Meditating The Word

Today on Meditating the Word, Preparations are made for building the temple, Hiram agrees to help Solomon, a census is taken of the foreigners, and Solomon builds the temple. This is Day 162. Today we are reading 1st Kings 5 & 6 and 2 Chronicles 2 & 3 ---- Father God, we are struck by the fact that the temple wasn't just built by those under your covenant, but by non-covenant workers as well. Men...

Today on Meditating the Word, we read more Proverbs of Solomon, sayings of the wise and precepts and warnings. This is Day 161. Today are reading Proverbs 22-24 ---- Father God, It's easy, and tempting, to compare ourselves to others. But so often, we are comparing ourselves to an illusion. We don't know what lies beneath, or what happens in secret. We judge by outward appearances, but you judge o...

Today on Meditating the Word, we continue reading the Proverbs of Solomon. This is Day 160. Today are reading Proverbs 19-21 ---- Father God, yes and amen, victory is with you. We can make our plans and try to accomplish great things, but unless you are with us, we will falter and fail. Give us wisdom, Father, to do what's right in your eyes, to be diligent, and to have a humble heart. In Jesus' n...

Today on Meditating the Word, we continue reading the Proverbs of Solomon, including one of my favorites -- Life and death are in the power of the tongue! This is Day 159. Today are reading Proverbs 16-18 ---- Father God, words are so important! We are told that life and death are in the power of the tongue. We choose life, so we speak words of life and blessing. Our words are like seeds, so we pl...

Today on Meditating the Word, we continue reading the Proverbs of Solomon. This is Day 158. Today are reading Proverbs 13-15 ---- Father God, help us to demolish the strongholds of pride in our life. It only leads to destruction. When we are proud, we aren't open to hearing Your wisdom and Your truth. Help us to develop hearts of humility, to be disciplined, and to welcome correction so that we ma...

Today on Meditating the Word, we read from the Proverbs of Solomon. This is Day 157. Today are reading Proverbs 10-12 ---- Father God, we know there is an anointing on work. You created us to work with our hands. From the beginning, we were instructed to tend the garden. But it is all too common for us to have an ungodly relationship with our work. We sometimes lose focus, and it becomes about sto...

Today on Meditating the Word, we read the warning of a adulterous woman, wisdom's call and the invitations of wisdom and folly. This is Day 156. Today are reading Proverbs 7-9 ---- Father God, wisdom has been with you since the beginning. Everything you created, was made in wisdom. And wisdom is the key to a successful life. And we can't have wisdom without you. Fearing you is the beginning of wis...

Today on Meditating the Word, advice to get wisdom at any cost, warnings against adultery and warnings against folly. This is Day 155. Today we are the Book of Proverbs, Chapters 4-6. ---- Father God, we attend to Your words and listen to your teachings. We keep them in front of our eyes, and in the center of our hearts. Your words are life to us, and health to our whole body. We guard our hearts,...

Today on Meditating the Word, Wisdom's rebuke, moral benefits of Wisdom, Wisdom bestows well-being. This is Day 154. Today are reading Proverbs, Chapters 1-3 ---- Father God, Thank you for the wisdom of Solomon and for sharing his proverbs with us. You haven't hidden wisdom from us, it calls out to us, even when we are surrounded with foolishness. Help us to discern the voice of wisdom, Your voice...

Today on Meditating the Word, we read the entire book, The Song of Solomon.  ---- Father God, I won't pretend to understand the Song of Solomon, instead, I ask for revelation knowledge. Is this a tale of two lovers? Or is there an even deeper meaning of your unquenchable love for your children, the apples of your eye, the crown of your creation. Many waters can't quench your love for us, and flood...

Today on Meditating the Word, Solomon asks for wisdom, and a Psalm by Solomon This is Day 152. Today we reading 2nd Chronicles Chapter 1, and praying Psalm 72 ---- Father God, just as Solomon was blessed to bless others, you bless us today -- not for ourselves, for our own glory, or so that we can store up treasures for ourselves here on earth.  But as part of the covenant you made with the father...

Today on Meditating the Word, Solomon asks for wisdom, the cast of two women and one baby, Solomon's officials and governors, Solomon's daily provisions and news of Solomon's wisdom spreads. This is Day 151. Today we reading 1st Kings 3-4 ---- Father God, your Word says that if any man lacks wisdom, all we need to do is ask, and you will give it. Help us to seek wisdom over wealth and power. And a...

Today on Meditating the Word, we pray Psalm 119 - The longest chapter in the Bible. It's split into 22 stanzas -- one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and each line within the stanza begins with the same letter of the alphabet. (Although you can't tell that from the English translation!) This is Day 150. Today we are praying Psalm 119 ---- Father God, we are so blessed. If we tried to count...

Today on Meditating the Word, Adonijah sets himself up as king, David makes Solomon King, Solomon avenges his father, David and Solomon's throne is established. This is Day 149. Today we reading 1st Kings 1 and 2, and Psalms 37, 71 and 94 ---- Father God, we don't fret over the properity and success of evil doers, nor are we envious. They are none of our business. We delight ourselves in you and y...

Today on Meditating the Word, we are praying the Psalms This is Day 148. Today we praying Psalms 111-118 ---- Father God, we claim the promises in these Psalms... that the sick are healed, that the poor and needy are lifted up, that the weary are made strong, that the barren woman is set in a home as a joyful mother of children, that we are blessed and increased, us and our children. You are our h...

Today on Meditating the Word, Gatekeepers, Treasurers and other official, army divisions, tribal leaders and king's overseers assigned. David reveals the temple plans and gifts are given for building the temple. Solomon is made king, and David dies. This is Day 147. 1st Chronicles 26-29 and Psalm 127 ---- Father God, there is nothing hidden from you. You know the end from the beginning. You know o...

Today on Meditating the Word, today we pray songs and psalms of David. This is Day 146. Today we are praying Psalms 131, 138, 139, and 143-145 ---- Father God, We give you praise. We give you thanks with all of our heart. Thank you for your loving kindness and for your truth. Thank you for encouraging us, and giving us strength. Thank you for reviving us. Your Word says that you will fulfill every...

Today on Meditating the Word, the Levites are counted and new assignments given for the care of the temple, for judges, for gatekeepers and for musicians and praisers. This is Day 145. Today we are reading 1st Chronicles 23-25 ---- Father God, we see in these passages how important worship is to you, we see that it is a service, and in the past, it was performed by your priests, set apart for serv...

Today on Meditating the Word, we pray Psalms and songs of David. This is Day 144. Today we are praying Psalms 108-110 ---- Father God, again in the Psalms, we see a glimpse of our coming Savior... Our high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. And he sits on your right hand, just as David prophesied. Help us, Father, to keep our hearts steadfast. We wake up the dawn with singing, and give yo...

Today on Meditating the Word, David counts the fighting men, seventy thousand die by plague, David builds and altar, and preparations are made for the Temple. This is Day 143. Today we are reading 2nd Samuel 24, 1st Chronicles 21 and 22 and Psalm 30 ---- Father God, pride is such an ugly thing. When David asked that all of Israel be counted, it wasn't at your word or for your sake, but for his own...

Today on Meditating the Word, we pray Psalms and Contemplations by David. This is Day 142. Today we are praying Psalms 95, 97, 98 and 99 ---- Father God, we sing to you and shout our praises. You are the rock of our salvation. You have sown light, and righteousness and forgiveness for us. We come before you with thanksgiving for everything you have done for us. We join with all creation and sing y...

Today on Meditating the Word, we read David's Song of Praise, his last words, and a recount of his Mighty Warriors; and we pray Psalm 57, when David fled from Saul into the cave. This is Day 141. Today we are reading 2nd Samuel 22 & 23 and Psalm 57 ---- Father God, we just praise you today. Truly, you are exalted above the earth and above the heavens. We wake up the dawn with our songs of praise a...

Today on Meditating the Word, we read Psalms and songs by David and the Sons of Korah. This is Day 140. Today we are reading from the Book of Psalms, chapters 5, 38, 41 and 42 ---- Father God, we can see that even in David's time, people asked where is your God? Every time a disaster strikes, every time man exercises his dominion for evil instead of good, Christians are asked "where is your God?"...

Today on Meditating the Word, David returns to Jerusalem, Sheba rebels against David, the Gibeonites are avenged, and there are more wars with the Philistines and Giants at Gob and Gath. This is Day 139. Today we are reading 2nd Samuel 19-21 ---- Father God, in the account of David, I'm struck by how important it is to be surrounded by godly people and to have wise counsel. Had it not been for Joa...

Today on Meditating the Word, we read a selection of psalms, songs and poems by David. This is Day Day 138. Today we are reading Psalms 26, 40, 58, 61, 62 and 64 ---- Father God, you know our hearts and our minds. You don't look at our outward appearance, at our deeds only, but you look at our motives. With you, it's isn't a matter of works, it's a matter of the heart. Help us to walk in your trut...