Psalm 80 Meditation: 1 Corinthians – This is not the first time that Paul pleads for people to not get married. He seems specifically concerned that marriage is a thing of this world and could prevent the participants from remaining wholly focused on the Lord. I don’t know about Paul, but I know people whose …
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Monday, February 8
Monday, February 8 Psalm 80 Meditation: John – Why can a prophet not come from Galilee? The Pharisees say that it is impossible out of a need to dismiss Jesus, but also as evidence to Nicodemus. Galilee was a mixed-race region of Israel, and the people were not very anxious to follow the letter of …
Thursday, December 24
Christmas Eve Psalm: 80 Meditation Isaiah: These 7 verses contain so much imagery: some look like Ezekiel Chapter 1 with the “wheels within wheels”; the grandeur of God, the seraphim crying out “Holy, holy, holy” not unlike scenes from John’s Revelation. The most envious image for me is that Isaiah recognizes how evil he is …
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First Sunday in Advent: Hope Call To Worship: Psalm 80 Advent Scripture: Lamentations 3:17-26 Prayer Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-8 Sermon Scripture: Mark 13:28-37 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpEvMOzLpVw&feature=youtu.be
Friday, July 10
Psalms: 80, 100 Meditation Acts: Luke now shifts his attention to Peter. We all know that God is “no respecter of persons”. Peter knew that, yet in the vision he had just seen he was told to “kill and eat” (v. 13) the clean and the unclean animals. This he protested but the Lord encouraged …
Monday, May 18
Psalm: 80 Meditation Deuteronomy: For 40 years the Israelites wandered in the desert (wilderness) not knowing where their next meal was coming from. Thing is, the food provided was for each day and no more. The faithless would hoard “extra” only to learn that any food left overnight would then spoil. This is why Jesus, …
Saturday, March 28
Psalm: 80 Meditation John: “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” This “hard saying” was John 6:43-59 (readings from Thursday & Friday). I wonder if Jesus says things like this as a means of filtering out his followers. This teaching would certainly limit the number of those only giving lip-service to God. Several …
