by Bob Gass | 13 Jan, 2024 | The Word for Today
‘Do not think of yourself more highly than you should.’ Romans 1 2:3 GNT Jesus told this story: ‘Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: “I thank you,...
by Bob Gass | 12 Jan, 2024 | The Word for Today
‘The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart.’ Psalm 1 9:8 NKJV ‘The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the...
by Bob Gass | 11 Jan, 2024 | The Word for Today
‘Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.’ Psalm 11 9:97 NKJV Bible meditation is different from meditation as we know it in our society. Meditation, as popularly taught by the Eastern philosophies, tells you to empty your mind. That’s the exact...
by Bob Gass | 10 Jan, 2024 | The Word for Today
‘You shall meditate on it day and night.’ Joshua 1:8 NASB Bible meditation has fallen out of favour. Why? Because we live in an instantaneous society, and a preoccupied society. We have so much stuff coming at us from TV, mobile phones, email, texts, snail mail,...
by Bob Gass | 9 Jan, 2024 | The Word for Today
‘I meditate on Your precepts and consider Your ways.’ Psalm 11 9:15 NIV Let’s take this meditate-percolate idea a step further. (If you’re a tea drinker, substitute the word brew.) Maybe this will help you ease into meditation instead of feeling overwhelmed by the...
