Psalm: 82 Meditation Mark: What does it mean when Jesus says: “He must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me?” (v. 34) This is the high cost of discipleship – even as Jesus told the rich young man: “Sell everything you have and give to the poor and you will have treasure in …
Tag: Mark 8
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Psalm: 12 Meditation 2 Samuel: David had just learned from Nathan, the prophet, that while David had burning desire to build the LORDa house it was not to be. David was disappointed but the LORD had a counteroffer: the LORD would build a house for David that would last forever. This particular promise resonates for the …
Monday, August 3, 2020
Psalm: 7 Meditation The Jews/Christians in Corinth can become a bit fuzzy. There does not appear to be a clear distinction between Jews and Christians – for instance which Jews are believers in the Lord, and those that are not. Paul goes to the synagogue continually to persuade Moses’ disciples and to prove by the …
Saturday, August 1
Psalms: 41 Meditation 2 Samuel: I think Shakespeare pilfered a thought which he employs in Macbeth Act IV scene I. When the LORD encourages David against the Philistines the strategy includes listening to “the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out …
