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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 doing a challenging exe...
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
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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.
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Here is today's communion meditation.
There are several verses in the Bible, that talk about people being like sheep without a shepherd.
1 Kings 22:17 says, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’”
In Mark 6:34 when Jesus was among the people it says, "When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things."
The people were like sheep without a shepherd because they had no master. Lately, we have talked about how God is our master, and we have his mastery. Because he is our master he is also our good shepherd who cares for us.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that Jesus is our good shepherd.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
You have his mastery with you to help with your workouts, and he wants to guide you.
Daniel
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Here is today's communion meditation.
Over the last couple of years, we've talked about the pipeline of living water God put within us that has God's spirit, wisdom, power, mind, grace, peace, joy, patience, love, health, energy, finances, and much more.
Think about this for a moment... You don't have to use your wisdom, instead you can use God's.
You don't have to rely on your level of peace, joy, energy, or patience. You can use God's.
And His supply is unlimited and inexhaustible.
While I was thinking about this the other day, I felt like God said to me, "I have also given you my mastery."
Romans 6:8-14 says, "Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.
11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God i...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Over the last couple of years, we've talked about the pipeline of living water God put within us that has God's spirit, wisdom, power, mind, grace, peace, joy, patience, love, health, energy, finances, and much more.
Think about this for a moment... You don't have to use your wisdom, instead you can use God's.
You don't have to rely on your level of peace, joy, energy, or patience. You can use God's.
And His supply is unlimited and inexhaustible.
While I was thinking about this the other day, I felt like God said to me, "I have also given you my mastery."
Isaiah 42:13 says, "The LORD marches out like a warrior; he stirs up his rage like a man of war; he makes his anger heard; he shouts aloud; he declares his mastery over his enemies."
Part of the mastery God has given us is mastery over God's enemies. Think about the story of Esther, when God turned the tables for his people, they gained mastery over their enemies....
Here is today's communion meditation.
Over the last couple of years, we've talked about the pipeline of living water God put within us that contains God's spirit, wisdom, power, mind, grace, peace, joy, patience, love, health, energy, finances, and much more.
Think about this for a moment... You don't have to use your wisdom, instead you can use God's.
You don't have to rely on your level of peace, joy, energy, or patience. You can use God's.
And His supply is unlimited and inexhaustible.
While I was thinking about this the other day, I felt like God said to me, "I have also given you my mastery."
In Genesis 4 is the story of Cain and Abel. God did not look with favor on Cain's sacrifice like he did on Abel's, so Cain became angry.
And God said to him in Genesis 4:6-7, "Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouch...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Over the last couple of years we have talked about the pipeline of living water God put within us that contains God's spirit, power, mind, grace, peace, joy, patience, love, health, energy, finances, and much more.
Think about this for a moment... You don't have to use your wisdom, instead you can use God's.
You don't have to rely on your level of peace, joy, energy, or patience. You can use God's.
And His supply is unlimited and inexhaustible.
While I was thinking about this the other day, I felt like God said to me, "I have also given you my mastery."
In 1 Corinthians 3:10 Paul said, "According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it."
God's grace supplied Paul with God's mastery.
God is often referred to as Master. He is the master creator, architect, builder, and so much more. He has ma...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Philippians 2:2 says, "Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose."
We are in a time of the year, that is a reminder to be examining ourselves and making adjustments.
In today's communion let's take some time to examine how well we are united in spirit and purpose with the people around us.
And we are asking God to help us humble ourselves as needed so that we are like minded and united in spirit and purpose.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
It is good to train the individual parts of the body, but ultimately everything needs to be integrated together as one whole.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. The Feast of Trumpets is coming up on the evening of 9/15 and it starts the 10 Days of Awe.
If you would li...
Here is today's communion meditation.
Malachi 4:2-3 says, "“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture. On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies."
This prophecy was given at the very end of the Old Testament, before Jesus came.
We have righteousness in Christ, means we are right with God, and God have him on our side. It also gave him the ability to put the same power that raised Jesus from the dead on the inside of us, so that it can bring life to our mortal body ( Romans 8:11). And when he sets us free we will go out with joy.
In today's communion we are asking God to activate this promise for us.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
When lifting weights make sure to secure the weights in your hand. This builds grip strength and strengthens the whole body.
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