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Read the Word: Psalm 11:1-7 Meditate on the Word: Did you notice in verse 2, “For look, the wicked string the bow; they put the arrow on the bowstring to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.” In the shadows, hidden from view, and yet with potentially deadly consequences, this is where our… Read More »

Read the Word: Romans 13:11-14 Meditate on the Word: In my lifetime, I have had two vastly different experiences with daybreak. The first, after spending a night staving off rest, either for work or for playing or partying all night, has been painful. The light hurts tired eyes. It shines a light on sinful deeds.… Read More »

Read the Word: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Meditate on the Word: Much ink has been spilled throughout the history of the church trying to figure out exactly when the return of the Lord will be. Or the rapture, when all the Christians suddenly disappear and leave the world in utter chaos. People have treated the Holy Scriptures… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 101:1-4 Meditate on the Word: It is easy to “hate the practice of transgression” (v.3, HCSB), or the “work of them who turn aside (KJV), when the transgressions belong to others. It can be much more difficult to hate the practice of transgression when it is our own sin that is… Read More »

Read the Word: Acts 6:1-7 Meditate on the Word: This passage is often pointed to as the beginning of the office of deacon. There was a dispute in the church which had the potential to divide it. There was a complaint that some widows were not receiving their daily food. Whether this complaint was true… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 111:1-10 Meditate on the Word: How often do we really stop to think about the works of God? To consider all the things that He has done? To study them closely? I would venture to say, likely, not nearly enough. The God who created the world and everything in it with the spoken… Read More »

Read the Word: Acts 6:8-15 Meditate on the Word: We are told precious little about the life of Stephen, who would become the first Christian martyr. We are told that he was elected to help with the daily distribution to the widows (Acts 6:1-5). We are told that he had the Holy Spirit and that… Read More »

Read the Word: John 6:35-40 Meditate on the Word: I find great comfort in the thought that Jesus will never cast us out or lose us. He has called us to Himself permanently. This is truly good news, particularly for those of us who constantly feel like we are having to earn our acceptance in… Read More »

Read the Word: 2 Peter 3:14-18 Meditate on the Word: I have always found it amusing in this passage where Peter discusses that Paul has also written about this same topic and says, “His letters contain some things that are hard to understand.” So much in scripture can be either hard to understand, or even… Read More »

Read the Word: Ephesians 5:1-14 Meditate on the Word: For a few years I worked in a hospital taking patients to and from their various tests in the building. It became a habit, when walking into a room, to use hand sanitizer quickly before putting on gloves to handle the patient. Several times, this hand… Read More »