DECEMBER 12, 2023 Psalm 20:1-3 May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob defend you. May He send you help from the sanctuary, and strengthen you out of Zion. May He remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah There is a belief among Jewish commentators that […]
DECEMBER 10, 2023 Psalm 19:12-13 Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults. Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression. In his letter to the Romans, Paul, addressing those he said knew the Law, made this statement: “sinful passions […]
DECEMBER 9, 2023 Psalm 19:9-11 The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them Your servant is warned, and in keeping them there is great reward. As the American Civil War was coming to an end, Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office […]
DECEMBER 8 2023 Psalm 19:9-11 The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them Your servant is warned, and in keeping them there is great reward. In the previous devotion, we addressed David’s comparison of the illumination given to us by the Word […]
DECEMBER 6, 2023 Psalm 19:1-4 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. Evolutionists would have […]
DECEMBER 7, 2023 Psalm 19:7-9 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. After describing the heavenly bodies and the wonder of their purpose, […]
DECEMBER 5, 2023 Psalm 18:46-50 The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. It is God who avenges me, and subdues the peoples under me. He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me…Therefore I will give thanks to You, […]
DECEMBER 4, 2023 Psalm 18:35-36 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarged my path under me, so my feet did not slip. Paul wrote to the Ephesians encouraging them to put on the whole armor of God, […]
DECEMBER 3, 2023 Psalm 18:32-34 It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me on my high places. He teaches my hands to make war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. Here is a saying I like to remind people […]
DECEMBER 2, 2023 Psalm 18:30-31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? The thoughts and deeds of man, even those conceived by good intentions, are always flawed — as it is written: “There is a way that seems […]
DECEMBER 1, 2023 Psalm 18:28-29 For You will light my lamp; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall. I have often said that the Adversary is the Master Illusionist. He always appears as something that he is not and […]
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 Psalm 18:25-27 With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; with a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless. With the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. For You will save the humble people, but will bring down haughty looks. It is God’s way to […]
