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 […]
JULY 31, 2025 Psalm 103:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! As this psalm begins, David expresses something that is easily overlooked but is very important for us to consider. He begins by saying, “Bless the Lord O my soul,” thus acknowledging that there is much more to man […]
JULY 30, 2025 Psalm 102:27 You are the same and your years will have no end. When I was a child, there were nights I would lay in bed and try to contemplate eternity. I will stare into the darkness and try to imagine what it would be like to know that there will always […]
JULY 29, 2025 Psalm 102:25-26 Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You will endure; yes, they will all grow old like a garment; like a cloak You will change them, and they will be changed. Years ago there was a somewhat popular […]
