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Read the Word: 2 Samuel 1:4-27 Meditate on the Word: I have always been intrigued by David’s apparent affection for King Saul. Saul held the throne that David knew he had been anointed for. Saul used David for his ability to win battles, and for his ability to calm his spirit with his music. Then,… Read More »

Read the Word: Acts 11:19-26 Meditate on the Word: No wise farmer would expect to grow any significant crop by simply piling bags of seed in the corner of the field. As bags disintegrated, a few seeds would escape and lead to a few plants, but a field full of grain would not be the… Read More »

Read the Word: Daniel 7:13-14 Meditate on the Word: For thousands of years of history, various nations and empires have risen and fallen at various times. Some have lasted a short time and others several centuries. Man-made institutions always fall. This is because they are thought up and administered by sinful, flawed people who make… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 148:1-14 Meditate on the Word: I once heard a wise man say that God gives us the weather to show us how little control we actually have. Another wise man I know has often quipped that we cannot do anything about the weather; we just have to accept what the good… Read More »

Read the Word: John 10:31-42 Meditate on the Word: How much must one hate the words of someone in order to see them doing good things and want Him dead? Jesus’ various healing miracles, as we mentioned yesterday, were with the purpose of glorifying God and demonstrating His authority. These were done in plain sight.… Read More »

Read the Word: Acts 9:32-35 Meditate on the Word: On Sunday, we discussed the event immediately following this one. Tabitha (Dorcas) was dead until being prayed over by Peter, then she was alive. Many people believed because of this raising from the dead. Similarly, when Peter encounters Aeneas, he has been paralyzed for eight years… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 100:1-5 Meditate on the Word: I have heard people say that they are fearful for their children because of the way the world is now. This makes sense, because in many ways, the world seems to be a more fear-filled, fear-inducing place than ever. There are wars and rumors of wars… Read More »

Read the Word: Ezekiel 20:39-44 Meditate on the Word: Often, when we want to serve something other than God, He lets us. Whether it is objects of wood or stone (Ezekiel 20:32), money (Matthew 6:24), or even ourselves, God often allows us to pursue these dead ends to their logical conclusion. We often can get… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 23:1-6 Meditate on the Word: I remember as a teenager memorizing this psalm for Sunday School (in the King James version, of course). I did not give this psalm a great deal of thought back then, because the goal was to memorize. I’m certain that the Sunday School teacher who had… Read More »

Read the Word: Luke 5:1-11 Meditate on the Word: When Jesus came to the disciples who were fishing after His resurrection (John 21:1-14), and they recognized Him, it must have been a stark reminder of this first encounter with the Lord at the beginning of His public ministry. There is no way that they could have… Read More »