This Advent we meditate on our King who comes to us righteous and having salvation (Zechariah 9:9). Johann Starck, in his Prayer Book, exhorts us Christians how to meditate on the coming Christ in this season of preparation. Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. H. …
In 1 John 3:2 we read, “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” In today’s meditation, Johann Starck exhorts us in pondering …
Jesus taught us to love both God and our neighbor (see Matthew 22:34-40). In this meditation, Johann Arndt explores how love for God cannot exist without neighbor-love (Listen). Faith active in love is how we live as disciples of Jesus. Source: Devotions and Prayers of Johann Arndt, selected and translated …
We have heard Johann Arndt meditate on loving God from a pure heart. (Listen here.) In today’s meditation, Arndt explores what he …
Our Lord Jesus teaches us two great commandments: first, to love God with every fiber of our being, and second, to love …
In a previous meditation, Johann Starck led us in acknowledging the constant goodness of God (Listen here.). In today’s meditation, we pray …
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is …
In previous meditations, Johann Gerhard has exhorted us to cultivate true humility. How so? First, by pondering our condition as human beings, …
True humility comes, first, from considering our human condition and, second, by pondering the example of Jesus Himself (Part 1). Like a …
Johann Gerhard has encouraged us to cultivate true humility, first, by considering our lowly condition as human beings and, second, by considering …
