AUGUST 10, 2024 Psalm 51:16-17 You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart— these, O God, You will not despise. When you consider all the different sacrifices and offerings described in the Law of […]
AUGUST 9, 2024 Psalm 51:12-13 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted to You. In the physical world, death is final; there is no do over after we leave this world. However in the eternal world, a man’s soul […]
AUGUST 8, 2024 Psalm 51:10-11 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. These, along with the following verse, are some of the most heart-felt and heart wrenching words in all of […]
There is always a walk of trust before the promise comes… It’s not an easy walk.
It’s a walk that at the time would seem much wiser to just STOP and go another way… but oh, what would've been missed?
Moses
Abraham
Noah
Joseph
David
and so many more
Walking on this journey for the past few months (almost a year) has been so hard. So many questions and, sad to say, lots of murmuring with so many tears.
There’s a voice that says, “It would be so much easier IF…” But HIS voice, so much louder and sweeter, says, “TRUST.”
So many things I don't understand. But I know He has me in His hand.
So, I won't let go, and I won't turn back. I'll fall on my knees again and again until I see His plan and can say, “OHHH, now I understand.”
There is a new day coming! His promise will be revealed.
If you are on this journey, I pray for strength and peace for you each and every day. You can make it… I can make it… We can make it!
AUGUST 7, 2024 Psalm 51:8-9 Make me hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. As was discussed in the previous devotion, David seems to hint that, in acknowledging his sin, he felt as if he were suffering the same affliction […]
AUGUST 5, 2024 Psalm 51:6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. It is typical of us, as humans, to seek understanding and knowledge that resonates in our mind as being sensible and truthful. The problem with this scenario is that what and how […]
AUGUST 4, 2024 Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me. There is an interesting issue raised in the book of Genesis as it relates to David’s statement in this verse. When God created mankind, He created him in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27). […]
AUGUST 3, 2024 Psalm 51:3-4 For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight. As shared previously, I am of the view that the failure to acknowledge our sin is the greater issue seeing that forgiveness of sin is available to us through […]
AUGUST 2, 2024 Psalm 51:2 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies. Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. There is a tradition that says the prophet Nathan did not go to confront David until […]
AUGUST 1, 2024 Psalm 51:2 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies. Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. These verses initiate a psalm of David written, according to tradition, immediately after Nathan the prophet […]
