Morning Meditations

In this episode, we see David refuse Saul's armor because he knows that God is with him!

In this episode, we see that Israel asks for a king and God gives them what they want, even though it will not be the best for them!

In this episode, we are reminded that we often need mentors that help us hear God speak, but that our response should be to listen and obey!

In this episode, we see that Boaz is going against the grain to become a redeemer for Ruth and Naomi. We are challenged to cross boundary lines for the sake of love as well!

In this episode, we see that Ruth chooses to be faithful to Naomi over looking out for herself!

In this episode, we are reminded from the story of Sampson, that God remembers us even when we find ourselves at our lowest moments.

In this episode, we see that God once again causes a barren woman to bear a son, Samson, and his parents have an encounter with God that leaves them forever changed!

In this episode, we are reminded of the story of Gideon, when God whittled down Gideon's army so that it would be obvious that it was God's power at work and not that of the Israelite army!

In this episode, Joshua encourages the people of Israel to say an unqualified YES to God!

In this episode, we are reminded that God has placed both life and death before us!

In this episode, we are reminded to not be hasty in making decisions, but to begin with prayer!

In this episode, we are reminded that God promised his presence to be with Joshua and calls on him to meditate on and follow God's law!

In this episode, we are reminded that the promise of the land God made to Abraham would be fulfilled!

In this passage, the Israelites are called to keep margins in their lives for the foreigner, the orphan and widow.

In this episode, we see that Israel has been chosen, but their chosen-ness is to help show God's goodness to the world!

In this episode, we see that God wants us to have an abundant, long, good life, and that part of that includes loving God by obeying God's commands, which are for our good!

In this episode we talk about what it means to be holy!

In this episode, we see that God gives the people asylum cities so that violence does not continue to escalate!

In this episode, we are reminded that our own inufficiencies don't matter when God is with us!

In this episode, we see that God gives instructions to the priests as to how they should prepare themselves for worship!

In this episode, we see the passover meal as a way that God instructs his people to remember that God brought them from slavery in Egypt into freedom. We are encouraged to remember what God has done in our lives as well!

In this episode, we read the tradition of the scapegoat from Leviticus! We are encouraged to let go of our sin as well!

In this episode, we see the Old Testament sacrificial laws, and we talk about the weight of sin and the fact that Jesus became the once and for all sacrifice for our sins!

In this episode, we see that Moses asks God how he is going to be able to lead the people of Israel out of slavery and God replies, "I will be with you!"

In this episode, we see God telling Moses the name of God, which is LOVE to a thousand generations!