Category: daily meditations

SCRIPTURE: Revelation 1 OBSERVATION: John receives a vision from Jesus while he is imprisoned on Patmos for being a Jesus-follower. The message is for 7 specific churches, but also for all believers of all ages. It is a message to inspire hope and encouragement for those, like John, who are being persecuted for their faith, and…

For those participating in the SOAP Bible Reading schedule, here is an introduction to the readings from Revelation that begin today (Taken from GotQuestions.org). Author: Revelation 1:1,4,9 and 22:8 specifically identify the author of the Book of Revelation as the Apostle John. Date of Writing: The Book of Revelation was likely written between 90 and 95…

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 150 OBSERVATION: A simple chorus of praise. Praise in sanctuary (temple, place where people meet to honour God) Praise in the heavenly sanctuary, the expanse of the skies (i.e. everywhere) Praise for the amazing examples of His greatness and goodness in nature (sunrise, sunset, earthquakes, storms, volcanoes, oceans, gravity, laws of physics, etc.) and…

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 149 OBSERVATION: To sing a new song is to find new ways of telling people how great God is. Express praise with our whole being – songs, words, dance, musical instruments – and to do it day and night (‘on their beds’). The Lord delights in those who delight in Him.

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 148 OBSERVATION: This songwriter wants EVERYONE and EVERYTHING to praise the Lord. He doesn’t ask, he tells everyone and everything to praise Him. He gives the following reasons: because the Lord created us [v.5-6] and only He deserves it [v.13], He has provided rescue for His people [v.14] and He holds His people close…

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 147 OBSERVATION: In this Psalm, I hear a follower of the Lord bursting to tell everyone how great and good He is, and how wonderful it is to know and love Him! Essentially there are two reasons to praise the Lord: because He is so great, and because He is so good! How great…

For those participating in the SOAP Bible Reading schedule, here is an introduction to the readings from Psalms that begin today (Taken from GotQuestions.org). Author: Most people automatically think of David when they consider the question of who wrote the Book of Psalms. A shepherd boy who rose to become the most famous king of…

SCRIPTURE: Malachi 3-4 OBSERVATION: The Jews wanted God to come and punish their enemies [2:17] but God says that He will judge His own people first, like a refiners fire. As Judge, He will deal with their greed (not honouring God with their wealth) and their disrespect (saying it is futile to follow God) [3:6-15]. Those…

SCRIPTURE: Malachi 2 OBSERVATION: The Lord’s messenger addresses two issues in this reading, the failure of the leaders (priests) to teach and direct God’s people properly [2:1-9] and the failure of husbands to remain true to their wives [2:10-16]. The result was that the God’s special community was experiencing the curse (natural, awful consequences) of twisted…

SCRIPTURE: Malachi 1 OBSERVATION: In the first conversation (1:2-5) God deals with His peoples’ doubts about His special love for them. In the second conversation (1:6-14) He shows them that the real problem is their half-hearted love for Him. He exposes their second-rate worship, bringing their leftovers and junk to Him as their offerings. God has…