Psalms: 125, 126 Meditation Colossians: Paul’s student Epaphras, a Colossian himself, was sent to Colossae to bring the gospel from Ephesus, where Paul had established a church. As Colossae was a fledgling church, it was essential to ground the people in the faith and to keep them from being carried off by whims and deceptions. …
Tag: Knowledge
Wednesday, March 16
Psalms: 16, 21 Meditation Romans: “Since they did not think it was worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind.” God has an interesting way of exacting judgment. He did a very similar thing in Egypt – first the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart and later Pharaoh hardened his …
Saturday, January 15
Psalm: 45 Meditation Ephesians: So, this is a prayer. I can tell because Paul said, “I bow my knees…” (v. 14) He is praying for his hearers (and in our case his readers) “that you may have power to comprehend… and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be …
Wednesday, February 24
Psalm 119:49-72 Meditation: 1 Corinthians – Human knowledge and wisdom has very little impact on the spread of the Gospel. Acknowledging this and coming from a place of humble testimony is how Paul says he teaches and ministers. There is nothing more frightening than being the leader in a situation and acknowledge that no amount …
Tuesday, February 2
Psalm 61, 62 Meditation: John – These were the people of Galilee where Jesus grew up with his family. They knew him. They knew his siblings and parents. They went to the Temple together and celebrated the feasts together and suddenly Jesus was telling them that he is the Bread of Life and from heaven. …
Saturday, January 9
Psalm: 121, 122, 123 Meditation: John –While Jesus specifies that he does not judge, if he did, his judgments would be in conjunction with God the Father. According to the legal system referenced in the passage, the testimony of two witnesses is true, making any testimony made by Jesus the truth. If everything Jesus says …
Tuesday, December 29
Psalm: 18:1-20 Meditation: 2 John – John’s letter to the ‘elect lady’ is full of commendation and warnings. John spends much of his short letter warning her against false teachers and teachings. There were many people calling themselves Christians but not confessing the coming of Jesus in the flesh. What do false teachers look like …