FEBRUARY 7, 2024 Psalm 27:8-9 When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help. As expressed in this and many other prayers, David was a person focused upon pursuing […]
FEBRUARY 6, 2024 Psalm 27:5 For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. The Hebrew word translated as “hide” (tzafon) is never used when speaking of something trivial but is almost always connected […]
FEBRUARY 5, 2024 Psalm 27:4 One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. The desires of men tend to be in a constant state of flus and instability; we […]
FEBRUARY 3, 2024 Psalm 27:1-3 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell. When we are in distress and bending under the weight of despair, it like […]
FEBRUARY 4, 2024 Psalm 27:1-3 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell. Seeing that David wrote these words, let us consider them in light of events […]
FEBRUARY 2, 2024 Psalm 26:11-12 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me. My foot stands in an even place; in the congregations I will bless the Lord. As David concludes this prayer — a prayer inviting God to judge, examine and prove him — he reaffirmed […]
FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Psalm 26:6-8 I will wash my hands in innocence; so I will go about Your altar, O Lord, that I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Your wondrous works. Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells. It is clear from all […]
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 […]