AUGUST 13, 2025 Psalm 104:1-2 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty. Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment. The Bible tells us that “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24). Yet we who are mortal and finite often struggle […]
AUGUST 12, 2025 Psalm 104:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty. This psalm is considered to be a continuation of the previous composition seeing that it begins where the other left off — it echoes the refrain, “Bless the Lord, O my soul.” David […]
AUGUST 11, 2025 Psalm 103:19 The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. The book of Ezekiel begins with a vision experienced by the prophet in which he saw the Throne of God. Surrounding the Throne were four living creatures; one with the face of a man, one with the face of […]
AUGUST 10, 2025 Psalm 103:15-16 As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. In comparison to eternity, our lifespan on this earth is extremely brief. Before we know it, youth has slipped away, old age […]
AUGUST 9, 2025 Psalm 103:13-14 As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. Like all of you who have more than one child, we discover that each child is very different. They each have their own personality, quite different from the others, and all of them […]
AUGUST 8, 2025 Psalm 103:13-14 As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. I think it is likely that, for most parents, their most vulnerable point — some might even say their greatest weakness — is their children. […]
AUGUST 7, 2025 Psalm 103:11-12 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. In these verses, David continues to express his appreciation for the magnitude of God’s mercy and […]
AUGUST 6, 2025 Psalm 103:9-10 He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. There are many people in this world who hold to the misguided notion that the God of Heaven is continually angry and […]
AUGUST 5, 2025 Psalm 103:8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. As mentioned in the previous devotion, immediately after Israel committed rebellion by worshiping the Golden Calf, Moses appealed to God for mercy. In response to his petition, the Lord relented and forgave the nation of the grievous […]
AUGUST 4, 2025 Psalm 103:7-8 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. After the Golden Calf debacle, Moses pleaded with the Lord to help him understand how to better lead the people. He prayed, “If […]
AUGUST 2, 2025 Psalm 103:5 (Bless the Lord O my soul) who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. It is inevitable that, as we get older, our bodies will become increasingly weaker — at least typically. At a certain point in life, tissues and organs began to age […]
AUGUST 3, 2025 Psalm 103:5 (Bless the Lord O my soul) who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s) In the previous devotion we spoke of the inevitability of growing weaker as our bodies grow older. Juxtaposed with that universal law is the fact that, as servants […]
