DECEMBER 17, 2024 Psalm 72:6-7 He shall come down like rain upon mown grass, like showers that water the earth. In His days the righteous shall flourish. For those of us who love to mow the lawn, you know that it’s always best to get the grass cut before the rain comes in. For starters, it cuts […]
DECEMBER 16, 2024 Psalm 72:5 They shall fear You as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. It is said that David’s greatest desire was to restore God’s people, and by extension all mankind, back to the way things were before the fall. Before Adam ate the forbidden fruit, it is believed […]
DECEMBER 15, 2024 Psalm 72:4 He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. For as long as I’ve been alive, people have always raised the question of why God allows people to suffer. Why does He allow some nations […]
DECEMBER 14, 2024 Psalm 72:4 He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. Scripture, and I believe history, teaches that those in powerful positions should never govern people exclusively by a rigid code of law. In other words, a […]
DECEMBER 13, 2024 Psalm 72:1-2 Give the king Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the king’s Son. He will judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor with justice. As we previously mentioned, Jewish tradition teaches that David wrote this prayer on behalf of his son, Solomon, as the elder’s reign came to […]
DECEMBER 12 2024 Psalm 72:1-2 Give the king Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the king’s Son. He will judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor with justice. While there are some who believe this psalm was written by Solomon, Jewish tradition says that David composed this prayer very near the end […]
DECEMBER 11, 2024 Psalm 71:19-20 Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You? You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, shall revive me again. Things that are elevated, whether high mountains or the celestial bodies, by nature of their lofty state, provoke us to look up to […]
DECEMBER 10, 2024 Psalm 71:18 Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come. In the previous devotion, we highlighted the desire exhibited by David to proclaim to others the truths he had learned as a boy and young man. As […]
DECEMBER 9, 2024 Psalm 71:18 Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come. According to one esteemed Jewish writer, lessons mastered in childhood are like ink written on fresh paper. In other words, key events in our youth leave indelible […]
December 6, 2024 Psalm 71:14-15 I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more. My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness and Your salvation all the day. A notable Jewish sage once made this observation: the most eloquent praise which man can offer God is to continually hope, in spite of all, with […]