Psalm: 62 Meditation:Deuteronomy: Finish this line: “I have decided to follow ___.”In Exodus, Deut. 6, and in this passage in Deut. 30, Moses reminds the Israelites what God expects of those who belong to him. “Continue to choose life,” he implores, knowing what snares and other paths will entice people away. The penalties for failure …
Tag: Life
Friday, April 15
Psalms 22, 95 Meditation Genesis: This is the first portrayal of the act of redemption – one life sacrificed in place of another. Centuries later on Calvary this same scene will be carried out only this time it will be God’s only Son – one perfect life offered for many imperfect ones. “Now I know …
Friday, March 25
Psalms: 22, 95 Meditation Romans: This is a passage about the importance death plays in our lives. The verb tenses used here (in English) throughout (when speaking of death) are all in the past whereas the tense used with “life” is in the present. Because we’re so tied to our bodily experience, it then becomes …
Sunday, February 13
Psalms: 55 Meditation John: One does not get very far into the gospel of John when he encounters “light” for the first time. “What has come into being was life, and the life was the light of all people (1:4b). So light, among the other things, plays an important role in John’s gospel along with …
Saturday, September 4
Psalm: 109 Meditation John: John opens this encounter, presumably with the scribes, elders, and Pharisees, with another identifying characteristic of Himself: “I am the light of the world…” (v. 12) These very words echo to the very first chapter of John: “What has come into being in Him was life, and the life was the …
Saturday, August 28
Psalm: 40 Meditation John: Jesus is still talking about bread. Here, He proclaims that He is “the bread of life that comes down from heaven.” (v. 48) Jesus then makes a contrast between “the bread that comes down from heaven” and the manna in the wilderness. Exodus 16 talks of manna sometimes called “angel’s food.” …
Wednesday, June 16
Psalm: 50 Meditation Ecclesiastes: Verses 1-8 are fairly familiar – the older one is the more familiar these words are. These verseswere central to a song put out by The Byrds in1965 – see what I mean about more clarity with age (certainly in this case)? The title of the song was Turn, Turn, Turn. …
Sunday, March 7
Psalm 93, 96 Meditation: John – In this passage, Jesus speaks on the authority that the Son of Man has been bestowed with. Specifically, in these few verses the authority to call the dead from their graves for the final judgement. He says that all hear his voice will rise. Some will live again and …
Wednesday, January 27
Psalm 49 Meditation: John - This passage is the Gospel in a nutshell. By believing in the fact that Jesus was sent by God, we are granted eternal life free of pain, fear, and sorrow. Through that belief we have crossed over from death to the everlasting life promised to us by our heavenly Father. …
Friday, December 18
Psalms: 51:1-17 Meditation Zechariah: I have long thought that life on earth was irrepressible. Mount S. Helen’s erupted almost 40 years ago and today all the burned-out land has brought forth vegetation. Just so, God’s love for His creation. Here in Chapter 7 we see both the bitter and the sweet. Israel’s (man’s) hardness of …
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