OCTOBER 12, 2025 Psalm 107:35-36 He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and dry land into water springs. There He makes the hungry dwell, that they may establish a city for a dwelling place. As addressed in the previous devotion, God is able to transform the natural landscape in accordance with His will. If […]
OCTOBER 11, 2025 Psalm 107:33-34 He turns rivers into a wilderness, and the water springs into dry ground; a fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it. In the first part of this psalm, the composer elaborated on how God could and does transform a dangerous and trying situation into one of rejoicing […]
OCTOBER 10, 2025 Psalm 107:23-24 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters, they see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. For several verses, the psalmist describes the perils faced by those who sail the seas, which inspires them to observe the “works of […]
OCTOBER 9, 2025 Psalm 107:19-20 They cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. The Bible tells us that, during the time that the Assyrians were threatening the people Judah, King Hezekiah became sick unto death. In fact, the prophet Isaiah […]
OCTOBER 8, 2025 Psalm 107:8-9 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness. Through the centuries there have been those kings and potentates who bestowed favor upon their subjects, not out of genuine kindness, but as […]
OCTOBER 7, 2025 Psalm 107:4-6 They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses. Imagine having to traverse a vast, dusty wilderness and having no idea […]
OCTOBER 5, 2025 Psalm 106:44-45 He regarded their affliction, when He heard their cry; and for their sake He remembered His covenant, and relented according to the multitude of His mercies. As related in the previous devotion, God loves His people too much to let them continue down the road to destruction unchallenged. Unfortunately for us, sometimes His […]
OCTOBER 6, 2025 Psalm 107:1-3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. This psalm begins the fifth and final book […]
OCTOBER 5, 2025 Psalm 106:44-45 He regarded their affliction, when He heard their cry; and for their sake He remembered His covenant, and relented according to the multitude of His mercies. As related in the previous devotion, God loves His people too much to let them continue down the road to destruction unchallenged. Unfortunately for us, sometimes His […]
OCTOBER 4, 2025 Psalm 106:42-43 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. Many times He delivered them; but they rebelled in their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. In a previous devotion, we addressed the fact that our God is a jealous God, meaning that He […]
OCTOBER 3, 2025 Psalm 106:41-42 He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, and those who hated them ruled over them. Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. You may be thinking, “How can anyone be inspired and encouraged by such a statement as this?” What can […]
OCTOBER 2, 2025 Psalm 106:39 Thus they were defiled by their own works, and played the harlot by their own deeds. If we are to truly appreciate the significance of the psalmist’s statement, “they played the harlot by their own deeds,” we need to recall what had occurred at Mount Sinai. In effect, God came down to the people […]
