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Hey everyone!
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update communion meditation.
The Feast of Purim is coming up. It starts the evening of March 23rd and goes through March 24th.
Purim comes from the book of Esther. A king and adviser had written a law that would wipe out the Jewish people. In those days, once a law was written it could not be undone. Queen Esther petitioned the king and asked him to write a new law that would override the previous law. The Bible tells us that the new law turned the tables and gave the Jewish people the upper hand with the right to attack anyone who was attacking them.
Purim is the table-turner day. In the Abundant Life Blueprint, we say that the table-turner is the one thing that really matters, and it puts us in control in life. When Jesus went into the temple, he turned over the tables. Jesus is the table-turner. The Old Covenant used to be in place—and it was eye-for-eye and tooth-for-tooth when it came to vengeance. If you ...
Good morning!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Our message for March is, "Resetting Our Understanding," and about how the Holy Spirit helps us understand all that God has given us in Christ.
One of the most important gifts we have been given is the righteousness of Jesus.
In Philippians 3:9 the apostle Paul says, "Not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith."
Having the righteousness of Jesus means that we are right with God because of the works of Jesus and not our own, which enables God to be on our side all the time, because the righteousness of Jesus never changes.
Isaiah 32:17 says, "the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever."
Today's communion is a time of gratitude for the righteousness of Jesus, and we are asking the Holy Spirit to help us understand the righteou...
Good morning!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Our message for March is, "Resetting Our Understanding," and about how the Holy Spirit helps us understand all that God has given us in Christ.
This verse comes from 1 Corinthians chapter 2, and in that chapter, it also says in verses 11 & 16...
"For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God."
"Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
The Spirit of God knows his thoughts, and we have been given His Spirit.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude, and we are asking the Holy Spirit to help us understand that we have the mind of Christ.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
What we think about has a great impact on our health. Philippians 4:8 says to think about, "Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatev...
Good morning!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Our message for March is, "Resetting Our Understanding," and about how the Holy Spirit helps us understand all that God has given us in Christ.
In Colossians 1:29 the Apostle Paul said, "For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me."
Notice Paul was using God's energy within him.
One of the things God has given us is His energy and it can work powerfully within us.
Think about this for a moment... We don't have to use our own energy. We can use God's.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that we've been given God's energy. And we are asking the Holy Spirit to help us understand this and how to access God's energy within us.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
One of the best ways to increase energy is by finding a song you like and putting it on repeat for 10-20 minutes. This is a form of meditation that causes your body to entrain with the rhythm of the music...
Good morning!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Our message for March is, "Resetting Our Understanding," and we talked about how the Holy Spirit helps us understand all that God has given us in Christ.
Ephesians 6:11 says, "Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes."
God has given us His armor.
This reminds me of the story of David and Goliath, when King Saul gave David his armor to wear.
But David couldn't function in Saul's armor because it was too big and heavy.
God's armor fits us perfectly in Christ.
In today's communion we are asking the Holy Spirit to help us understand that we've been given the armor of God, to help us understand how to put it on and function with it.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
The ability to move well is like armor, it's protective. Keep training your ability to move in all kinds of different ways.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. Remember the Master is with you, ...
Good morning!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Our message for March is, "Resetting Our Understanding," and we talked about how the Holy Spirit helps us understand all that God has given us in Christ.
One of the things for us to understand is that we have been given the power of God's might.
Ephesians 6:10 says, "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power."
Notice this doesn't say be strong yourself and in your own power... This says to be strong in the Lod and in God's power.
He has given us access to his power.
In today's communion we are asking the Holy Spirit to help us understand how to be strong in the Lord and His mighty power, and to help us walk in the fullness of this.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
There is a high level Olympic weightlifting coach that says, " you are strong enough to lift the weight, you just don't know how to do it yet." Being strong is something you learn how to do through experiential learning.
I am...
Hey everyone!
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update communion meditation.
This is an excerpt for this time of year from my book, "The Miracle Year."
We all have a need for confidence. I believe one of the biggest keys in life is that we are continually growing, which means that we need to continually learn and master new skills. Mastering new skills requires us to grow our confidence.
1 John 3:21 says that if our hearts do not condemn us, we will have confidence before God. The biggest key to increasing confidence is dealing with condemnation. We often lack confidence because we are beating ourselves up, thinking that we are not good enough or not capable of excelling in certain areas. To develop confidence, we must first roll away condemnation so that we are willing to grow and try new things.
Condemnation zaps confidence. God is living in us, and he can help us master new things.
Once condemnation is rolled away, we will have the courage to get started...
Good morning!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Our message for March is, "Resetting Our Understanding," and we talked about how the Holy Spirit helps us understand all that God has given us in Christ.
Several years ago I was talking with my grandpa one morning, and he said that he had just finished reading Romans chapter 8.
Then he said that I should read it, and read it at least twice.
So, later that day I flipped open my Bible to Romans chapter 8 and verse 11 seemed to jump off the page.
It says, "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you."
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that the same spirit and the same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in us and brings life to our flesh. And we are asking God and the Holy Spirit to help us understand this and apply it to our lives.
Today's Heal...
Good morning!
Here is today's communion meditation.
(There is no video or audio today due to technical difficulties)
Our message for March is, "Resetting Our Understanding," and we talked about how the Holy Spirit helps us understand all that God has given us in Christ.
2 Timothy 1:9 says, " God saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began."
In today's communion we are asking the Holy Spirit to help us understand the purpose and grace that was given to us in Christ.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Stretching before bed makes a big difference in your joint health, sleep, energy, and workouts.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. Remember the Master is with you, he loves you, and nothing is impossible for him.
Good morning!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Our message for March is, "Resetting Our Understanding," and we talked about how the Holy Spirit helps us understand all that God has given us in Christ.
Several years ago, God showed me that I needed to understand his grace... that he is doing continually good for us all the time, even when we miss it.
During this time Proverbs 19:8 came to life for me which says, "The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper."
But what does it mean to "cherish," understanding?
The word used for "cherish," is the Hebrew word "shamar," which is the same word used in Genesis 2:15 when it says, "The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep(shamar) it.
Shamar means to keep, protect, watch, guard, hedge in, to treasure, and to cherish.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us "shamar," understanding the way he desires.
Today's Hea...
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