ways that confuse the crowd and Jesus’s own followers. It is only with explanations that we understand Jesus is talking about the followers …
Thursday, February 16
Psalm: 83 Meditation: JohnWhat motivates a person to challenge or even heckle a speaker, teacher or presenter? Here Jesus points out that the self importance of his adversaries will have eternal consequences. Jesus uses Old Testament Language to state His claim to be the Messiah. The opponents were so caught up in their own understanding …
Saturday, February 4
Psalm: 55 Meditation: JohnThis passage has a miracle that is often confused with another story. One of the Gospel themes is mistaking the meanings of Jesus’s miracles and ministry. This passage shows several examples of this where some want to make Jesus king, others want to see more miracles and some want another free meal. …
Wednesday, February 1
Psalm: 119:49-72 Meditation: JohnWhat are the 4 testimonies mentioned in this passage? In this discourse there is an implied query by Jesus to His opposition. Why don’t you understand who I am? What keeps you from believing? This same question is appropriate today and as a counter to why do Christians believe what we do …
Sunday, January 29
Psalm: 63:1-11 Meditation: MarkIn the Gospels, Jesus uses many different methods to reveal and perform the miracles that he does. Have you wondered why certain details in these stories are there at all? Here we learned that Jesus traveled through gentile lands and how He cured the deaf and mute man. Although Jesus asks those …
Friday, January 27
Psalm: 31 Meditation: HebWho was this high king of peace and a priest mentioned in Genesis, Psalms and here again in Hebrews? Why did Abraham give him a 10th of his possession? Much of this passage discusses the functions of priests under the Levitical system, and their inadequacy of filling God's requirements. Jesus' life shows …
Thursday, January 26
Psalm: 37:1-18 Meditation: JohnThis passage is the start of the story best known as, “The Woman at the Well.” Samaritans, although distantly related to the Jews, were considered even more unclean than gentiles and often called dogs. Many Jews would actually cross the Jordan River twice journeying between Galilee and Jerusalem rather than passing through …
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