JUNE 8, 2025 Psalm 94:16-17 Who ill rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul would soon have settled in silence. It is quite natural to defend yourself when someone threatens you or your family. Fighting […]
JUNE 7, 2025 Psalm 94:14-15 The Lord will not cast off His people, nor will He forsake His inheritance. But judgment will return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. In the previous devotion, we highlighted the fact that those who have committed themselves to serve God will suffer. As Messiah said, “In the […]
JUNE 6, 2025 Psalm 94:12-13 Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, and teach out of Your law, that You may give him rest from the days of adversity. Among those who do not serve God is the argument that His instructions don’t allow for any pleasures. In their eyes serving God renders the exact opposite — suffering. […]
JUNE 5, 2025 Psalm 94:7, 9-10 They say, “The Lord does not see, nor does the God of Jacob understand. … He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see? He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct?” In the Law of Moses, if a […]
JUNE 4, 2025 Psalm 94:1-2 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs— O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! Rise up, O Judge of the earth. It is a natural inclination, when one is wronged by another, to exact vengeance — an eye for an eye more or less. In the world there are those who, when mistreated, […]
JUNE 3, 2025 Psalm 93:3-4 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, than the mighty waves of the sea. The Bible tells us that the Lord who “strengthened the fountains […]
JUNE 2, 2025 Psalm 93:1-2 Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved. Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting. If simply looking on the surface of current affairs, the casual observer might conclude that, based on the declining condition of the world, mankind is in control of destiny. Chaos and corruption being as […]
JUNE 1, 2025 Psalm 93:1 The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed. He has girded Himself with strength. In the above verse, the Hebrew word translated as “majesty” — that which God clothes Himself — is also translated in other passages of Scripture as “arrogance” or “pride.” For example, David said that the wicked […]
MAY 31, 2025 Psalm 93:1 The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed. He has girded Himself with strength. In the book that bears his name, the prophet Isaiah described a vision in which he saw the Lord “sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple” (Isaiah 6:1). […]
MAY 30, 2025 Psalm 92:14-15 They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, to declare that the Lord is upright. It is quite common to see that, as we age, the passage of time has imposed a greater demand on our physical strength. In other words, it becomes increasingly […]
MAY 29, 2025 Psalm 92:12-13 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. There are several instances in the Scripture where people are likened unto trees. For example the man […]
MAY 28, 2025 Psalm 92:10 My horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil. In the previous devotion, we highlighted the notion that wicked men can rise up very quickly and attain great power, only to descend into oblivion just as quickly as they rose up. In sharp contrast with […]
