Meditations

Episode 66 is a prayerful reflection on Isaiah 61:1-4 which reads, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort al...

Episode 65 is a continuation of our prayerful reflection on Psalm 18 and David's exaltation of God's power and gentleness in the context of his own deliverance from Saul's attacks.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment. Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed):  - Our Legacy by Adrian Disch - Intrinsic by Adrian...

Episode 64 is a prayerful reflection on the first half of Psalm 18, a beautiful and poetic recollection of God's answer to David's prayer of distress.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment.  Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed):  - Once and for All (eventide instrumental) by Adrian Disch...

Episode 63 is a meditation on Colossians 1:13-20 which is a soaring description of Jesus Christ, the one in whom all things hold together.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment. Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed):  - Above the Earth (piano version) by Adrian Disch - Safe by Adrian Disch - Co...

Episode 62 is a meditation on 1 Corinthians 13 and the nature of God's love toward us, which inspires and empowers us to love others in like manner.  Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, comment, and/or rate.   Background tracks (licensed by Musicbed):  - Brought to Mind by Adrian Disch - Centre by Wil Pearce - The...

Episode 61 is a reflection on John 20:1-18 which recounts the events of the Sunday morning where Mary Magdalene finds the tomb empty.  From the womb of the earth, the sunrise from on high rises on the hearts of men and women all over the world.  Re is risen! Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, comment, and/or rate. Bac...

Episode 60 is a meditation on Psalm 62 which is a declaration that our souls wait in silence for God alone, and as we experience His faithfulness, it becomes our testimony to all people to put their trust in Him.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment.   Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed):&nb...

Episode 59 is a reflection on Mark 11:1-11 which is one of the accounts of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.  How could the crowd go from cries of "Hosanna!" on Sunday to "Crucify Him!" on Friday?  And what does the answer to that question mean for us? Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment.&nbsp...

Episode 58 is a reflection on Exodus 33:7-23 where Moses and Joshua would linger in the tent of meeting, and where God showed Moses His glory by revealing to Moses His goodness.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, comment, and/or rate.  Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed):  - I See You (Instrumental, feat....

Episode 57 is a meditation on Psalm 136 which includes in every verse the refrain, "for His steadfast love endures forever."  May this be the subtext of our lives, that when we read between the lines of our activities we see the same message repeated over and over again - the the steadfast love of the Lord endures forever.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found...

Episode 56 is a reflection on Song of Songs 2:8-14 where the bride and the bridegroom exchange a series of exultations in one another's attributes, exclaiming that the winter is past and the time of new life has come.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to subscribe, share, comment, and/or rate.  Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed)...

Episode 55 is a meditation on Revelation 5 which describes Jesus as the Lamb who was slain, worthy to open the scroll and break its seals, eliciting profound worship in the throne room. Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to subscribe, share, comment, and/or rate. Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Reborn by One Hundred Years - Nearness by...

Episode 54 is a brief meditation on Matt 13:44-46 where Jesus speaks of a man joyfully selling all his possessions to purchase a field containing a treasure, and again of a merchant giving all to acquire a pearl of great value.  We are the great treasure that Jesus gave all to purchase, and now we have the opportunity to reciprocate and give all that we might gain Christ (c.f. Phil 3:8).  Connect...

Episode 53 is a meditation on Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 where the Preacher reflects on the meaninglessness of life in the absence of any broader eternal considerations.  The significance of this passage can't be understated in an age of chronological myopia.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, comment, and/or rate.  ...

Episode 52 is a reflection on John 6:48-60 where Jesus teaches His followers that in order to be His disciple and live forever, they must eat His flesh which is true bread, and drink His blood in which is life.  It was a hard teaching for the disciples, and many walked away.  May we be those who internalize His ways and His sacrifice.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Lik...

Episode 51 is a prayerful reflection on Psalm 103, a beautiful poem recounting God's benefits and the steadfast love of God toward frail, fleeting humans.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment. Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed):  - Daydream in A for Piano by Eric Kinny - Sight by Wil Pearce...

Episode 50 is a brief, prayerful reflection on Philippians 2:14-16 and how, by being content in the Lord and refraining from grumbling and complaining, we can shine as lights in the world. Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, comment, and/or rate. Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed):  - Spirit by Tony Anderson - Rise I...

Episode 49 is a meditation on Isaiah 58:6-12, often referred to as "God's Chosen Fast."  One of the results of the type of fast that God desires is that we would be "like a watered garden and a spring of water whose waters do not fail."  I was partial to calling this episode after that verse in particular because it's an image I often have in my mind for my sons as I pray this passage ov...

Episode 48 is a look at how 1 John 4:19, Luke 10:25-27, John 14:15, & Matthew 5:8 form the "Love Cycle."  That is, that when we receive the love of God we are compelled to love Him in return (1 John 4:19); when we love Him we obey Him (Luke 10:25-27 & John 14:15), and we obey Him with a pure heart, we see Him (Matthew 5:8).  And what do we see when we see Him?  We see how mu...

Episode 47 is a prayerful walk through Psalm 27 which contains some of the most recognizable verses in the Bible.  May we be a "One Thing" people! Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment.  Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed):  - All Is Not Lost by Tony Anderson - Stay with Me Reset (Instrume...

Episode 46 is an exercise in both gratitude and faith from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 and Romans 15:13.  As we look back on 2021 and look forward to 2022, we have so many things to be thankful for and to look forward to with great anticipation - not because of our circumstances, but because of the nature and character of God.     Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like wha...

Episode 45 depicts the culmination of the season of Advent - the birth of Jesus, as recounted in Luke 2:1-7.  Join me as we pause and reflect on the profound gravity of this event.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to rate, subscribe, share, and/or comment.   Background track (licensed via Musicbed):  - Immanuel by Tony Ander...

Episode 44 is an advent reflection on the birth of Jesus from the perspective of the shepherds as told in Luke 2:8-20.  Join me as we marvel at the contrast between the God of Heaven becoming a human baby and proclaiming this wonder to the lowest of people.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, comment, and/or rate. Ba...

Episode 43 is a reflection on the miraculous circumstances of Jesus' birth, and how the bearer of this God-child was a humble, socially marginalized teenage girl.  Her humble submission to this commission meant further ostracization and possible death, yet she bore it willingly.  May we follow her lead as we celebrate Jesus' first coming and anticipate His second! Connect with me at Mick...

Episode 42 is a prayerful walk through Psalm 16 which declares that in God's presence is fullness of joy, and that at His right hand are pleasures forevermore.   Connect with me at Mick@MickRMurray.com // Like what you found here?  Feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment.  Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Who We Said We Are (Instrumental) by CHPTRS - No Place...