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Here is today's communion meditation.
Isaiah 26.3 says, " You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You."
God has given His peace, a peace that surpasses all understanding. But this peace comes by keeping our mind on him and trusting in him.
In today's communion we are asking God for His perfect peace, and to help us keep our minds fixed on him.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
One of the goals in our workouts is to develop our ability to stay in perfect peace and totally tranquil on the inside, even though we are working out. The key to this is keeping our mind fixed on God, and trusting that He is doing the work.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
Today is the Day of Atonement, which is a reminder that Jesus is our faithful high priest, and through His one sacrifice he has made us holy and perfect forever(Hebrews 10).
Today is also the final day of our 40 Days to Finished program. Today is the day to have everything finished, and it's a reminder that Jesus fulfilled everything on the cross. John 19:28-30 says, "After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” 29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. 30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit."
Jesus finished everything that needed to be finished so that we can be one with God.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that Jesus finished everything...
Here is today's communion meditation.
1 Corinthians 10:31 says, " So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
In whatever we are doing, are we doing it in such a way that God gets the glory because it's his spirit. might, and power doing the work and sustaining all things.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us do everything in such a way that he gets the glory.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Are we working out in such a way that God gets the glory for our results.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. Today is day 9 of the 10 Days of Awe and the Day of Atonement starts tonight.
If you would like to learn more about the 10 Days of Awe here is a guide - Download now
Here is today's communion meditation.
In Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus said "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
We have a role to play in teaching other people to be disciplined the way God has taught us. But we need his empowerment and grace to make this happen.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us go and make disciples of all nations we he desires.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
If you are doing well in your health and fitness, the way to get to the next level is teaching someone else what you know.
Daniel
P.S. Today is day 8 of the 10 Days of Awe and the Day of Atonement starts Sunday evening.
If you would like to learn more about the 10 Days of Awe here is a guide - Download now
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update.
Sunday evening through Monday evening is the Day of Atonement, which is a reminder that Jesus is our faithful high priest, and he has made atonement for our sins. He has made us clean. Atonement is a reminder of our oneness with God. Think of Atonement as at-one-ment
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Here is our filter for this week... Atonement.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
Yesterday we talked about how God reveals secret hidden things to those with childlike faith and how those things belong to us and our children forever.
After recording that communion meditation Matthew 7:6 keeps coming to mind where Jesus said, “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces."
I am not exactly sure yet what he is trying to show us with this verse, so in today's communion we are asking God to give us understanding of this verse and to apply it the way he desires so that the hidden things he has revealed to us are truly valued.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Colossians 2:23 says that the world promotes things that are harsh on the body, and this is definitely true of the way most people workout. But this is not true wisdom, because wisdom from above is gentle. Let's take a gentle approach to...
Here is today's communion meditation.
In Matthew 11:25 Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
And Deuteronomy 29:29 says, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law."
God reveals secrets to children and those with childlike faith. We are in the 10 Days of Awe, and part of having awe for God, is being more childlike in our faith. Something I feel like God is prompting in me, is to play and have more fun throughout the day. We can bring childlike energy, expectation, awe, and wonder, into everything we do.
Psalm 8:2 says that out of the mouths of infants and babes God has established strength, so that we can silence the enemy and cause him to cease.
Playing with childlike faith can cause the enemy to...
Here is today's communion meditation.
The ability to stay calm under pressure is very powerful.
Ecclesiastes 10:4 says, " If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest."
Calmness can lay great offenses to rest and transform pressure packed situations. But, where does the ability to stay calm come from? It comes from confidence in God being with us, and being confident that we have his grace, mastery, peace, and so much more. Calmness comes from confidence.
In today's communion we are asking God to greatly increase our ability to stay calm.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
One of the goals of our workouts should be to increase what we can do while staying totally calm. There have been times when I worked out and my body was definitely not in a calm state, and I found that those times didn't produce nearly the results as when my body was calm and under control, even though it was...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Today is day 4 of the 10 Days of Awe.
The subtitle of Ecclesiastes 5 is 'Stand in Awe of God," and it says, "Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. Do not be quick with your mouth,do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few…. Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore stand in awe of God."
In today's communion we are asking God to help us stand in awe of him the way he desires. To go near to listen to what he has for us.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
I like to finish each workout with a farmers walk (holding weights at your sides and walking). At some time during the farmers walk take a few seconds to stand still in awe of God. This time of the workout can be a reminder each day.
Daniel
...Here is today's communion meditation.
A passage that's repeated in the Bible is that we should be calling upon God when we need help.
Psalm 50:15 says, "Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”
Whenever we have trouble or a problem we need help with we can call upon the Lord, because he wants to help.
In today's communion we are calling upon the Lord for anything you need help with.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
If you need help with your health, call upon the Lord, and trust that he's going to help.
Daniel
P.S. Today is day 3 of the 10 Days of Awe.
If you would like to learn more about the 10 Days of Awe here is a guide - Download now
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