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Here is today's communion meditation.
The Feast of Trumpets is coming up on the evening of 9/15 and it starts the 10 Days of Awe, which are 10 days to remind us of the wonders of God.
In Psalm 119:27 David said, "Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So I will meditate on Your wonders."
This time of year is a reminder to be meditating on the wonderful things God has done in our lives.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude for God's wonders, and we are asking him to help us meditate on his wonders the way he desires.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
On those days when you don't feel like working out, just get started. Sometimes after the first set, God will do the wonderful, and carry you through the workout.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. 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.
Ephesians 6:13-16 says, "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.…"
Today's communion is a time of gratitude for the full armor of God and we are asking God to reveal to us any areas where we are not standing firm the way he desires. And we are asking God to help us stand firm.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Something I have been doing lately in my workouts is practicing standing firm. At the end of each set of weight lifting I practice standing tall or firm while still holding the weights.
I am pra...
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update.
We are getting close to the 10 Days of Awe... Which are the final days of the 40 Days of Teshuva.
The Feast of Trumpets is on 9/15/23, and it's typically celebrated by eating apples with honey, to symbolize a sweet new year.
The Feast of Trumpets starts the 10 Days of Awe, which lead up to the Day of Atonement(9/25/23), and during these 10 days we typically do a 10 Day Daniel Fast.
The 10 Days of Awe are a time to be taking action, getting things done, and increasing our awe of God.
If you would like to learn more about The 10 Day of Awe here is a guide - Download now
Here is our filter for this week... 10 Days of Awe.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. If you have been taking getting things done over the 40 days I would love to hear about how you've been doing.
Here is today's communion meditation.
Lately verses about God's courts seem to be standing out to me.
Psalm 100:4 says, "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name."
And Psalm 96:8 says, "Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts.
Notice the connection in these verses... We are to bring an offering and praise into his courts.
In today's communion we are asking God to each us about his courts and what this means for us. And we are asking him to help us enter his courts the way he desires.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Keep going for walks with God.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
Our message for 2023 is, "God Saved the Best Until Now," which comes from the story when Jesus turned water into wine.
John 2:7-9 says, " Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.."
We have rivers of living water in us, and they are stored in the deep, but we can draw them out. Something I feel like God is showing me is that when these rivers of living water flow through us there is a turning of water into wine that happens when the water is drawn out.
God turns it into something beautiful, graceful, and joyful.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand what happens when the rivers of livi...
Here is today's communion meditation.
In Mark 11:24 AMPC Jesus said, "For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it]."
In today's communion we are asking God to reveal to us any areas where we are praying but are not trusting and confident in him, so that we can turn it around.
And it's a time of gratitude that because of the sacrifice of Jesus, God eagerly desires to help us.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
One of the ways to practice trusting and being confident is in our workouts. We can trust and be confident that God is with us, helping us. My cue to remember this is the moment my hands touch the handles or weights for an exercise. As soon as I make contact, it's my cue to remember God is with me.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
In Matthew 13 is the parable of the sower. And in the parable one of the outcomes of a seed being sown is that the thorns choke it out.
Jesus said, " The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful."
Thorns can pop up in our life when we worry or when we put our trust in money rather than in God. Let's take a little time to examine ourselves and see what we are worrying about, so that we can cast those cares over onto God, because he cares for us.
In today's communion we are asking God to reveal to us any areas where worry or thoughts about money are choking out what he wants to do.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
One of the stressors for many people is nutrition and fitness. The world has made these areas very complicated, but it's supposed to be simple.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
Ezekiel 31:13 says, "“But as for you, say to the Israelites, ‘You shall most certainly observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord who sanctifies you and sets you apart [for Myself]."
The Sabbath rest is meant to be a sign that it is God who is really doing the work in our lives. We have a Sabbath rest in Christ and God wants us resting in Him, so that he can show us without a doubt, that it is him doing the work.
Today's communion is a time to examine how well we have been resting, and we are asking God to help us rest the way he says is best.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Our physical bodies need a balance of work and rest. How has your rest been? A great way to both be active and recreate yourself is to do recreational activities you enjoy.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
Yesterday we talked about Psalm 32:10 which says, "Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD's unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him."
And we talked about developing the practice of breathing in and imaging God's unfailing love surrounding you, then exhale and imagine his love flowing through you out into the world. This is a very simple but powerful exercise to do throughout the day.
While doing this I was reminded of 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, "For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again."
In today's communion we are asking God to be compelled by Christ's love to be a blessing.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
You can also implement the breathing exercise into your workouts.
Daniel
Here is the Message for September.
Our message for 2023 is, " God Saved the Best Until Now," and our message for September is "Doing What's Best in God's Eyes."
To do what's best in God's eyes means seeing things from God's perspective. Every decision we make has unintended side effects, whether good or bad. And when we do what's best in God's eyes it helps us make decisions that create a ripple effect for good.
Proverbs 21:3 says, "The Lord is more pleased when we do what’s right and just than when we offer him sacrifices."
And in the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10:42 Jesus told Martha, "only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen what is best, and it will not be taken away from her."
When we choose what's best it also has a lasting impact.
Our monthly filter for September is... Doing What's Best in God's Eyes
I am praying for you.
Daniel
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