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Read the Word: 2 Kings 20:12-19 Meditate on the Word: The shocking thing about this whole incident is not that Hezekiah showed these envoys from Babylon everything in his palace. It’s unlikely that he considered them to be “casing the joint.” After all, Israel had just defeated Babylon’s most powerful enemy. It would seem unlikely… Read More »

Read the Word: John 13:1-17 Meditate on the Word: In any proper earthly kingdom, the king would never wash the feet of his subjects. Earthly kingdoms are about power and authority–acquiring them, using them, abusing them. In an earthly kingdom, the subjects, even those in the highest positions of authority, are there to serve the… Read More »

Read the Word: Hebrews 6:13-20 Meditate on the Word: God has never made a promise that He is unwilling or unable to keep. That does not mean that He is required to keep His promises on our timetable. In His wisdom, He knows the perfect time to provide what He has promised. The point of… Read More »

Read the Word: Hebrews 6:1-12 Meditate on the Word: I know a lot of people who have run marathons. It is a lot of work to get to the place of being able to run 26.2 miles. Certainly more work than I have ever put in. It takes months or even years of practice. Nobody… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 104:1-35 Meditate on the Word: Our psalmist today does a great job of giving God credit for not only creating the world, but sustaining it. There was a once-popular academic belief known as deism which held basically that God created the world, but after creating it, just left it to its… Read More »

Read the Word: Romans 15:7-13 Meditate on the Word: Christians are to be a welcoming people. Paul, in writing to the church at Rome, instructed believers to “welcome one another, just as Christ also welcomed you, to the glory of God.” Paul then goes on to share four scriptures on the welcoming of Gentiles into… Read More »

Read the Word: Luke 16:19-31 Meditate on the Word: This passage has always fascinated me for several reasons. Of course it seems obvious that Jesus is teaching on the reality of hell, but note that the man in hell is able to see what he is missing. That would seem to be the worst part… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 39:1-6 Meditate on the Word: In this stanza of a psalm, we once again observe the connection between the tongue and sin. This is yet another instance where God has stated something throughout scripture multiple times. I have always been of the opinion that when our Lord repeats Himself, He really intends… Read More »

Read the Word: Revelation 7:9-17 Meditate on the Word: What a magnificent picture of the throneroom of God! It is truly an awesome thought to have people from “every nation, tribe, people, and language” gathered together in worship of the Lord our God. It will be an amazing privilege to join in this gathering. Brothers… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 22:1-15 Meditate on the Word: Of course the beginin of this psalm is likely more familiar to us as spoken by Jesus on the cross (Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34). But our psalmist was not writing primarily about the crucifixion of the Messiah. He was expressing, in poetic form, his anguish what… Read More »