Sunday, April 23

Psalm: 20 Meditation: JohnAs Jesus continued the upper room discourse He drew a parallel between the pain, suffering and eventual joy of a woman in labor and the sorrow, shock and eventual joy of Jesus’s arrest, torture, death and  resurrection. Jesus reminds them that He will not be alone because He has the Father. Similarly …

Saturday, April 22

Psalm: 16 Meditation: ExIs there always a lesson to learn from an observed miracle? Have you ever seen multiple miracles within a miracle? The Israelites had just begun about a 40 year sojourn in the desert and would survive on the nutrition that manna gave them. God had prescribed how and when the manna could …

Friday, April 21

Psalm: 18:1-20 Meditation: 1 PetHow do Christians live in an evil and unjust world? Why is our flesh at war with our soul? When should Christians draw the line with submission to authority? Peter tells us to be an example of good and to honor or value all people. How do we determine what is …

Thursday, April 20

Psalm: 119:1-24 Meditation: JohnWhat was the relationship presented here between Jesus, His Father and His followers? Do the farming metaphors help readers today understand these heavenly truths? Jesus says those that abide in Him will “bear much fruit.” Those individuals that make false claims will be rejected and cast out. Similarly the love and joy …

Wednesday, April 19

Psalm: 5 Meditation: ExHow many times have the great deeds of God for His people been listed? Here we have seen the praises of God presented in the songs of Moses and Miriam. This song shows the power of God over Egypt and the other nations of the Middle East. These events weren’t coincidence or …

Tuesday, April 18

Psalm: 1 Meditation: 1 PetThis Theology course, in just a few verses, summarizes the hope that we have in Christ and the relationship we have with the Father because of it. Peter reminds us how precious this gift is, and how we rejoice in spite of the trials and tribulations that Christians face in this …

Monday, April 17

Psalm: 146 Meditation: JohnIn this passage, Jesus is close to the end of His life and yet is concerned with the wellbeing of His disciples and their hope for the future. Jesus’s statement that He is the only way to the Father should give pause to anyone that belittles His role and importance. This is …

Sunday, April 16

Psalm: 145 Meditation: ExWhen we read these passages about the exodus we must remember that in the intervening 3000 plus years- names of places, land features and bodies of water have changed. The Bible is clear, however, about what happened, who was involved and who ultimately was in control. The One True God mocked the …

Saturday, April 15

Psalm: 136 Meditation: 1 CorWhat will happen on the last day according to scripture? Paul is contrasting the current human existence to the future bodies and conditions that Christians will have forever. The flesh and blood body that fears pain, sickness and death will be replaced with an incorruptible, immortal body. Both sin and death …

Friday, April 14

Psalm: 146 Meditation: MattWhy did Jesus need to tell his followers that all authority in heaven and on earth had been given to Him? In the Great Commission, Jesus tells His followers to go out, make new disciples, baptize them and teach them. The two most unusual parts of this charge were probably the who …