Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus …
Summary: When it comes to putting words on paper, Paul is no slouch. He is careful to say what he means. In this passage he says something very interesting. He says we are with Christ already.
Continue reading “Ephesians 2:6 – Uplifted”… gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts.
Summary: There is a weird aspect to being human that is hard for us to understand. Our spirit and our body are not one and the same. They have two separate agendas.
Continue reading “Ephesians 2:3b – Two of Me”… you perceive my thoughts from afar.
Summary: As we continue to look more closely at where heaven is, we discover that wherever it is, God is not far.
Continue reading “Psalm 139:2 – Near and Far”Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
Summary: Sometimes we can feel alone in a crowd, and at other times even when we are alone we feel the presence of others. The direction our heart is traveling determines how we feel.
Continue reading “Proverbs 4:23 — We, Not Me”
… and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
Summary: Loving each other as our Lord has commanded us is a risky proposition. We have to be willing to expose what is in our hearts and deal with what we find there.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:2b Pt VI — My Real Fear”
… and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
Summary: What happens when we get “bumped?” What sloshes out of our heart onto those around us? Today’s meditation looks at the importance of keeping our heart, soul, and mind focused on Jesus.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:2b Part V — The Bucket”
…until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
Summary: Peter describes the joy of knowing Jesus by comparing his coming to the dawn after a long, dark night.
Continue reading “2 Peter 1:19e — Son Rise”
…be sympathetic …
Summary: To be sympathetic is to resonate with another person’s heart. Being sympathetic is an important component of love. Being sympathetic is essential in the Body of Christ.
Continue reading “1 Peter 3:8 (b) — The Eyes of the Heart”
To God’s elect…
If you live in a place where there are elections, you might think that being one of God’s “elect” has something to do with being chosen. Looked at in a certain light, you would not be far off. Some people like to make a fuss over the idea that some are chosen and others are not, but it is not that simple. We all come into this world the same way by birth. We all leave through the same door; death. The problem with being human is that we cannot “see” things the same way that God sees them.
Continue reading “1 Peter 1: 1 (c) — God’s Eye”
The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord is on his heavenly throne.
He observes everyone on earth;
his eyes examine them.
— Psalm 11: 4
I like this verse from Psalm 11 because it reminds us that God is watching. More than that, more than being just a casual observer of the human race, God examines us.
In Luke 12:7 Jesus tells us that God has numbered the “very hairs of your head.” (I realize that for some of us, that may not seem like much of a challenge.) Think about the detail that represents. Then think about the fact that God operates at the molecular level. Psalm 139:13 tells us that God knits us together in our mother’s womb.
What else does God see?
Continue reading “Psalm Sunday – Heart Exam”