Christian Meditation for A Bigger Life with Pastor Dave Cover Dave Cover

This is Christian Meditation for A Bigger Life – a time for you to stop, relax, refocus, and re-narrate your life. I’m Dave Cover. I want to help you with Christian meditation where you can break through all the distractions and experience God’s presence through biblically guided imagination. 

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Ephesians 6:11, 14-17 (NIV)
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Putting on shoes of the gospel of peace

Ephesians 6:15 (ESV)
“And, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.”

Romans 5:1-2 (NIV)
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.”

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Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located. 

This is Christian Meditation for A Bigger Life – a time for you to stop, relax, refocus, and re-narrate your life. I’m Dave Cover. I want to help you with Christian meditation where you can break through all the distractions and experience God’s presence through biblically guided imagination. 

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Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV
3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.

“The LORD” in our English Bibles is indicating that in Hebrew God’s name, Yahweh, is used. Yahweh is the ancient Hebrew verb form for “HE IS.” God’s name in the Hebrew scriptures is used more than any other term for God. More than “God” is used. 

When we survey the various truths associated with God’s name, HE IS, in the Hebrew scriptures (what we call the Old Testament), four important aspects of God are emphasized. 


HE IS the Creator and Sustainer of ALL that exists, including this entire universe. 

HE IS the Giver and Sustainer of ALL life everywhere always.

HE IS Eternally God.

HE IS ALWAYS infinitely 100% present with you and intimately focused on you in every present moment (without being any less present or focused anywhere else in the universe, because HE IS infinite).


These four realities of what God’s name means are easy to memorize, and so to remember them when you “Praise the LORD” and “Trust in the LORD” will help you replace anxieties and self-protective tension with a calm confidence and peace.

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Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located. 

This is Christian Meditation for A Bigger Life – a time for you to stop, relax, refocus, and re-narrate your life. I’m Dave Cover. I want to help you with Christian meditation where you can break through all the distractions and experience God’s presence through biblically guided imagination. 

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1 Corinthians 6:19 ESV
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God?”

Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV
3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.

Ephesians 6:11-13, 16 NIV
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground… Take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.”

Romans 8:23-24 NIV
“…The redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved.”

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Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located. 

This is Christian Meditation for A Bigger Life – a time for you to stop, relax, refocus, and re-narrate your life. I’m Dave Cover. I want to help you with Christian meditation where you can break through all the distractions and experience God’s presence through biblically guided imagination. 

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1 Corinthians 6:19 ESV
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God?”

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 NIV
13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 6:11-13, 17 NIV
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground… Take the helmet of salvation.”

Matthew 13:43 NIV
“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.”

Colossians 3:1-4 NIV11-GK
1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. …3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Ephesians 2:5-6 NIV
“[God] made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 3:20-21 NIV
“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”

Romans 8:18 NIV
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”

“The glory that will be revealed in us” is…
Romans 8:23-24 NIV
“…The redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved.”

Ultimately “the redemption of our bodies” is…
Romans 8:29-30 NIV
“…To be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. …Those he justified, he also glorified.”

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on X (Twitter) @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on X @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located. 

This is Christian Meditation for A Bigger Life – a time for you to stop, relax, refocus, and re-narrate your life. I’m Dave Cover. I want to help you with Christian meditation where you can break through all the distractions and experience God’s presence through biblically guided imagination. 

If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast.

Colossians 3:1-4 NIV11-GK
1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. …3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Ephesians 2:5-6 NIV
“[God] made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 3:20-21 NIV
“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”

Romans 8:18 NIV
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”

“The glory that will be revealed in us” is…
Romans 8:23-24 NIV
“…The redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved.”

Ultimately “the redemption of our bodies” is…
Romans 8:29-30 NIV
“…To be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. …Those he justified, he also glorified.”

Matthew 13:43 NIV
“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.”

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on X (Twitter) @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on X @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located. 

This is Christian Meditation for A Bigger Life – a time for you to stop, relax, refocus, and re-narrate your life. I’m Dave Cover. I want to help you with Christian meditation where you can stop, break through all the distractions, and bodily experience God’s presence through biblically guided imagination. 

If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast.

Ephesians 6:11-13, 17 NIV
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground… Take the helmet of salvation.”

Luke 9:28-29 NIV
“About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.”

Matthew 17:1-2 NIV
“After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.  There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.”

Matthew 13:43 NIV
“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.”

1 Corinthians 6:14 NIV
“By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also.”

Philippians 3:20-21 NIV
“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”

Romans 8:18 NIV
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”

“The glory that will be revealed in us” is…
Romans 8:23-24 NIV
“…The redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved.”

Ultimately “the redemption of our bodies” is…
Romans 8:29-30 NIV
“…To be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. …Those he justified, he also glorified.”

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on X (Twitter) @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on X @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.