MARCH 9, 2024 Psalm 32:3-5 When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my vitality was turned into the drought of summer. I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will […]
MARCH 8, 2024 Psalm 32:1-2 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. It has been said before but bears repeating: the biggest difference between David and Saul — both anointed to rule over God’s people — was the willingness to repent. Saul refused to do so […]
MARCH 7, 2024 Psalm 31:23-24 Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints! For the Lord preserves the faithful, and fully repays the proud person. Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord. When Messiah was asked by a scribe, “Which is the first commandment of all?” — which is to say, […]
MARCH 5, 2024 Psalm 31:19 Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have prepared for those who trust in You in the presence of the sons of men! In the previous devotion, we addressed the fact that God rewards the righteous for lives lived in obedience to […]
MARCH 6, 2024 Psalm 31:20 You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the plots of man; You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. No believer has to be convinced that the safest place we could ever be is in the Presence of the Almighty. As […]
MARCH 4, 2024 Psalm 31:19 Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have prepared for those who trust in You in the presence of the sons of men! There is a belief within Judaism that says God rewards the righteous, in this world and in the world […]
MARCH 3, 2024 Psalm 31:14-16 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in Your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me. Make Your face shine upon Your servant; save me for Your mercies’ sake. In spite of feeling broken and lost, […]
MARCH 2, 2024 Psalm 31:9-12 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eye wastes away with grief, yes, my soul and my body! For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away. I am a reproach among all my […]
FEBRUARY 29, 2024 Psalm 31:3-5 Therefore, for Your name’s sake, lead me and guide me. Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, for You are my strength. Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. Pilate famously asked the Messiah, “What is truth?” Considering his world and […]
FEBRUARY 27, 2024 Psalm 31:1-3 In You, O Lord, I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Your righteousness. Bow down Your ear to me, deliver me speedily; be my rock of refuge, a fortress of defense to save me. For You are my rock and my fortress. Once again we find David in a situation whereby his […]
FEBRUARY 26, 2024 Psalm 30:11-12 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, to the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. If you recall, we previously mentioned that it is […]
FEBRUARY 25, 2024 Psalm 30:9-10 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth? Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me; Lord, be my helper! In the beginning, God formed man from the dust of the earth and breathed the breath of […]
