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Tag: Power

Friday, July 22

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Psalm: 40 Meditation: MarkHow many times have we heard ‘just believe’ or ‘just have faith’? Here we have two great examples of those that risk greatly out of belief and, in one case, love. Jesus’s power to heal is shown many times, but here the power of belief is expressed and rewarded.  Gospel:      …

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Tuesday, July 5

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Psalm: 5, 6 Meditation: ActsThis passage highlights the activity of the Holy Spirit in, and through, the members of the early Church. The works of the Spirit done by the Church allowed more people to witness the power and love of God first hand. The people of Lydda watched Aeneas be healed of his long …

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Sunday, May 1

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Psalms: 86, 149 Meditation Daniel: Nebuchadnezzar is a study of someone who just does not learn. The king invaded and captured Jerusalem, something no self-respecting Jew could fathom. He was being used by God to discipline Judah which had strayed into idolatry. As God’s agent Nebuchadnezzar’s victory was assured; problem is he believed he had …

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Sunday, March 20

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Psalm: 20 Meditation Mark: We often hear of Jesus’ power. Here we get a glimpse into His authority over demons, as Jesus approaches the region of the Gerasenes on the eastern shore of the Lake of Galilee. This was a Gentile region. A demon-possessed man rushed at Jesus and fell to his knees. “Swear to …

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Sunday, August 22

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Psalm: 92 Meditation Mark: This is a great example of the power of faith. This poor woman (and she was poor) had heard how much Jesus had helped and healed many; what did she have to lose?  She believed all that she had heard about Jesus, and then took matters into her own hands. And, …

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Saturday, January 2

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Psalm: 34 Meditation: 1 Kings – Prophets in the Old Testament tend to anger the unrighteous kings and queens of Israel. In this passage, Elijah responds to Jezebel’s threat against his life by running into the wilderness. This man is one of the most righteous men in the Old Testament. Routinely the mouthpiece of God. …

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Wednesday, December 30

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Psalm: 20, 21:1-7 Meditation: 1 Kings – God often uses the lowest points in our lives to show us his power and love. Even after God, through Elijah, provided food in a miraculous way, the illness and death of her son made the woman question God’s love for her and Elijah’s purpose in her house. …

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Thursday, December 17

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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 …

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Wednesday, November 18

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Psalms: 112 Meditation Esther: Surprisingly, the terms “God” and “LORD” do not appear in the Book of Esther and yet one can appreciate God’s hand in all that happens. Esther is proclaimed queen and in very short order her uncle Mordecai warns her of an assassination plot against her husband, the king. As we will …

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Monday, September 14

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Psalm: 64 Meditation Matthew: The three temptations described here are but types of temptations: carnal hunger, bad faith, and power. Let’s be clear Jesus, like us, had been tempted each and every day and perhaps more than once a day while in the desert. Which was the worst temptation? – hard to say. When Jesus …

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