Bonus Post: God's Holy Name
by Walt Martin on August 30th, 2023
Wednesday, August 30, 2023Matthew 6:1-24Sometimes God calls us back to basics. In the heart of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) Jesus teaches the crowds how to pray. That ‘template’ for prayer has become an opportunity for us to agree together on many a Sunday, prayer gathering, and personal time spent in God’s presence. I’ve been leaning into the Common English Bible (CEB) translation this y... Read More
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Day 243: Psalms 142-144; 1 Corinthians 10:22-11:1
by Jonathan Merki on August 30th, 2023
Did Paul just say what I think he said? I want you to pattern your lives after me, just as I pattern mine after Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1, TPT). There is a good chance you and I have a negative association with the word 'mimic' (unless it's a part of someone's stand-up routine). However, that is the root of the word that Paul actually uses. The lexicon says it means 'to strive to be like, imitate... Read More
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Day 242: Psalms 138-141; 1 Corinthians 10:1-21
by Jonathan Merki on August 29th, 2023
Is it weird sometimes how a random term pops into your mind? It might be because my ADD mind can be so random...I know, I left the 'H' out. Read More
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Day 241: Psalms 134-137; 1 Corinthians 9
by Jonathan Merki on August 28th, 2023
In pondering 'Christian Liberty' and reflecting on Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 9:19: "Although I am free from all and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people" (CSB), Martin Luther wrote this famous line: "A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all." In context, Lut... Read More
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Day 240: Psalms 131-133; 1 Corinthians 8
by Jonathan Merki on August 27th, 2023
What is good to the core and appealing to experience is the beautiful unity that exists in God's Family (Psalm 133). This is where the Spirit is abundantly present and at work (like the oil of anointing), and where God's commanded blessing finds its eternal resting place. No wonder Paul so emphasizes these realities in his writings. Today we read them in practice in 1 Corinthians 8. For instance: ... Read More
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Day 239: Psalms 128-130; 1 Corinthians 7:25-40
by Jonathan Merki on August 26th, 2023
Real people who loved God and were on their own spiritual journey, these are the ones who penned the words we read in the Word of God. I am not certain how literalists explain 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 that begins and ends with Paul saying that this is his 'opinion.' He very clearly acknowledges that he is walking in the power of the Holy Spirit, but is humble enough to say: 'This is what I think.' Do... Read More
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