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Monday Meditations
The ultimate goal of redemption is to make us worshipers. The Lord Jesus Christ said: “…True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.” (John 4:23 ESV
Worship, while difficult to define, is the result of being occupied with Christ – His person and work.
This weekly meditation is prepared by Dr. Sandy Higgins. Its purpose is to give believers truth to think about and develop in their own minds and hearts throughout the week. Ultimately, as the week progresses, daily worship will result in hearts full of adoration for the Lord Jesus on the Lord’s Day (Sunday) as believers gather to remember Him.
Dr. A.J. Higgins is a former Editor of the Christian magazine, Truth and Tidings and is well known in many parts of the world for his relevant and clear Bible teaching. He lives in New Jersey with his wife Ruth.
A Cry of Completion and Majesty
KJV John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, It is finished: and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost." NASB John 19:30 Therefore, when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head and gave up...
A Cry of Craving and Misery
The Fifth Cry from the Cross: After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. (29) Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. John 19:28-29
A Cry of Crisis And Mystery
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
A Cry of Care and Magnanimity
The third cry from the cross was the Lord’s words to a thief. But think of what the thief did for the Lord.
A Cry of Compassion and Mercy
In John 19:26–27, Jesus’ second saying from the cross reveals His compassion and obedience. Even in suffering, He ensured His mother Mary would be cared for by entrusting her to John. This act demonstrates both His tender concern for human need and His fulfillment of the command to honor father and mother.
From the Cross: A Cry of Concern and Mediation 1-7
Luke 23:34 But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.
Honour
David is one of the loveliest pictures of our Lord Jesus Christ: the shepherd boy going into the valley to face the giant, the sufferer in rejection, and the unappreciated deliverer of the nation. These are only a few of the ways in which He resembles His greater Son. But there are also ways in which he stands in contrast to Christ.
Isaiah 53 – YET
Allow this meditation on the three mentions of YET in Isaiah 53 to melt your heart and cause you to bow your head in worship.
The Competent and Confident Servant
KJV Isaiah 50:4,9 "… that I might know how to speak a word in season … behold the Lord God will help Me…" NASB Isaiah 50:4,9 "…That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word… Behold, the Lord GOD helps Me…" Isaiah 50, the third of the four so-called "Servant...
The Contrast
KJV Isaiah 32:1-2 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness … a Man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. NASB Isaiah 32:1-2 Behold, a king will...