Psalm: 69:1-23 Meditation: JohnHow would it feel to be a leader and not have your own family believe in you? Some wanted Jesus to go about His ministry in a more assertive way. We do know that at least 2 brothers would believe later. Here Jesus was on God’s schedule while others pushed their own …
Tag: Leader
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 …
Monday, June 27
Psalm: 106:1-18 Meditation: 1 SamuelMankind always prefers a god or leader that they can see or identify with. The people are willing to take the added costs (i.e., taxes and being subject to the orders and whims of a man). Remember, this did not catch God off guard. Hundreds of years before, God gave rules …
Friday, June 24
Psalm: 102 Meditation: 1 SamuelWhat happens when God lets people have, not what they need, but what they want even though He has told them that they do not need it? Saul looked the part of a future leader but all too soon would fail in following God’s commands. The Israelites would begin to suffer …
Sunday, October 4
Psalm: 118 Meditation Acts: There will be a little confusion here. There are two James’s here. The James in the opening verse is John’s brother – the son of Zebedee. The second is known as “James, the Less” who came to be the leader of the church in Jerusalem. It also seems that Peter was …