Psalms: 57 Meditation Matthew: “But when you give to the needy, do not set your left hand now what our right hand is doing.” (Matt. 6:3) That is the kind of thing going on here. These righteous served their neighbors with no thought of recognition or reward for themselves but rather because it was the …
Tag: Matthew 25
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 …
Thursday, December 17
Psalm: 34 Meditation Revelation: His must be a terrible sight to behold – terrible in the classic way – such power and majesty as to make one tremble. His is the Presence the twenty-four elders find themselves always. They also spend a lot of time falling” in adoration. This agrees with what Paul tells us …
Sunday, July 26
Psalm: 105 Meditation 2 Samuel: King Saul is now dead and although David is King in Judah, he has yet to consolidate his power to include the Northern Tribes. Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul, is slated to become king in the north. The funeral elegy cited here is written by David in honor or King Saul …
Sunday, July 19
Psalm: 139 Meditation Romans: The end of chapter 11 is an eloquent doxology – i.e. “the pen of a skillful writer” (Psalm 45:1) It is beautiful. Next, Paul urges us to present our bodies as a “living sacrifice”. (v. 1) He then explains that “this is holy and pleasing to God – this your spiritual …
