Biblical Meditations by Josiah

He is not describing an abstract principle — he is describing what he is about to do. The greatest love is not a feeling but a laying down. Let this verse rest in you without explanation. This is Day 13 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation follows...

The standard is not our best effort but his example. This is the measure that makes love both demanding and possible. This is Day 12 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation follows the same format: A brief breathing exercise (10 rounds of 3-count inh...

Jesus speaks these things not to instruct but to fill. His joy — not a borrowed version, but his own — is what he is after for us. Fullness, not sufficiency. This is what abiding is for. This is Day 11 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation follows...

Obedience isn't the price of love, it's the shape of it. Jesus kept the Father's commandments not to earn his love but because he lived inside it. This is the life he invites us into. This is Day 10 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation...

We are invited into something that was never about us and yet is entirely for us. Praise God! This is Day 9 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation follows the same format: A brief breathing exercise (10 rounds of 3-count inhale, 6-count exhale) Toda...

Fruit is not just for us — it is for the Father's glory. What grows in us through abiding is not a personal achievement but a sign that points beyond us entirely. This is Day 8 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation follows the same format: A br...

The promise is astonishing — but notice what precedes it. Abiding comes first. When his words have made their home in us, what we wish begins to look more and more like what he wills. before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation follows the same format: A brief breathing exercise (10 rounds of 3-count inhale, 6-count exhale)...

There is a seriousness in Jesus's words that deserves attention. Not explained away. To drift from the vine isn't merely unproductive — it's being cut off from the source of life itself. Let this verse do its work in the silence. This is Day 6 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you b...

This is not a threat but a description of reality. Apart from the vine, the branch has no life of its own — it only looks alive. Jesus names what is true so we can stop pretending otherwise. This is Day 5 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation follo...

To abide is not to strive — it is to remain. Jesus invites us here not into effort but into presence, into a stillness that holds us more than we hold it. This is Day 4 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation follows the same format: A brief breathin...

Before the striving, before the fruit, before any effort at all, you're already clean. Jesus speaks this into the disciples before they have done anything to earn it. He speaks it still. This is Day 3 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation follo...

Pruning is not punishment . It's the Father's attention. What feels like loss is often the very thing that makes room for more. This verse asks us to trust the hand that cuts. This is Day 2 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel called. Each meditation follows the...

Jesus does not say he is a vine — he says he is the true one. The claim is not that he is useful, but that everything else is imitation. This is where the chapter begins, and it is enough to sit with for a lifetime. This is Day 1 of 27 in our meditation through John 15. Each episode builds on the one before — I'd recommend going in order, but let the Spirit lead you back whenever you feel call...

God just wants to be with us. It's our sin that prevents us from that. We can't sacrifice enough to even come close to his holiness. Thankful that Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice. Today's meditation is the last of our series on Hosea 6 series. I hope you've found it encouraging and convicting and that God has used his Word to draw you closer to himself. While designed to be practi...

God sends the prophets to Israel to meet his justice. His justice brings light to our darkness and in it we are found utterly guilty. Thankful Jesus intercedes on our behalf and we are saved by God's lavish grace. Today's meditation is Day 5 of 6 in our series on Hosea 6 This meditation series is designed for a daily practice and I'd highly recommend going in order to grasp the context...

God is willing and able to rescue, heal, revive and give his children. His faithfulness, however, is met with our fleeting devotion. Once He's saved us, it's not long before we think to ourselves we no longer need him and just like a morning cloud disappears, so does our love for him. Thankful Jesus came and gave us the Holy Spirit that when our love evaporates, God's love sustains us...

Let us know the Lord! He is the only certain thing in the entire universe and he can't be moved. Just like spring rains he covers us in the nourishment our souls need to survive, grow, and thrive. Today's meditation is Day 3 of 6 in our series on Hosea 6 This meditation series is designed for a daily practice and I'd highly recommend going in order to grasp the context of the passage....

A foreshadowing of Jesus, this verse confirms that God wants to bring his people back. He doesn't want Israel to live in desolation. He doesn't want us to be far from him. HE WILL REVIVE US!Today's meditation is Day 2 of 6in our series on Hosea 6. This meditation series is designed for a daily practice and I'd highly recommend going in order to grasp the context of the passage. Tha...

God heals. He always comes back to his people and saves them. He has the power and the right to destroy all of humankind, but instead he chooses mercy. Thankful that he sent Jesus to die for us and now we have boldness and access to the Father through our Lord Jesus Christ. Today's meditation is Day 1 of 6 in our series on Hosea 6. This meditation series is designed for a daily practice and I&...

God sent Jesus and now instead of thorns and briers, beautiful, strong trees. Creation made perfect. Sin and death reversed, life everlasting. Isaiah 55 is one of Scriptures's most powerful passages as it points to the Christian's eternal reality. Sin caused this earth to die, Jesus brought heaven to earth and the New Heaven and the New Earth is on the way. Thanks for joining me on this jo...

There is only one God who causes creation to Sing. The Holy One of Israel. The Father of Lights. The Lord of the Earth. When we're aligned with God's will, the joy is endless and we see it in every nook and cranny of the earth. The hills, the mountains, they sing of his glory, the trees and the fields clap in rhythm to this wonderful world God created out of pure love. Today's meditati...

God will succeed. His word brings life to all who hear it. May you hear it today and be nourished by the eternal words of our Father. Today's meditation is Day 11 of 13 in our series on Isaiah 55. This meditation series is designed for a daily practice and I'd highly recommend going in order to grasp the context of the passage. That said, let the Holy Spirit guide you and return to this ve...

Like rain and snow, God's word covers the earth and brings forth life. Verse 10 carries into verse 11 beautifully creating this wonderful image that just like precipitation, God's word is pervasive, persistent, impossible to thwart. Today's meditation is Day 10 of 13 in our series on Isaiah 55. This meditation series is designed for a daily practice and I'd highly recommend going i...

God's ways are higher than our ways. Through Jesus we are able to walk in them. May you walk in the ways of heaven today. Today's meditation is Day 9 of 13 in our series on Isaiah 55. This meditation series is designed for a daily practice and I'd highly recommend going in order to grasp the context of the passage. That said, let the Holy Spirit guide you and return to this verse as ma...

God's ways are so much higher than our own ways. We pretend to be gods but we are so far from the Holy One of Israel who created the cosmos. Today's meditation is Day 8 of 13 in our series on Isaiah 55. This meditation series is designed for a daily practice and I'd highly recommend going in order to grasp the context of the passage. That said, let the Holy Spirit guide you and return...