In his Meditation IX, “Loving God Alone,” Johann Gerhard contrasts loving God with loving created things (Listen to part 1 here.). In today’s portion of that meditation, Gerhard stresses that created things cannot love us back. But God does, because He loves us first. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, …
“May love bind thee fast to the Lord.” That’s how Johann Gerhard introduces his meditation “Loving God Alone” (Meditation IX). Today we hear part one of that meditation. Here Gerhard contrasts loving God with loving created things. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 49-50, alt. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/JGSM044-Loving-God-Alone-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new …
In today’s meditation, Pastor Johann Arndt sets before us two goals that direct our course of life. Taken together, these two goals show us the pattern of love that comes from God Himself. Source: Devotions and Prayers of Johann Arndt, selected and translated by John Joseph Stoudt, pages 40-41 (Meditation …
Because the Holy Spirit truly is God—the Third Person of the Holy Trinity—we pray to Him even as we pray to the …
The believing Christian meditates on the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the Feast of Pentecost. In today’s meditation, we join Johann …
In previous meditations (#1, #2, #3, #4), Johann Gerhard explored how God feeds our souls with the heavenly manna of His forgiveness …
What happens when we feast on the pleasures of this fallen world? We miss out on the true feast that God gives—the …
In today’s meditation, Gerhard reminds us of what we miss out on when we seek the earthly riches and not the heavenly …
In his Meditation 16, Johann Gerhard ponders “The Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly.” Those who are full on the pleasures of the …
“What is God to the soul? He is its Light, its Healing Balm, its Bread of Life.” That’s how Johann Gerhard begins …
