Morning Meditations

In Psalm 109, we are reminded that in meditating on the law of God the psalmist finds real life. We are challenged to meditate on God's law so that we can live in life-giving ways!

In this reading from Deuteronomy, the nation of Israel is reminded to Love the LORD with all their hearts and to love the widow, orphan and stranger in their midst. The reminder is that their very existence comes from God and so they should treat people graciously- the way God has treated them!

Today we look at the parable of the rich man and Lazarus and we learn that today we have the opportunity to hear God and to obey in tangible ways!

In this reading from Colossians, we hear the admonition of Paul for the church to make the most of its interactions with those outside the faith.

In this reading from Ecclesiastes, we learn that if we can fight our culture's obsessive denial of death, we might just find life on the other side.

In this reading from 1 Timothy, we learn that we are called to pray for our leaders, and that when we pray together we should be unified. This echoes the teaching of Jesus in the sermon on the Mount.

In this reading from Hebrews, we learn that Jesus is interceding for us. We also see that Jesus' High Priesthood is not based on bloodline, but on his obedience to God. In this obedience, Jesus becomes both sacrifice and high priest.

In this meditation, we learn that God has predestined us to be conformed into the image of Christ and that nothing can separate us from the love of God. It might be just our unwillingness to receive God’s love that keeps us from everything God wants for us!

In this reading from 1 Thessalonians 5, we learn some simple ways to live in God’s will for us!

In Psalm 106, we learn the practice of confessing our corporate sins before God and trusting that God is merciful and that God's love brings transformation in our lives as we confess our sins to our Creator.

In this reading from 1 Samuel, we learn that we are called to both trust God to be our Lord and take responsibility to pray for those within our charge.

In this episode, we see Moses pleading Israel’s case before God and we learn that we too can intercede for friends and family before the Lord.

In this reading from 1 John, we are called to pray for our brothers and sisters who fall into sin, being reassured that we are children of God! We learn to pray for one another in our brokenness.

In this reading from John 14, we are assured that we have whatever we ask when we ask in Jesus’ name.

In this meditation, we learn from Abraham to pray for even those places in our city that might seem like lost causes...

In this famous passage from James on prayer, we see that, while we often focus on healing, the book of James might be instructing us to pray MORE and believe that God can do all things!

In this teaching of Jesus, we see that God wants to give good things to those who ask him!

In this reading from the first chapter of Colossians, we learn ways that we can pray for the people around us!

In this meditation we hear Paul’s reminder that the Thessalonians are constantly being prayed for and we are encouraged to have people that we constantly pray for as well.

In this episode that culminates a week about confession, we see that when we turn towards God in confession, God is merciful towards us!

In this simple proverb, we find that confessing our sins helps us find mercy, but concealing them brings chaos in our lives.

In this episode, we hear three verses from Nehemiah where the people of God seek to live faithfully to the covenant after exile by focusing on scripture, confession, and worship together!

In this passage in Leviticus, we hear that even when the worst happens to Israel in the exile, if they will confess, God will remember the covenant he made with their ancestors!

In this reading from Romans we learn that it is not our outward following of the law that saves us but believing and trusting in Jesus!

In this passage from Hosea, we learn that, much like a marriage covenant, it matters that we are faithful to God in the way we love each day!