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 […]
FEBRUARY 24, 2024 Psalm 6-8 Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.” Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled. I cried out to You, O Lord; and to the Lord I made supplication. Many of us were raised by parents and grandparents who placed a […]
FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Psalm 30:1-3 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, and have not let my foes rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me. O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Jewish […]
FEBRUARY 21, 2024 Psalm 29:10-11 The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, and the Lord sits as King forever. The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace. Before the flood of Noah, most of the people in that generation paid no regard or respect to the LORD. Their imaginations were continually working to find new ways to rebel […]