Psalm: 70 Meditation: 1 CorThis passage is just as appropriate today. Arguments about the spirit vs the body, what is immorality, sin and which sins are worse persist today. Corinthian worship was through temple prostitutes. Some in that church wanted to blur the lines of “acceptability.” Paul states the reasons that Christians have a body …
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Saturday, December 3
Psalm: 20 Meditation: AmosThe Lord desires righteousness in others like His own. In prophecy, the term ‘day of the Lord’ can refer to individual judgements or the final judgement (end of time). This passage infers that not all that seek this day will be happy with their role or result. How many times did the …
Tuesday, July 12
Psalm: 26 Meditation: 1 SamuelAnyone that believes that God should always take immediate action against sin will find this passage problematic. Even after God tells Saul he will be removed from the kingship and ends the possibility of a Saul-led dynasty, God continues to let the people suffer under their king’s madness for another thirty …
Thursday, June 30
Psalm: 132 Meditation: 1 SamuelWe can ignore Saul taking credit for his victories, but his placing the mood of the people over following God’s commands led him to sin by practicing rituals that were set aside for priests. As punishment for this Saul’s family would not create a dynasty and his heir, Jonathan (who probably …
Friday, April 22
Psalm 29 Meditation John: The scene is the Last Supper. Jesus is telling His disciples that He is “going away” – as it turns out, the very next day and then permanently 40 days after that. This news casts a pall over the disciples because they will feel “rudderless” (fishermen – remember?) without Jesus. He …
Tuesday, April 5
Psalm: 33 Meditation Jeremiah: Judah has abandoned her covenant with God. God has sent several prophets to speak to the people warning them that just as Israel (the Northern Kingdom) was carried away for their sin so will be Judah. The promise is that while Judah will go to Babylon their release is also promised …
Monday, March 28
Psalms: 108, 111 Meditation Romans: Volumes are written about Romans alone so I will never render it appropriate justice. The short answer: likened to a child who is forbidden by his parent to cross the street, he finds the greatest desire to cross the street. While one can’t sin “outside” the law, one doesn’t need …
Wednesday, March 23
Psalms: 87, 97 Meditation Jeremiah: The LORD has done what no one had ever believed possible: He has overseen the destruction of Jerusalem because of the sin of His people. Why do we believe He will not do the same to us? Jeremiah weeps both for the city itself as well as its people as …
Friday, March 18
Psalms: 28, 95 Meditation Romans: The whole exhortation of Romans 2:25-29 is a rephrasing of Jesus’ quote in Matthew 15:8 and Mark 7:6 which he cited from Isaiah 29:13 namely: lip-service. The advantage of the Jews over the rest of us is that they were entrusted with the Word of God (and they did a …
Friday, January 28
Psalms: 112, 117 Meditation Isaiah: Several times in the Scripture the LORD talks of “divorcing” His people. This is one such instance. Notice in the same verse (1) that the reason for the divorce is because of sin and transgression. The only sin or transgression worthy of divorce from God would be unfaithfulness (idolatry) or …
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