Psalm: 37 Meditation Matthew: Jesus was around the Sea of Galilee healing people and casting out demons. He discouraged people from spreading about the news of the healings. The good news of God’s forgiveness was a far timelier tiding to spread abroad. That is how Matthew saw it in quoting from Isaiah 42. Healings tend …
Tag: Psalm 37
Thursday, September 3
Psalm: 37 Meditation James: James gives us a definition of godly wisdom. Earthly wisdom is gleaned principally through experience – some not good, but nonetheless beneficial. It is always wise to learn from someone else’s mistakes so as not to suffer the same fate. Bitter envy and selfish ambition are not the hallmarks of godly …
Thursday, April 30
Psalm: 37 Meditation Luke: I am no fisherman, but I’ve heard many say that night is the best time to fish. Poor Simon (Peter) had worked all night for naught. Jesus comes along and suggests that Simon go out now, in the daytime. Peter may have thought, Jesus, a carpenter, what would he know? Still, …
Finding the Center
We have been conditioned to believe that prayer is about bringing our needs to God. Don't get me wrong, there is some truth here. The Psalms do invite us to "call upon me [God] in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and I will deliver you." Jesus himself affirms this in the Lord's …
