SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 Psalm 106:34-36 They did not destroy the peoples, concerning whom the Lord had commanded them, but they mingled with the Gentiles and learned their works. They served their idols, which became a snare to them. Before the people of Israel entered Canaan, they received some explicit instructions as it related to the inhabitants of […]
SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 Psalm 106:32-33 They angered Him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses on account of them; because they rebelled against His Spirit, so that he spoke rashly with his lips. In the previous devotion, we highlighted Moses’ humility and self-sacrifice on behalf of God’s people; how he repeatedly interceded […]
SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 Psalm 106:23 He said that He would destroy them, had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, to turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them. On more than one occasion, Moses bravely and humbly made the decision to stand in the gap for an errant nation. Think about it: […]
SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 Psalm 106:19-21 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molded image. Thus they changed their glory into the image of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God their Savior. In the previous devotion, we emphasized just how easy and how quickly people who have professed their devotion to God can […]
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 Psalm 106:19-21 They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped the molded image. Thus they changed their glory into the image of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God their Savior. To this day, the sin of the Golden Calf remains as one of the most egregious examples of rebellion and hypocrisy […]
SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 Psalm 106:16-18 When they envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord, the earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, and covered the faction of Abiram. A fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. For humans, jealousy is a dangerous emotion to give into. In the beginning, […]
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 Psalm 106:13-14 They soon forgot His works; they did not wait for His counsel, but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert. The Bible tells us that when the waters of the sea closed upon the Egyptians, not one of Israel’s pursuers were left. It is written, “Thus […]
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 Psalm 106:7-8 Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; they did not remember the multitude of Your mercies, but rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea. Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake, that He might make His mighty power known. Because we are flesh, our focus often strays from […]
SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 Psalm 106:4-5 Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation, that I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, that I may glory with Your inheritance. Among the hopeful aspirations of […]
SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 Psalm 106:3 Blessed are those who keep justice, and he who does righteousness at all times! At a glance, this verse seems to say that the person who lives a life based on what is right and just — a person who does what is right in God’s eyes in every situation […]
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 Psalm 106:1 Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. In the previous devotion, we highlighted the concept that God’s goodness shown to one generation is often the fruition of the goodness He bestowed upon a previous generation, hence the statement, “His […]
SEPTEMPER 18, 2025 Psalm 106:1 Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. These words begin the last psalm in the fourth book of the psalms, and according to tradition, were written by David to commemorate bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. Years later, the Holy Ark would reside in […]
