Psalm: 85 Meditation Jesus, who had lost the vigor of His youth, was by now, half-dead. The Romans had spared Him from carrying the cross so they could inflict a greater humiliation. He was stripped naked (completely naked) and nailed to that cross there to be ridiculed and jeered at by most of the ghoulish …
Tag: Luke 23
Saturday, July 4
Independence Day Psalm: 38 Meditation Acts: Let’s agree that Saul was spiritually blind on his way to Damascus. Here the metaphorical and reality meet: Saul was struck physically blind as a result of his encounter with Jesus. The Lord then tells Ananias to go to Saul and to place his hands on him to restore …
Friday, July 3
Psalm: 49 Meditation Luke: This passage, though short, is rife with meaning. How near death was Jesus at this point. Well, the Romans and everyone else did not want to be cheated out of their “show” so they grabbed a man of Cyrene (Africa) to carry Jesus’ cross. As Jesus haltingly ambles on His personal …
Thursday, July 2
Psalm: 7 Meditation 1 Samuel: As I read about the assembled masses of the Philistines, apparently too numerous to count, I am reminded of the 12 scouts (1 from each tribe) sent to assess the Promised Land (Numbers 13). That particular breach of faith cost the Israelites 40 years’ meandering throughout the wilderness. But lack …
Wednesday, July 1
Psalm: 130 Meditation Acts: The sin spoken of in this passage is called “simony” in “honor” of the scoundrel who thought the gift of God could be had for a price. This is a subtle and insidious sin. (Isn’t all sin insidious?) Simon wanted a sense of power for he witnessed the power of the …
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