Psalm: 118 Meditation: JohnJohn gives many examples of Jesus admitting his relationship to his father and his role in the salvation of believers. The opponents were so sure of their mindset that they were unable to accept any evidence to the contrary, no matter how miraculous. This is evident in their questions and responses, claiming …
Tag: Salvation
Monday, March 13
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 …
Sunday, February 19
Psalm:66 Meditation: MarkHave you ever thought of what riches were during Jesus’s time? Did Jesus’s statement on salvation condemn reliance on wealth, other things or achievement in this world? Would we today be considered rich during those times? Many of the discussions between Jesus, his followers and enemies are hard to understand today as we don’t …
Wednesday, July 13
Psalm: 38 Meditation: MarkWhen Jesus calls, everyone responds, except the self-righteous. They are so busy pointing out other people’s problems and sins that they can’t see their own sins, particularly pride, and need for salvation. We still suffer from this devastating fall into pride and sinful othering. Gospel: Mark 2:13-22 New Testament: Acts 12:18-25 Old …
Sunday, May 15
Psalm: 144 Meditation 2 Thess. Not only, according to Paul, must we give thanks to God but also why we must do so: because the believer in Christ constitutes the “first fruit for salvation (v. 13). In an effort to prevent us from swerving from the Truth, Paul further commands us to hold fast the …
Sunday, April 24
Psalm: 37 Meditation 1 Peter: Spiritual maturity is the responsibility of each Christian for himself. “Crave spiritual milk so that you may grow up in your salvation…” (v. 2) Spiritual milk is but the beginning, for eventually we must move on to solid food (see Hebrews 514). Peter later writes that we are a chosen …
Thursday, April 7
Psalm: 83 Meditation Romans: Hearing the gospel is necessary for salvation, but hearing is not enough: people must also respond with personal trust. Isaiah 53:1 prophesies that not all will believe. The message that must be heard is the word of Christ, that is, the good news about Jesus Christ as the crucified and risen …
Tuesday, March 1
Psalms: 1, 2, 3 Meditation Hebrews: “How can we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” (v. 3) That is the point. The overwhelming number of people being lost are being lost because they have neglected such a great salvation. Paul tells us in the first chapter of Romans that “they are without excuse…” …
Thursday, November 25
Psalm: 25 Meditation James: The only promise of time we are given is “today”. Yesterday is gone forever, probably shrouded in the midst of regret; tomorrow is not promised at all. (2 Cor. 6:2) “Thus says the LORD. In a time of favor I have answered you, on a day of salvation I have helped …
Monday, August 16
Psalm: 30 Meditation John: For evangelicals, this passage amounts to the Holy Grail in Scripture. We begin with a Pharisee who, in a moment of great courage, came to Jesus by stealth at night to seek and to ask. Jesus tells him he must be born from above (or again). That was a bit much …
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