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Good morning!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Yesterday we were putting up some Christmas lights because several of our other lights had stopped working. We had a new strand of lights that was very long(about 100 feet), but the problem was that the lights got tangled as we started putting them up.
My wife and I were trying to untangle the lights but it was a gigantic mess.
Then my wife found the end and said we are going to use this as our "One Source of Truth."
This was a saying they use in the business she works for.
We kept using the end piece as our "one source of truth," to make decisions by and after a little while we were able to get it all untangled.
We are getting ready for Christmas, and Jesus said in John 18:37, " The reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me."
He also said in John 14:6 "I am the way and the truth and the life," and in John 16:13, "When the Spirit ...
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Good morning!
Here is today's communion meditation.
The other day we talked about Hebrews 11:6 which says,
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."
And we talked about John 5:39-40 where Jesus said to the religious leaders, " You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life."
While thinking about this 2 Chronicles 26:5 came to mind which talks about King Uzziah. It says, " He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. As long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us seek him the way he desires so that we have success.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
A great way to seek the Lord is by going for walks with H...
Hey Everyone!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Yesterday we talked about Hebrews 11:6 which says,
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."
While thinking about this I came across John 5:39-40 where Jesus said to the religious leaders, " You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life."
It's good to study the scriptures diligently because they testify about Jesus, but ultimately we must come to him.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that we have the scriptures to teach us about Jesus, and we are asking God to help us come to him the way he desires, so that we build real relationship with him.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
There will be low days and high days in your workouts. On ...
Hey Everyone!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Yesterday I had something interesting happen. As I was driving, I pulled up to a stop light and the car in front of me had a license plate that said, "Hebrews 11:6." At the moment I pulled up behind the other car I was listening to a Bible teaching and the teacher had just started teaching on Hebrews 11:6.
So when I got home I looked up the scripture. Here is what it says,
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."
God is a rewarded, it is part of who he is. In the original Greek of this verse the word, "rewarder," can also be translated as, "one who pays wages." This fits with what God told Abraham in the Old Testament when he said, "I am your shield and great reward." In the Hebrew this can also be translated as reward or wages.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God is a rew...
Hey Everyone!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Today is the 6th day of Hanukkah, which is also called the Festival of Lights or Feast of Dedication. This is a time to firm up our dedication to God's plan and to gain clarity/light on the next steps for His plan.
John 1:4-5 talks about Jesus and it says, "In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."
I think we could also translate this as, "In him was life(God), and (God)life was the light of all mankind. 5 The (God)light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God was in Jesus, and he is also in us because of Jesus, and he can shine through us.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Keep taking a gentle approach in your fitness with a longer term vision. It's important to take action today, but with the bigger picture in mind.
I am praying for you.
...Hey Everyone!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Today is the 5th day of Hanukkah, which is also called the Festival of Lights or Feast of Dedication. This is a time to firm up our dedication to God's plan and to gain clarity/light on the next steps for His plan.
Yesterday, we talked about how gratitude for God's promises is the shortcut to walking in the light.
And this reminded me of Ephesians 5:13. Down below are two different versions of the verse.
"But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light". - NIV
"But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light." NKJV
Light makes all things visible, and one of the things is makes visible are the promises and things we have been been praying or.
We can manifest God's promises by walking in the light... And gratitude is the shortcut.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand how...
Hey Everyone!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Today is the 4th day of Hanukkah, which is also called the Festival of Lights or Feast of Dedication. This is a time to firm up our dedication to God's plan and to gain clarity/light on the next steps for His plan.
Colossians 1:12 says, "And giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light."
We get to walk in the kingdom of light, and gratitude is the shortcut into the light. Sometimes we get off track and start focusing on the problems of life, but gratitude offers for God's promises offers us a shortcut back into the light.
In today's communion let the breaking of the bread be symbolic of breaking any patterns of complaining, venting, etc. And let the taking of the cup be symbolic of walking in higher and higher levels of joyful gratitude from this point on.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Workouts are a great time to prac...
Hey Everyone!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Today is the 3rd day of Hanukkah, which is also called the Festival of Lights or Feast of Dedication. This is a time to firm up our dedication to God's plan and to gain clarity/light on the next steps for His plan.
In Matthew 6:22 Jesus said, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is single, your whole body will be full of light."
If our eye is single, with our focus on God and his promises then our whole body will be full of light. This reminds me of Peter walking on the water... He was actually walking on water until he started looking at the storm.
I think one of the ways we can keep our eye single is to stay positioned in gratitude consistently.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us keep our eye single and focused on him so that our whole body is full of light.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
I think a lot of the reps we do while lacking presence actually don't do much for ou...
Hey Everyone!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Today is the 2nd day of Hanukkah, which is also called the Festival of Lights or Feast of Dedication. This is a time to firm up our dedication to God's plan and to gain clarity/light on the next steps for His plan.
Colossians 1:1 MSG says, " I Paul, have been sent on special assignment by Christ as part of God’s master plan."
In today's communion we are asking God to help us gain clarity on our special assignment that is part of His master plan.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Many other things will try to prioritize themselves above health and fitness, but staying healthy and fit helps you have the energy and confidence to serve at higher levels.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. Remember the Master is with you, he loves you, and nothing is impossible for him.
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Hey Everyone!
Here is today's communion meditation.
Last night was the first night of Hanukkah and my daughter Reina reminded me that when lighting the candles for Hannukah there is a candle called the helper candle. This is the candle that is used to light all the other candles.
This reminded me of a couple of scriptures.
Proverbs 20:27 says, "The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly."
John 14:26 says, "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and remind you of all that I said to you."
In today's communion we are asking God to teach us about the helper candle and about how the Holy Spirit is our helper.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
One of my favorite ways to exercise is what I call "Exersnacks." These are short 3-5 minute workouts that can be sprinkled in throughout the day.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. Remember the Master is with you, ...
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