SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 Psalm 105:16-17 He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. He sent a man before them—Joseph—who was sold as a slave. For the next several verses, the psalmist recounts the story of Joseph, specifically calling attention to the the great purpose He served on behalf […]
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 Psalm 105:14-15 He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.” Continuing in the notion that God does not allow the nations to harm His chosen servants, the psalmists “quotes” God as saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My […]
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 Psalm 105:13-14 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people, He permitted no one to do them wrong. Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes. As mentioned in the previous devotion, though the land of Canaan was promised to the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as […]
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 Psalm 105:11-12 “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment of your inheritance,” when they were few in number, indeed very few, and strangers in it. The Lord spoke these words — “To you I will give the land of Canaan” — individually, to each of the patriarchs — […]
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 Psalm 105:8-9 He remembers His covenant forever, the word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham. A covenant is a very powerful thing because, as we see in the Bible, covenants are commonly ratified with blood. In fact, the Hebrew word for covenant, בריתbrit, is […]
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024 Psalm 105:8-9 He remembers His covenant forever, the word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham. In the previous devotion, we spoke of the importance of covenant and how it is associated with blood — blood shed for the specific purpose of indicating the sanctity of a particular relationship. […]
AUGUST 31, 2025 Psalm 105:5-6 Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, O seed of Abraham His servant, you children of Jacob, His chosen ones! When God created the world, it was with a specific purpose in mind; it was to have a people among whom […]
AUGUST 30, 2025 Psalm 105:4 Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face evermore! Let’s begin our thoughts with this — the search for God never ends. We will spend our entire life trying to contemplate and understand the One who has no beginning and no end, no limits to His power and wisdom. […]
AUGUST 29, 2025 Psalm 105:2-3 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! There is an old song that says, “There is a joy in the journey, there’s a light we can love on the way. […]
AUGUST 28, 2025 Psalm 105:2-3 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul encouraged the brethren there to “be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and […]
AUGUST 27, 2025 Psalm 105:1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples! According to the Scripture, David composed this psalm to commemorate bringing the Ark of the Covenant from the house of Obed Edom to the city of Jerusalem. The Biblical account of this great day of […]
AUGUST 26, 2025 Psalm 104:33-34 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord. David concludes this psalm by stating, that in recognition of all the wonderful works of God, we […]
