“After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews,… Read More Hungry? Have Some Bread – A Meditation on John 6:1-14
“Then God said to me, “Mortal man, lift up your eyes now in the direction of the north.” So, I raised my eyes toward the north and at the entrance to the Alter Gate stood an Idol, and it enraged the Lord’s jealousy.” – Ezekiel 8:5 One day, while Ezekiel was meeting with the elders… Read More House Cleaning – A Meditation on Ezekiel 8:5
“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?” Job -38:2 (ESV) I love God’s opening line. He knows how to make an entrance. As if the whirlwind was not enough, God starts the conversation with a deep, inciting question and reprimand. “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?” The NLT phrases the… Read More Darkened Counsel – A Meditation on Job 38:2
“If you love me, obey my commandments.” What does love and obedience have to do with one another? In truth, everything. C.S. Lewis wrote in his book That Hideous Strength, “You do not fail in obedience through lack of love but have lost love because you never attempted obedience.” “You do not fail in obedience… Read More Obedience and Love – A Meditation on John 14:15
“I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments. But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?” Shadrach, Meshach, and… Read More Willing to Lose – A Meditation on Daniel 3:15-18
“Forget all of that – it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland” (NLT). “I am about to… Read More A New Thing – A Meditation on Isaiah 43:18-19
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