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Here is today's communion meditation.
In Isaiah 43:25-26 God says, “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Put me in remembrance; let us argue together; set forth your case, that you may be proved right.
God blots out our transgressions for His sake, not ours, so that he will not remember our sins. 1 Corinthians 13 says that love keeps no record of wrongs.
When we put God in remembrance of us, he now sees who we are in Christ.
Jesus said as often as we take communion to remember him. It is an opportunity to stir his sacrifice into our remembrance to that we don't forget that he is with us. And it is also an opportunity to commune with God and put him in remembrance of us as well. And when he remembers us, the result is that we are proved right or righteous in his sight because of Christ.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God does not remember our sins...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Yesterday we talked about the importance of embracing those times when life gives you variety and knocks you out of your normal schedule. It turned out yesterday was one of those days for me, which is why today's video is a little different.
In Mark 8 Jesus has just multiplied the loaves and fish and fed the multitude and then the disciples get in the boat, and they are arguing/complaining about how they only have 2 loaves of bread. Jesus looks at them and says... Don't you remember?
Don't you remember when I broke the bread and fed thousands and still had 12 baskets left over. Don't you remember... Do you still not understand?
Jesus said as often as we take communion to remember him.
Communion is an opportunity to remember that when it looks life you don't have enough, or you are in an impossible looking situation he is with you, and nothing is impossible with him. Stir this into your remembrance today....
This is a time of year when people are going to start falling off of the health wagon. They made a resolution to get healthier, but unfortunately, most people are taking the wrong approach and aren't going to sustain it much longer.
After many years of research into health and seeking God about how our bodies function here is the conclusion I have come to... Health is a skill and most of the things that really work are very simple but need to be executed daily.
There are certain fundamentals practices that always lead to improved health. But we must make a commitment to mastering these things and to taking a graceful approach that allows us to be successful over the long term.
A graceful approach is one that puts God in the center and makes him the source of our health. Then it is about connecting with him and taking an approach that allows us to be consistent over the long term. Give yourself longer to see results, think 1-3 years rather than 3...
Here is today's communion meditation.
In life we need a balance of consistency and variety. Consistency is how we develop skills, and over the last year we have talked a lot about how consistent repetition leads to greatness. In life one of the keys is to find the things that really matter and repeat them often, usually daily. Sometimes people get bored with repetition, which is why it is important to bring presence and energy into the things we are practicing consistently.
But we also need variety, to keep things fresh and break us through to new levels. Something I have found is that life often gives us a lot of variety without having to plan for it. God has built change into the world to keep nudging us forward, and changes in the world offer variety that can help us break through plateaus. We can see this variety as a bad thing because it messes up our consistency, but it often is the thing that triggers new growth to the next level. God often opens...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Living a life of faith doesn't mean we don't have problems anymore. There will still be highs and lows, hills and valleys, but it means learning to handle them a different way because we have God with us.
In Deuteronomy 11:10-12 God told his people...
10 The land you are entering to take over is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you planted your seed and irrigated it by foot as in a vegetable garden. 11 But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven. 12 It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end.
During the highs it is important to stay consistent and humble, recognizing that God is the source of increase. During the valleys it is a time to get our hearts more established in the New Covenant and grow our trust...
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Emotions are a true gift from God, in that they give us feedback so that we can make adjustments. We often view negative emotions such as sorrow as a bad thing, but there is a Godly sorrow that leads to true change and us living a life with no regrets.
2 Corinthians 7:5-13 says...
5 For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. 6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.
8 Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— 9 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to...
Today we are taking communion over Psalm 91, which has some amazing promises for those that make God their secret place.
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”
3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and [b]buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day.
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most...
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Recently, I have been seeking God about how we can truly cherish other people. And I think so much of it comes back to how we make others feel. In all relationships one of the most important things is how we make them feel. Do we make them feel honored, valued, appreciated, cherished, etc.
To make others feel cherished is in the realm of feelings, and feelings are contagious. Therefore, to make others feel good we must feel good.
As I was thinking about this Romans 14:7 came to mind...
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God has transferred us into his kingdom and there is righteousness, peace, and joy. And we are asking for his help for this righteousness, peace and joy to flow through us to others helping us make them feel cherished.
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Today we are taking communion over John 10:1-18 as a time of gratitude that Jesus is our good shepherd, and he came to give us life abundantly.
Here is the passage...
“Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” 6 Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.
7 Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who have...
Here is today's communion meditation.
How do we practically cherish other people? I think it is a matter of the heart that starts with us understanding that God cherishes us and has intentions to make us great. God has made the covenant commitment to cherish us and continually do good for us all the time, even when we miss it. For us to cherish others I believe it takes a heart commitment, to doing good all the time. It means moving past retaliating, avoiding people, and giving the silent treatment and choosing to do good all the time. But to get to this place takes a firm decision and we must get it established in our hearts. And the way to establish this New Covenant in our hearts is with meditation and consistent practice. Keep meditating and thinking on God's grace and how he cherishes you, and eventually it will be a natural outflow from you to others.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God cherishes us, and we are asking for his help...
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