Category Archives: Communion Meditations

Making Progress

Posted on November 9, 2020 by jesustrek

I have always liked the message that I saw on a T-shirt years ago—“Be Patient with Me! God Is Not Finished with Me Yet!” We Christians are indeed all works in progress. We never will reach perfection, therefore there is … Continue reading →

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Serving Your Purpose

Posted on November 6, 2020 by jesustrek

My wife and I are finally getting around to looking through the numerous boxes of things that we thought were so important that we just had to move them here when we settled into this house nearly five years ago. … Continue reading →

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Maintaining Standards

Posted on November 5, 2020 by jesustrek

I just read an interesting analogy about maintaining standards, and I’d like to share it with you. It was a social media post that used an example from the sports world. In baseball, home plate is 17 inches wide. In … Continue reading →

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So Scary!

Posted on October 31, 2020 by jesustrek

Today is Halloween, and I am not so sure how to celebrate. Like many of you, I have been wearing a mask and eating candy since March! With trick-or-treating being limited because of COVID-19 concerns, we probably won’t be seeing … Continue reading →

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Recognized and Understood

Posted on October 30, 2020 by jesustrek

I sometimes have difficulty recognizing faces, especially of people I do not know particularly well. This pandemic has not helped my situation at all. Several times I have seen someone I think I know out in public and have opened … Continue reading →

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A Dangerous Prayer

Posted on October 29, 2020 by jesustrek

We usually feel quite safe when we are praying, and with good reason. When Christians pray we are having a conversation with our heavenly Father who loves us more than we could ever understand. When we pray we feel snug … Continue reading →

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Living for God

Posted on October 27, 2020 by jesustrek

Psalm 101 contains some timeless wisdom for those who want to live for God. Let’s take a look at these principles and see how we can put them into practice in our lives. Verse 1 says, “I will sing of … Continue reading →

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Rejoicing Together

Posted on October 26, 2020 by jesustrek

“Rejoice with those who rejoice…”—Romans12:15. A few weeks ago I was watching our local high school team play a home football game. I like to attend because some of our kids from church play, and I want to give them … Continue reading →

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His Blood Be on Us

Posted on October 23, 2020 by jesustrek

Yesterday I wrote about how Caiaphas unwittingly prophesied that Jesus would die so that people could be saved. Another prophecy that was uttered unbeknownst to the speakers is found in Matthew’s gospel, where Pilate is trying to resist the Jews … Continue reading →

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Jesus Would Die for Them

Posted on October 22, 2020 by jesustrek

I enjoy reading those passages of Scripture where people utter prophetic statements without realizing it. One such passage is John 11:49-52—“Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, ‘You know nothing at all! You … Continue reading →

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