Psalm: 89 Meditation Luke: Jesus was heading to Jerusalem from Galilee which caused him to cut through Samaria. Most Jews skirt around the eastern border of Samaria just to avoid the Samaritans. Not so Jesus. While on his way he encounters 3 disciples to whom he details the cost of discipleship. His selling point? He …
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Saturday, May 23
Psalm: 87 Meditation Hebrews: According to the writer of Hebrews, Jesus learned obedience through suffering and was thus made perfect through it. Suffering is something we just don’t like. The writer goes on to tell us that we must not be slow to learn but rather, like Ezekiel and John to “eat the scroll” (word). …
Friday, May 22
Psalm: 92 Meditation Ezekiel: “Like the appearance of a rainbow…(v. 28) The rainbow is an important detail because it serves to remind God of His covenant with Noah and man (Gen. 9:8-17). Revelation chapter 10 speaks of a powerful angel with a rainbow above his head. From first to last the rainbow plays an important …
Monday, May 18
Psalm: 80 Meditation Deuteronomy: For 40 years the Israelites wandered in the desert (wilderness) not knowing where their next meal was coming from. Thing is, the food provided was for each day and no more. The faithless would hoard “extra” only to learn that any food left overnight would then spoil. This is why Jesus, …
Saturday, May 16
Psalm: 27 Meditation Luke: Jesus feeds 5,000 people with only 5 loaves and 2 fish. A parallel can be made about this event and Moses’ wandering in the wilderness for 40 years. The “manna” the people received was enough for each day – none left over (excess turned bad overnight). This was God making provision …
