JANUARY 16, 2024 Psalm 24:7-10 Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come […]
JANUARY 15, 2024 Psalm 24:6 This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face. Selah. As we begin to consider this passage and how it might inspire, it is important to bear in mind the things we have gleaned from the previous verses, especially in regard to being sons and daughters of God — […]
JANUARY 14, 2024 Psalm 24:3-5 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Before […]
JANUARY 13, 2024 Psalm 24:3-5 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. It […]
JANUARY 11, 2024 Psalm 24:3-5 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. From […]
JANUARY 12, 2024 Psalm 24:3-5 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. It […]
JANUARY 10, 2023 Psalm 24:1-2 The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters. Consider this scenario: a very wealthy man builds a great housing complex replete with all the latest amenities, sparing no expense in the process. Upon completion […]
JANUARY 9, 2023 Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. In Hebrew, the words “goodness” and “mercy” are tov and chesed respectively. The first of these words, tov, denotes things that function as they were intended; in other […]
JANUARY 8, 2024 Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. It is always been of great interest to me that God situated the land of Israel in one of the most violent and explosive regions on earth. In fact, I’ve […]
JANUARY 7, 2024 Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. As I mentioned in the previous devotion, there is a place in the Judean wilderness that matches up perfectly with what David describes […]
JANUARY 6, 2024 Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Several decades ago, I made my first visit to the Holy Land. One of the many interesting sights we visited was a secluded […]
JANUARY 5, 2023 Psalm 23:2-3 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Sometimes life is not all about lush, green pastures and clear running streams; sometimes the ground is parched and the […]
