JUNE 28, 2025 Psalm 97:10 You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. If you’ve ever gardened, you know that one of the chores that accompanies the process is weeding. In my experience, I would say that weeding constitutes […]
JUNE 27, 2025 Psalm 97:6-7 The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the peoples see His glory. Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods. Through the centuries, mankind has worshiped many things other than the living God. In antiquity, and even today, there have been […]
JUNE 26, 2025 Psalm 97:5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. When you stop and think about it, some of the most significant events recorded in the Bible occur on mountains. Abraham took Isaac to Mount Moriah; Israel met God at […]
JUNE 24, 2025 Psalm 97:1 The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad! For one to truly appreciate a fine meal, one has to be familiar with a mediocre meal — or even a bad one. The same can be said for many elements of our life; to truly appreciate the exceptional, […]
JUNE 23, 2025 Psalm 96:12-13 Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord. For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with His truth. This passage contains a very interesting component, not so obvious in our English translation, […]
JUNE 22, 2025 Psalm 96:11-12 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and all its’ fullness; let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. When Messiah returns and rules the nations with a rod of iron (Psalm 2:9) and with righteousness, the entire universe will […]
JUNE 21, 2025 Psalm 96:10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns; the world also is firmly established, it shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously.” The Messiah made it clear that, before His return to rule over the nations, the world would be in a state of chaos and declination. As […]
JUNE 20, 2025 Psalm 96:9 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. In the previous devotion, we highlighted the idea that the “beauty of holiness” hints at the garments worn by the priests of Israel and how their beautiful garments established a pattern of conduct for us. In short, we […]
JUNE 19, 2025 Psalm 96:9 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. Like most of you I’ve heard this phrase, “the beauty of holiness,” most of my life, but until now, I’ve never stopped to truly contemplate what that means. I can tell you that the Hebrew word translated as […]
JUNE 18, 2025 Psalm 96:4-5 The Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. To all who believe in the Almighty and acknowledge His greatness, He is undeniably the Master of the Universe. Whether observing the vastness of the cosmos or the intricacies […]
JUNE 17, 2025 Psalm 96:2-3 Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. If you are reading this I would presume that you are a believer, maybe for quite a long time. I would also presume that you remember the day, […]
JUNE 16, 2025 Psalm 96:1 Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Looking at this verse, just on the surface, it could be interpreted to mean that we are encouraged to sing a song, never before heard; a song from our heart sung to the Creator. I have no doubt that […]
