Psalms: 99, 101 Meditation Acts: Very recently in our narrative, Paul had had his conversion experience on the Damascus Road. Is it any wonder why Jewish Christians were skeptical? Saul, as he was known then, had built up a marvelous reputation probably because of his fervor and mouth. Like me, Paul was prone to speak …
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Thursday, July 16
Psalm: 135 Meditation Acts: Barnabas and Saul venture forth on what will become known as Paul’s First Missionary Journey. They go from Antioch (Syria) to Cypress where they meet up with John Mark (Mark of gospel fame). Having preached through all of Cypress, they wind up their time witnessing to Sergius Paulus, the proconsul. Attending …
Tuesday, July 14
Psalm: 69 Meditation 1 Samuel: Jonathan, King Saul’s son, and David were fast friends. Jonathan was aware of two rather important facts: 1) Jonathan’s father, Saul, wanted Jonathan to succeed him as king and 2) that David had already been anointed by Samuel as the next king. Saul suffered from bouts of madness, which today, …
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, May 11
Psalm: 57 Meditation Psalm 57: The superscription (that portion above verse 1) tells us that David wrote this psalm in a cave while being pursued by a maniacal King Saul hell-bent on killing him. Saul wanted his son Jonathan to become the next king, but the LORD had already chosen His own man: David. David …
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