Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!
Summary: All four gospels include testimony about Jesus rising from the dead. Luke includes a story about the two angels who announce the resurrection.
Continue reading “Luke 24:5-6 – Happy Easter!”Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
Summary: What kind of gift should we give our Creator this Christmas? John gives us a clue.
Continue reading “1 John 2:6 – Merry Christmas!”You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
Summary: Faith is not a matter of blinding following the person in front of you. Our faith, Christianity, is a matter of logic and reason in a well-documented event that occurred two thousand years ago.
Continue reading “Luke 1:31 – They Called Him Jesus”
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
Summary: There are very practical aspects to trusting in God. One of them is getting a good night’s sleep.
Continue reading “Proverbs 3:24 – Sleep Sweet”
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Summary: Today’s meditation is a personal reflection on life and faith.
Continue reading “Proverbs 3: 5-6 — The Path”
To him [Jesus] be glory both now and forever! Amen.
Summary: As Peter signs off his letter to us, he also demonstrates one more aspect of Christian life that we should emulate. We need to remember that Jesus gets the glory. Always. Both now and forever.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:18b — Sincerely, Peter”
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Summary: We are at the end of Peter’s letter. This is a good time to do a quick review of what Peter wrote to us.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:18a — Jesus is Coming”
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard…
…in the last days scoffers will come (2 Peter 3:3)
Summary: In today’s mediation we look at Peter’s warning about the coming of scoffers. Are they really much of a threat? As it turns out, they are.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:17a Pt IV — The Scoffer”
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard…
Summary: The third warning Peter gives us has to do with false teachers. Beware!
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:17a Pt III — Danger Ahead”
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard…
Summary: Peter is about to depart this world and he tells this news to his brothers and sisters in Christ. How would they have felt? How would they respond? These are the questions we wrestle with today.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:17a Pt II — The Guide”