The Morning Meditation

Yesterday on The Morning Meditation we looked at the thought Conditioned to Endure.  I am sure thankful that the Lord has placed people in my life that were conditioned to endure. Today let us look at: WALK IN LOVE Eph. 5:1-2 “Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sw...

Yesterday on The Morning Mediation we thought about God’s Restraining Power on Sin.  I am so thankful for the way He does this for us. Today we are going to look at the thought: CONDITIONED TO ENDURE 2 Tim. 2:3 “Thou therefore endure hardness,...

Yesterday on The Morning Meditation, we looked at Ephesians 5:21 and thought about the subject of Henpecked Husbands and Dominated Wives.  Problems in marriage are caused by pride and stubbornness and both are condemned in the Word of God. Today, le...

Well, I am back from Israel.  What a wonderful time we had on our trip.  If you would like to read about the day to day activities from that trip you can go to consfords.com and read the daily updates that I wrote while we were in the Promised Land. I hope you enjoyed the last few days of The Morning Meditation.  I know they were reruns but they were no longer listed in iTunes and we have had many...

FELLOWWORKERS OF PAUL Col. 4:10-11“Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;) And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.” JESUS JUSTUS, THE MAN WITH A GREAT NAME We know ve...

FELLOWWORKERS OF PAUL Col. 4:10-11“Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;) And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circum...

FELLOWWORKERS OF PAUL Col. 4:10-11“Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;) And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.” We are going to look at three of Paul’s helpers in...

WHERE DID HE GO? Acts 1:9-11 “And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come...

THE DOINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN THE SERVANTS ATTITUDE IN SERVING THE LORD Col. 3:23-25 “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” Paul reminds them, “for ye serve...

THE DOINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN THE EXPECTATION OF THE OBEDIENT CHRISTIAN Col. 3:23-25 “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” The expectation is seen in the w...

THE DOINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN THE FOCUS OF OUR ACTION Col. 3:23-25 “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” The words, “as to the Lord” means that whatever we...

This is Missionary Joe Consford! I am in Israel as we speak!  I look forward to telling you all about my trip after I get back! I just wanted to thank you for listening to The Morning Meditation each morning!  It is my privilege to join you on your walk with our Lord every day. It has been brought to my attention that some people have forgotten that these meditations were not written by me.  Dr. E...

THE DOINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN THE DYNAMICS OF THE DOING Col. 3:23-25 “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” The words “do it heartily . . .” This word trans...

THE DOINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN OUR GOOD WORKS Col. 3:23-25 “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” We are not saved by our works. If anything is plain in the...

SEEING BEYOND THE OBVIOUS Eph. 1:8 “Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;” The word “prudence” needs definition.  It is amazing how we will read our Bible and do a kangaroo over what we don’t understand.  Sometimes that part of God’s Work lies dormant because of the neglect of the reader to take time to examine.  The word “prudence” is found in 2 Chronicles 2:12, "Huram sa...

PAUL MAKES A PERSONAL APPEAL FOR PRAYER Col. 4:1-4“Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;  Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: That I may make it manifest, as I ought...

Yesterday on the Morning Meditation we thought about The Word Behind You.  May we always be willing to listen to the guiding word of our Heavenly Father when we start to stray from him. Today let us think about: THE CHRISTIANS RELATIONSHIP TO THE WORLD John 15:19 “If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, the...

Yesterday on The Morning Mediation we thought about The Mind of Christ.  Let this mind be in you; for this is the highest ideal in Christian living. Today, let us look at the phrase: A WORD BEHIND YOU Isa. 30:21 ”And thine ears shall hear a wo...

Yesterday on The Morning Meditation, we did a meditation on the fact that God Has A Plan for Every Child of His.  What a blessing it is to know that He knows what He is doing and where He is headed with us. We can trust Him. Today, we will meditate on the subject: THE MIND OF CHRIST Phil.  2:5 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:" The mind of Christ has been a mystery in every...

Yesterday on The Morning Mediation, we looked at The Sabbath – Are Christians to Keep It?  I sure am glad we are free from the law, but we should always remember that Salvation is our Eternal Sabbath. Today on The Morning Mediation let us place our ...

Yesterday on The Morning Mediation, we looked at The Strife between Abram and Lot.  In the believers’ life, it is always important to seek the Lord’s will in our decisions. Today, let us put all other thoughts and worries aside as we meditate on: THE SABBATH DAY - ARE CHRISTIANS TO KEEP IT? Col 2:16 “Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new mo...

Yesterday on The Morning Meditation, we thought about God’s Call of Abram and His Covenant With Him.  What a blessing it is to know that even though we are imperfect, God’s grace is PERFECT! Today on The Morning Meditation, let us put aside the cares and worries of the day and meditate together on: THE STRIFE BETWEEN ABRAM AND LOT Genesis 13:5 11 "And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, a...

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Yesterday on The Morning Meditation, we did a meditation on the subject of Self Judgment and we saw seven ways of knowing yourself from A.W. Tozer’s book, That Incredible Christian.  Today, let’s look at: GOD’S CALL OF ABRAM AND HIS COVENANT WITH HIM Genesis 12:1-5 "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I...