Psalm: 34 Meditation: 1 KingsHow often do we see deep depression immediately after a huge success or victory? Elijah had just vanquished over 400 prophets and priests of Baal and embarrassed King Ahab. The next day he ran away after hearing the threats that Queen Jezebel made on his life. Do you think this was …
Tag: Victory
Friday, November 11
Psalm: 88 Meditation: RevThese images can be harsh for modern audiences but may be not so for people that had seen the barbarity of battles and wars in the past. The defeat and destruction of the enemies of God at the end of time have been shown to be inevitable. This last victory in spiritual …
Saturday, June 18
Psalm: 90 Meditation: 1 SamuelWhat happens when you take God for granted? The people of Israel began to think of the sacred vessels of God as magical talismans that could provide protection and victory without God. This use of the Ark of the Covenant would lead to the disgrace and loss of 30,000 lives. Their …
Monday, October 25
Psalm: 55 Meditation Luke: “When the days drew near for Him to be taken up, He set His face to go to Jerusalem.” (v. 51) This can only mean Jesus was determined to face, for good or for ill, what God had planned for Him to do. In Mark 8:31-34, Jesus had just told His …
Thursday, June 10
Psalm: 102 Meditation Proverbs: I guess I forgot just how often wisdom and wealth are juxtaposed in Proverbs, so here we go again. Regardless of how wise one is, he cannot outsmart God. We all recognize that God made everything – wait a minute, I built my house not God. The answer to that is …
Sunday, June 20
Psalm: 25 Meditation - Luke: This passage begins with a phrase Jesus uses frequently: “Do not be afraid…” (v. 32) Spoken by anyone else, I might conclude the quote taken out of context. As it happens, in the previous section in Luke, Jesus lists various diurnal concerns which are not worthy of fear (or worry). …
Wednesday, November4
Psalms: 72 Meditation Revelation: Rife with symbolism, this passage describes in prophetic terms the birth of Jesus and His near slaughter at the hands of King Herod the Great. Consider Isaiah 14:12-20, we see Satan hurled from heaven along with a third of the angels with him. A battle ensues which culminated in Christ’s victory …
Sunday, April 26
Psalm: 115 Meditation Daniel: Nebuchadnezzar is a study of someone who just does not learn. The king invaded and captured Jerusalem, something no self-respecting Jew could fathom. He was being used by God to discipline Judah which had strayed into idolatry. As God’s agent Nebuchadnezzar’s victory was assured; problem is he believed he had done …
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