JANUARY 31, 2024 Psalm 26:3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes and I have walked in Your truth. Messiah charged His disciples to walk in obedience with this statement: “If you love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). In my opinion, He was essentially challenging them to demonstrate whether or not they really did love Him by […]
JANUARY 30, 2024 Psalm 26:1-2 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. Focusing on David’s words, “Examine me and prove me” Jewish commentators explore an interesting concept related to the idea we were examining […]
JANUARY 29, 2024 Psalm 26:1-2 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. As we discussed in the previous devotion, testing is a certainty if we are going to be the people God has […]
JANUARY 28, 2024 Psalm 26:1-2 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. It’s a mighty courageous person who prays for God to test them because, in time and in ways we don’t expect, […]
JANUARY 26, 2024 Psalm 25:15-16 My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall pluck my feet out of the net. Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted. In previous devotions we have discussed the plots and schemes of our adversaries and their attempts to destroy God’s people. At times, David seemed […]
JANUARY 25, 2024 Psalm 25:14 The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant. For years I have shared with people the notion that God likes to play Hide-N-Seek. I base this idea on several passages, namely one penned by David’s son, Solomon. He said, “It is the glory of […]
JANUARY 24, 2024 Psalm 25:12-13 Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. He himself shall dwell in prosperity, and his descendants shall inherit the earth. In Hebrew, the word translated as “the man” is ha’ish thus hinting that David might have been speaking of a specific person rather than just men […]
JANUARY 23, 2024 Psalm 25:9-10 The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. Biblically speaking, humility tends to go hand in hand with repentance; those who regret their sins will humble themselves before God, […]
JANUARY 22, 2024 Psalm 25:8-9 Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches sinners in the way. The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way. In these first few words, David reaffirms a truth: in everything He does, the Creator is always good and upright. There is no crookedness, evil or underhandedness […]
JANUARY 21, 2024 Psalm 25:6-7 Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your loving kindnesses, For they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Your mercy remember me, for Your goodness’ sake, O Lord. With so much suffering and chaos in the world, it is important for us to remember that […]
JANUARY 20, 2024 Psalm 25:4-5 Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day. As Messiah taught us, the way (or path if you will) that leads to life is narrow and, very often, […]
JANUARY 19, 2024 Psalm 25:4-5 Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day. In Hebrew, God is sometimes referred to as Ein Sof — There is no end — in order to “describe” […]
