Psalm: 93 Meditation: RomWhy does Paul differentiate between life in the flesh and life in the spirit? Why did the law fail those that thought they could earn salvation through obedience to the law? Why is the life and sacrifice of Jesus important to Christians? What did Paul mean when he told Christians their bodies …
Tag: Obedience
Monday, January 16
Psalm: 1 Meditation: GenIn this passage we see an example of God’s early provision for mankind. The first garden was a place of abundant food, peace and direct fellowship with God himself. Continued faith and obedience were the only requirements placed on mankind to remain in this paradise. Adam’s life was one of tending this …
Monday, March 14
Psalm: 38 Meditation Romans: “…we received grace and apostleship to call people from all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.” (v. 4) “Obedience” – where did that come from? We are called to observe only 2 commandments: 1) to love God with our whole heart, mind, strength and soul and 2) love …
Thursday, December 3
Psalm: 21 Meditation Matthew: In this parable, one of the sons obeyed his father – it was the one who had said he would not go into the vineyard. This son was representative of “prostitutes and tax collectors”; whereas the other son who said he would go but did not represented the chief priests and …
Monday, July 20
Psalm: 52, 54 Meditation 1 Samuel: These verses show yet King Saul’s maniacal obsession in tracking down David in order to secure his own place in history. David’s response is the same as the first time Saul made an attempt on his life. Here David’s men urge him to slay his enemy Saul, but David …
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 …
Monday, June 8
Psalm: 65 Meditation 2 Corinthians: Paul reminds his readers that while we are in the world, we are not of the world so that when we wage war our weapons are not those used by the world. Paul uses argument and reason and takes “captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (v. 5) …
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). …
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