Daily Meditation for July 11, 2012

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Submitted by pastortimhk on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 12:23pm

Dear Friends,

 

Here are the steps for your Meditation for the Day ( you could do this as the last thing you do before going to sleep!):

  1. Read the enclosed Scripture passage – meditate on it briefly.
  2. Read my Meditation following.
  3. Pray – take a few moments and speak to God; but don’t forget to let God speak to you!
  4. Go on your way and have a great day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John 7:1-9 (NRSV)

Unbelief of Jesus' brothers

After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He did not wish to go about in Judea because the Jews were looking for an opportunity to kill him. Now the Jewish festival of Booths was near. So his brothers said to him, "Leave here and go to Judea so that your disciples also may see the works you are doing; for no one who wants to be widely known acts in secret. If you do these things, show yourself to the world." (For not even his brothers believed in him.) Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its works are evil. Go to the festival yourselves. I am not going to this festival, for my time has not yet fully come." After saying this, he remained in Galilee.  

Daily Meditation:

Maybe you too know how it feels to have a sibling not believe you or believe in you – I certainly can identify!  It is a tough, awful feeling to have someone close to you reject that which you believe or think!  Yet, Jesus is not deterred from his mission – he will go about doing acts of love and mercy before that great time when all things will come together on the cross.  There, he will die for all sin – even those of his “brothers”.  Interestingly, at the foot of the cross, he reconnects with his brothers as he commends their mother into their hands.  His love for them will not be diminished no matter what his brothers might feel about him.  That is something for all of us – maybe it is not how our siblings feel about us, but how much we care and love them that matters.  Let that rest with you today as you interact with your sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers!  Have a great day!

  

   

 

 

Pray:

 

Go on your Way!

 

Pastor Tim

West Linn Lutheran Church

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Adulterous behavior

Submitted by jtrev on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 11:28am.

Thanks for the devotions, Tim.

I think of our nation and conclude that, of the 7 deadly sins (all about idolotry/adultery) that our two favs are gluttony and greed.  The test of this is our national average weight compared to the number of children who die of starvation every day.  I stand under my own accusation, btw.

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What happened to the evil spirits?

Submitted by marycjamison on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 8:16am.

The spirits that possessed the demoniac implored Jesus not to torment them and requested to be allowed to enter the swine.  After doing so, the swine plunged into the sea and drowned.  Were the spirits asking for a quick demise, knowing the power of Christ?  Can an evil spirit be drowned if it's host drowns?  Did they give up and allow themselves to drown with their hosts rather than face the power of our Lord? Otherwise, what would be the point of allowing the spirits to go from one host to another and also of destroying the swineherd's property? I'm sure he was none to happy. It is also interesting to me the cost involved in saving one person. Thank you, Jesus.