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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
Here is today's communion meditation.
This time of year, between Christmas and New Year's always reminds me of Isaiah 61, which is the passage that Jesus reads from the scroll when he starts his ministry. Part of that passage is that we would be a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand how to display his splendor and to walk in this consistently.
Here is the passage from Isaiah 61:1-3:
1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise in...
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle update.
A few years ago, I learned that the 12 Days of Christmas officially start on Christmas Day, which makes New Year's Day the 8th day of Christmas. This means that if Jesus was born on December 25th that New Year's Day would have been the day when he was circumcised and given his name.
Circumcision is a reminder of our covenant and partnership with God. He has given us purpose and grace in Christ Jesus before time ever began. I believe God has written a book about each of our lives and tomorrow is the day to name the Year of 2023. What did God name the title of the chapter in your book for 2023. This is a good time to press in and seek him for this.
For me personally and for the Abundant Life Blueprint the name that has come through for 2023 is God Saved the Best Until Now.
Here is our filter for this week... A New Year, A New Name
I am praying for you.
Happy New Year!
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
One of the most important lessons I have ever learned, and also one of the most challenging, is to give ourselves grace. We often put too much pressure on ourselves, beat ourselves up, and condemn ourselves. And when we do this, it seems to block the flow of God's grace through us.
Symptoms of this are heaviness, pressure, and a lack of peace/joy/love/energy, etc.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us consistently give ourselves grace by taking the pressure off of ourselves and rolling it over to him.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
An important area to give ourselves grace is in our health and fitness. We tend to put too much pressure on ourselves to get results. Take the pressure off and enjoy moving.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
2 Peter 1:10-11 says, Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you practice these things you will never stumble, 11and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.…
This verse comes after we are told to add to our faith things like goodness, knowledge, perseverance, love, self-control, and godliness.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us confirm our calling and election so that we never stumble.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Remember in your fitness there will be high days and low days. On the low days make sure to keep showing up and do what you can do, because it is often after the low days that we reach new bests.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Here is today's communion meditation.
The other day I was reminded of the gift of God's precious promises to us. 2 Peter 1:3-4 says, "His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."
God has given us His precious promises, but we must believe, receive, and trust in them. Think about Mary, the mother of Jesus. All she had was an angel giving her a promise from God. She didn't have any other proof, but she chose to believe what God had promised. In today's communion we are asking God to help us understand how valuable his promises are and to help us receive and walk in them.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Make sure to synchronize your movement and breathing. Inhale as you a...
Here is today's communion meditation.
The other day I was reading Psalm 128 and was amazed at some of the promises, especially for our families. In today's communion we are asking God to help us receive these amazing promises.
1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.
2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
4 Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord.
5 May the Lord bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
6 May you live to see your children’s children— peace be on Israel.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
As we look to the year of 2023, many people will make resolutions about their health and fitness, but then they will fall off after only a few weeks. The key to sticking with it is to take a gentler approach...
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