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Here is today's communion meditation.
The other day I was thinking about how John 1 tells us that Jesus was full of grace and truth. Not just grace and not just truth, but the combination of the two. These two must need to go together.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand the importance of the combination of grace and truth and to help us walk in a higher level of both grace and truth from this point on in our lives.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Remember to bring your best in your workout and to make it beautiful. The combination of these two things helps God's grace flow in our workouts.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
The other day we talked about how the God's native language is the truth. While thinking about this I was reminded of a section in my book "The 8th Date," about how truth is progressive. Here is the passage:
God is orderly and sequential. Truth is no different. Truth is universally true no matter where you are, but truth must start as a seed and progress through levels. For example, God has planted truth in your heart, but it must progress into your mind, and then into your body, and then into the material world. Truth is progressive, or sequential—it must go through phases of growth. God always builds in layers. Think of the earth: It has layers with the inner core, crust, and more. Our skin, too, was built with multiple layers.
God has somewhere he wants to take us, and he must teach us in layers. If you’re teaching children how to read, they must first learn their alphabet and all of the letters. Then they must learn th...
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update.
This year our message is God Saved the Best Until Now.
As we get started with a new year remember to find joy in the process. Any new goals are going to require a process and finding joy in the process is our indicator that we are fully present. And presence is what I call the grace table turner that helps all the good things God put within us flow through us rather than staying bottled up on the inside.
Here is our filter for this week... Find Joy in the Process
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
The other day I was reading in John 8 where Jesus says that the native language of the Devil is lies, and I began to think about the reciprocal of this which would be that the native language of God is truth. The Bible tells us that all things are possible for God, except one thing... It is impossible for God to lie.
Ephesians also tells us that we will be mature when we learn to speak the truth in love.
In today's communion we are thanking God that his native language is the truth. And we are asking him to help us speak the truth in love consistently.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Flexibility is an important part of fitness. My favorite times to stretch are after workouts and before bed. There is something about stretching before bed that helps our bodies feel so much better in the morning.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
Recently I was having a conversation with a friend about how some leaders have exceptionally high standards for excellence, but sometimes these high standards can come with a lot of pressure on themselves and others. Having high standards for excellence is a good thing but they must be balanced with a lot of grace to take the pressure off.
God is the perfect example of this. He has a standard that none of us can keep, and he won't change it for anyone, but he is also gentle, patient, and full of grace and truth.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us become more like him in setting higher standards for our lives and balancing it with a lot of grace so that the pressure is off.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Standards are important for our health and fitness. To reach new levels me must set higher standards while also giving ourselves grace.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
Something I observed while working in gyms for years is that very strong people very rarely test their strength to see what they can do. They usually leave some margin, while people who weren't as strong were always testing their limits.
Proverbs 21:20 says, "There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has."
The concept of leaving some margin and not using all of the available resources seems to be applicable into just about every area of life.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand the importance of margins and to apply what he teaches us consistently.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Start practicing leaving some margin in your workouts. Don't devour all of your available strength, energy, etc.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
Psalm 8:5 says God made Jesus a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. Lately I have been thinking about what it means to be crowned with glory and the significance of this for us.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand the importance of why Jesus was crowned with glory and what it means for us.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Acts 17:28 says, "In him we live and move and have our being." In our workouts let's practice this.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
One of the concepts in our Order Blueprint, is called Rhythm Structures. Rhythm can be used to help us create more structure and order in our lives. The Old Testament temple had a rhythm of things that were to be done on the yearly cycle of feasts, monthly, on the weekly sabbath, and daily. And our bodies are God's temple now.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us implement rhythm structures into our life and our program the Abundant Life Blueprint the way he intended.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Rhythm is a very important part of health. Take a few moments today to evaluate your rhythms in the area of health.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Happy New Year!
In 2022 our message was the Year of the Beautiful Land. Here are a couple of the main learning lessons from 2022.
Happy New Year!
Here is today's communion meditation.
With 2022 ending and the new year starting today I was reminded of a section from my book "The 8th Date," that talks about endings and new beginnings. When we truly understand God's grace it brings us to the end of ourselves, because we learn to rely on and trust in God. But what seems like the end is actually a new beginning.
Today's communion is a time of gratitude for the reminder of the new beginning God's grace provides. And we are asking God to bless this new year.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
A new year is also a reminder of a fresh start in our health and fitness and a reminder to rely on God doing the work in our workouts.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
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