AUGUST 6, 2025 Psalm 103:9-10 He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. There are many people in this world who hold to the misguided notion that the God of Heaven is continually angry and […]
AUGUST 5, 2025 Psalm 103:8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. As mentioned in the previous devotion, immediately after Israel committed rebellion by worshiping the Golden Calf, Moses appealed to God for mercy. In response to his petition, the Lord relented and forgave the nation of the grievous […]
AUGUST 4, 2025 Psalm 103:7-8 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. After the Golden Calf debacle, Moses pleaded with the Lord to help him understand how to better lead the people. He prayed, “If […]
AUGUST 2, 2025 Psalm 103:5 (Bless the Lord O my soul) who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. It is inevitable that, as we get older, our bodies will become increasingly weaker — at least typically. At a certain point in life, tissues and organs began to age […]
AUGUST 3, 2025 Psalm 103:5 (Bless the Lord O my soul) who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s) In the previous devotion we spoke of the inevitability of growing weaker as our bodies grow older. Juxtaposed with that universal law is the fact that, as servants […]
JULY 31, 2025 Psalm 103:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! As this psalm begins, David expresses something that is easily overlooked but is very important for us to consider. He begins by saying, “Bless the Lord O my soul,” thus acknowledging that there is much more to man […]
JULY 30, 2025 Psalm 102:27 You are the same and your years will have no end. When I was a child, there were nights I would lay in bed and try to contemplate eternity. I will stare into the darkness and try to imagine what it would be like to know that there will always […]
JULY 29, 2025 Psalm 102:25-26 Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You will endure; yes, they will all grow old like a garment; like a cloak You will change them, and they will be changed. Years ago there was a somewhat popular […]
JULY 28, 2025 Psalm 102:21-22 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem, when the peoples are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord. As I’ve previously mentioned, much of this psalm looks to the future when the kingdom of Israel is restored and Messiah rules from Jerusalem. Specifically, it addresses […]
JULY 27, 2025 Psalm 102:18 This will be written for the generation to come, that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord. This is a fascinating verse. David prophesies that all that he has written up to this point — and particularly the words of hope and restoration — were written for a generation that […]
