APRIL 22, 2025 Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth go before Your face. In the previous devotion, we highlighted the concept that the Kingdom of God is defined by righteousness, justice and truth. Therefore, as followers of Messiah, we are charged with the mission of pursuing and exhibiting these […]
APRIL 21, 2025 Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth go before Your face. In previous verses, the psalmist establishes the fact that God is sovereign over the entirety of His creation, i.e. the heavens and the earth. In this verse the composer goes on to underscore the […]
APRIL 18, 2025 Psalm 89:5-6 The heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints. For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord? In the previous devotion, we spoke about how David’s throne being established to […]
APRIL 17, 2025 Psalm 89:3-4 I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David: “Your seed I will establish forever and build up your throne to all generations.” Selah I have always found this concept — that David’s throne would be perpetual through the generations — to be of great interest. Mainly because, […]
APRIL 16, 2025 Psalm 89:1-2 I will sing of the Lord’s kindness forever; with my mouth will I make known Your kindness to all generations. For I have said, “Kindness shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.” In Judaism, the patriarch Abraham is esteemed for many attributes: his faithfulness, his […]
APRIL 15, 2025 Psalm 88:9 Lord, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You. In its entirety, Psalm 88 is a cry of desperation from one who feels completely isolated from friends, family, acquaintances, and most importantly, God. It is noteworthy to point out that this psalm is attributed […]
APRIL 14, 2025 Psalm 87:6 The Lord will record, when He registers the peoples: “This one was born there.” Selah The Bible tells us that, in the beginning of history, God determined the lands that were to be allotted to the different nations. According to Moses, “The Most High divided their inheritance to the nations, when He separated the sons of Adam; He […]
APRIL 13, 2025 Psalm 87:1-3 His foundation is in the holy mountains. The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God! Selah It might not be a popular observation, but it is true — some people are better suited to be leaders than others are. […]
APRIL 12, 2025 Psalm 86:16 Give Your strength to Your servant, and save the son of Your maidservant. It is always important to consider the specific wording used in the Scripture, especially considering that we believe “holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). Obviously, David is one of […]
APRIL 11, 2025 Psalm 86:15-16 You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering and abundant in mercy and truth. Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give Your strength to Your servant. When Moses appeared before God to receive the second set of the tablets of the Law, the Almighty […]
APRIL 10, 2025 Psalm 86:12-13 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify Your name forevermore. For great is Your mercy toward me. There is a tendency among humans to ask, even beg, God for help and assistance in times of distress and suffering only to forget the greatness […]
APRIL 9, 2025 Psalm 86:11 Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. When Jacob was forced to flee his brother’s wrath and journey to Syria, he spent a night at a place he called Bethel. It was here that God visited him in a […]
