Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
… to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up …
Summary: Why does God provide leaders for the body of Christ? The answer is simple; to build up the body of Christ. The surprising part is that he needs us to help.
Continue reading “Ephesians 4:12 – Body Builder”He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, the Rock my Savior.’
Summary: Happy Father’s Day is more than just a few words on a card. It is a way of living.
Continue reading “Psalm 89:26 – Father’s Day”… created in Christ Jesus to do good works …
Summary: Today’s passage is an opportunity to explain why I write about God’s Word here at ThreeMinuteBible.com and explore what Paul means by doing “good works” for Jesus.
Continue reading “Ephesians 2:10b – The Stumble Stone”
After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— to those who were disobedient long ago …
Summary: God’s Word is written from God’s perspective and knowledge base. There are times that the Spirit helps us understand and times we are just meant to wonder and marvel.
Continue reading “1 Peter 3: 19-20 (a) — What Did He Mean?”
While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me.
Yesterday we looked at the question, “What is in a name?” The right name, it seems, carries with it the power to protect.
Jesus says that he kept the disciples safe. Safe from what? On one occasion we find Jesus protecting the disciples from a storm at sea. At times he protects them by keeping them away from Jerusalem. Once, he protected one from death by calling him back from the grave.
All these threats are common to mortals. I have been in a sinking boat in a large lake. I know what being rescued feels like. I have been in threatening situations. I know what escaping those feels like, too. I have even been near death on one or two occasions, so I understand these threats that Jesus protected his disciples from.
Even so, I wonder if that is the kind of threat that Jesus was talking about. Maybe there is a threat he considers more dangerous than any of these.
Continue reading “The Wall – John 17: 12a”