Psalm: 98 Meditation: ColPart of this passage sparks discussions of which parts of scripture, if any, were for the times that the scriptures were written? There are directives on family life and life/work relationships. Christians should live lives of prayer and thanksgiving. Instead Christians should ask God to open doors and to be persuasive in …
Tag: Life
Thursday, January 5
Psalm: 2 Meditation: JonahIf only everyone wrote a psalm every time God delivered them from a dire situation of their own making. Here Jonah’s prayer of deliverance and thanks shows how God rescued him from the literal depths and gave him life again. He remembers the Lord's holy temple, a symbol of God’s presence and …
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 …
Thursday, September 15
Psalm: 70 Meditation: 1 Cor One amazing thing about Paul’s writing is his ability to return back to his point. Here he is reminding the Corinthians of the importance of their life in Christ. He even gives examples of individuals to be emulated and followed. Can you define the saying “pressing to the goal?” What …
Wednesday, September 7
Psalm:119:49-72 Meditation: 1 KingsHow many miracles are in this short passage? Here God shows His knowledge and command over nature, creatures, matter, sickness and life itself. Elijah’s presence and words are a witness to Israel and other lands of the power of the one true God and His ability to sustain those that follow and …
Tuesday, June 7
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 …
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 …
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