NOVEMBER 22, 2025 Psalm 114:1-2 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became His sanctuary, and Israel His dominion. In the previous devotion, we highlighted God’s ability and willingness to transform the lives of those who are desperate and destitute. The concluding verses of the previous psalm say, “He […]
NOVEMBER 21, 2025 Psalm 113:7-8 He raises the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap, that He may seat him with princes— with the princes of His people. To be considered as worthless as dust is about as low as it can go, unless someone is reduced to living in what the Hebrew […]
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 Psalm 113:5-6 Who is like the Lord our God, who dwells on high, who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in the heavens and in the earth? The psalmist declares there is no one like our God. He, alone, is sovereign over heaven and earth, His handiwork readily observed by those who acknowledge His authority. […]
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 Psalm 113:3-4 From the rising of the sun to its going down the Lord’s name is to be praised. The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens. In continuing with the theme that we should praise the Lord at all times, the psalmist indicates that, from the moment we arise in the morning, until […]
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 Psalm 113:1-2 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! This is the first of six psalms known, collectively, as Hallel, “praise.” Though translated as “Praise the Lord,” in Hebrew, the psalm begins with the exultation, “Hallelujah!” […]
NOVEMBER 17, 2025 Psalm 112:9-10 His strength will be exalted with honor. The wicked will see it and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked shall perish. This idea — the righteous will be exalted with honor and the wicked abased and destroyed — brings to mind the story of […]
NOVEMBER 16, 2025 Psalm 112:7-8 He will not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established; he will not be afraid. When the time came for Israel to cross over into Canaan, through Moses, the Lord repeatedly told the people, “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid; for the Lord your God […]
NOVEMBER 15, 2025 Psalm 112:5-6 A good man deals graciously and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he will never be shaken. Like it or not, lending and borrowing are a part of life because no one, not even the richest, can claim to be entirely self-sufficient. All of us, in some way, […]
NOVEMBER 14, 2025 Psalm 112:4 Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. In the previous devotion, we focused on the spread of spiritual darkness expected in the last days and our mission, as the light of the world, to shine in the midst of the […]
NOVEMBER 13, 2025 Psalm 112:4 Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. According to the Bible, in the beginning, darkness preceded light. The first act of Creation was God’s command, “Let there be light.” In response to His Voice, the light appeared in the midst […]
NOVEMBER 11, 2025 Psalm 112:1 Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments. There are those people who do things, including serving others, for the benefit of receiving something in return. And history bears out that, in many cases, their pursuit of a payoff is indeed rewarded. But in a Biblical context, God is […]
NOVEMBER 10, 2025 Psalm 112:1 Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments. The preceding psalm ended with the acknowledgment that wisdom comes to those who sincerely fear the Lord. This psalm begins with the same theme. The wisest of all men, Solomon, was also persuaded of this and acknowledged it multiple times in […]
