Daily Meditations on the Bible
But when the set time had fully come,
Summary: Our concept of time is something we often take for granted. Most of the time this is a good thing, but there are times when our assumptions become obstacles to understanding.
Continue reading “Galatians 4:4a – God’s Alarm Clock”… always giving thanks to God the Father for everything,
Summary: Being thankful is both an experience and a choice. Paul wants us to learn an important life skill by choosing to be thankful all the time.
Continue reading “Ephesians 5:20a – The Path to Happiness”… if your son asks for a fish …
Summary: God’s view of our wants and needs doesn’t always match our view of our wants and needs.
Continue reading “Luke 11: 11-13 – Knees and Needs”
He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
It is hard to know how to approach the text here. We just blasted through two whole verses with a story about a shepherd who was kidnapped to be a slave four millennia ago. We could have taken a week or more to parse those same two verses. Today’s passage is similar. Today’s verse hangs in the sky as if it were a neon sign. Each word is like a beacon of light that illuminates dozens if not hundreds of passages throughout Scripture.
The “He” Peter refers to is Jesus, of course. Peter referred to the “blood of Christ” in the prior verse.
Jesus, he says, was, “…chosen…”
Continue reading “1 Peter 1:20 — Let’s Agree”