Category: daily meditations

May 21, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 26:6-13 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION No good deed goes unpunished. As sure as taxes and death, criticism will follow our good deeds. Coulda, shoulda, woulda… but at least she did something. This woman has had her life dramatically changed, someone loved her as a person and not just as an object of desire. Whether…

May 20, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 26:1-5 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION Here we have an anticipation of what is to come, from two different perspectives. Jesus has a sense of destiny, what He must do to maximize God’s purpose; the religious leaders have a sense of selfishness, what they must do to minimize trouble. Jesus is thinking about God’s agenda,…

May 19, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Psalm 34 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION God takes care of those who live humble, moral, loving lives… not perfectly but sincerely. The key to happiness, success, fulfillment, vindication, protection, etc. is living a God-pleasing, God-kind of life. Try it, taste it, and you will see that it is good. David has learned by experience that…

May 17-18, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Judges 1-5 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER

May 16, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 25:31-46 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION This must be one of Jesus’ most well known stories (along with the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son) Question, will we be saved or condemned by what we do (or don’t do)? Jesus is not saying that good deeds will save us, or bad deeds condemn us. But…

May 15, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 25:14-30 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION I have always known this as the parable of the talents. I like how the NIRV refers to monetary amounts, $10000, $4000, $2000. What would I do with $2000 (or in today’s terms, more like $2,000,000)? Would I grumble because I didn’t receive more? Would I do nothing, for…

May 14, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 25:1-13 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION Jesus takes an example from His everyday life, to illustrate how people need to be wise and be prepared. This is a cultural illustration, it does not match our wedding customs and practices, but the point is still clear. The bible often describes the relationship between God and His…

May 13, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 24:45-51 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION Imagine this scenario: you leave your young children in the care of a trusted babysitter, expecting them to care for your precious children until your return. You come back earlier than planned, only to discover that they locked the children in their bedroom, ate all the food, beat the…

May 12, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Psalm 33 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION Why should we praise God… Because He made everything, controls everything, holds back the power of evil and helps the cause of the poor. It is not our weapons, our bank accounts, our good looks, our worldly success, etc that makes us strong, it is God. Success and hope…

May 10-11, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Joshua 22-24 OBSERVATIONS/APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER